The cars whirled and spun, and the carnival patrons squealed with delight.
That is, every customer except one. Edna only scowled.
Miracle Mike saw her scowl, then bowed and opened the gate of his newest ride, the “Wheel of Karma.”
“Guaranteed to delight, madam, absolutely guaranteed. Please accept a free ride, compliments of the house.”
Edna grudgingly accepted.
It took considerable time for the Wheel to get up to speed. It clanked and rattled, shuddered and coughed.
Edna scowled again, naturally. Then she winked out of existence.
“The thing is… You need to enjoy the ride while you’re on it.”
100 words. Inspired by this week’s Friday Fictioneers prompt:
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The title’s inspired by Lennon’s “Instant Karma,” of course. The metaphor is inspired by life.
Scowling is bad 🙂 Nice story
Well, not always. But you only ride life one time; shouldn’t waste it.
Oh, I totally loved it! (Thanks for stopping by my blog — I’ve not seen you on FF before, and am glad to discover yours!)
I’m always hangin’ ’round FF. Not always terribly inspired by this week’s photo, though.
Strange that I’ve not see you much! I guess I’ve missed you. Well, I’m glad I’ve found you!
I thought this week’s photograph provided a sort of metaphorical diving board for a lot of people.
Poor Edna. Forgotten how to smile. Forever.
Karma would say she wasted a life by not learning how to. Reincarnation time? Maybe.
Well, can’t have these killjoys hanging around the place.
Really. Who needs surly old curmudgeons (pop)
I like this a lot! Has a good “moral to the story.”
“Don’t worry, be happy?” Or maybe “don’t waste your life bein a hater?”
Don’t worry, be happy or you might be winked out of existence. LOL!
ha ha. The trick is to keep smiling on the wheel of karma…Very profound piece written so lightly and with humor. Nicely done.
Keep on Smilin’
She’ll be missed. No wait… Nice one.
Aw, Edna wasn’t all bad, surely. She just needed a puppy.
I think she’ll be remembered for her scowl.. Only
I wonder, does it slowly fade from view, like a Cheshire kitty?
I love the name Miracle Mike – it kind of says it all. Well done.
Somewhere between Miracle Max and Magic Mike, I guess.
This is great. I know many people like her who always complain and scowl. Better watch out…
Love the title!