For our October’s eve challenge, Mistress Rochell has worked her magic of Friday Fictioneer redux by reviving a past portraiture of her own. It’s a busy time of year for our illustrious maven.
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, commenced at sundown this past Sunday, marking a time of the high holy days. Soon to follow will be Yom Kippur, then Sukkot.
Click on the picture of Rochelle’s lamps to be magically whisked to her blog page where her cauldron formula for fewer than 100-word stories can be realized.
Genre: Semi-speculative Fiction
Title: Lamps of Enlightenment
Word Count: 100
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“Whale oil lamps? Your witch’s coven meets here tonight?”
It’s our October bridge meeting. Don’t call us witches. We play cards.
“Tarot cards.”
Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor—a scientist. Rochelle will explain magic and witches in the Bible.
“She’s Jewish. They don’t believe in witchcraft.”
She’ll explain. The Witch of Endor is in ‘Samuel’ when Saul calls her. I want you gone.
“No worries. I don’t play bridge. They scare me.”
Before you go, please fetch my broom and large cauldron from the attic?
“Sure thing. Double, double, toil and trouble; lamps to burn and a cauldron to bubble.”
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Look both ways when learning about friends.
Mind all the gaps lest someone put a spell on you.
Our Literary Journey 
Should we not have some males in that coven, just to equal things out?
Just to stir the pot as it were!
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We have the coven at the pub. Right?
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Has to be!
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I’d laugh, but I know you’ve had this conversation. 😉
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🙂 Me? Ya think so, eh, Kathrine.
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A wise woman
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Sign me up. Sounds like fun.
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Done. 🙂
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Dear Bill,
Bridge? Nah…not the Jewish witches. They’d be playing Mah Jhongg. 😉 (At least, that’s how I thought of my mother’s friends when I was a kid. Every Tuesday night and Saturday afternoon). I enjoyed the dialogue.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle.
I pleased that you enjoyed it.
Peace,
Bill
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Jim should be careful he doesn’t upset the witches too much!
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Agree.
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The women and their meetings, and they always have a cover story; Women’s Rural institute, the Bridge Club, Charity Coffee afternoons at Doris’s, or just a plain women’s evening off to the theatre.
From your story, you have confirmed my suspicions since our black cat is never at home on those nights or days.
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Or a writer’s group. There it is, James.
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Knitting groups. Thank you.
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I like the dialogue.
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🙂
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I wouldn’t know witch way to turn if I came across that lot!
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I understand 🙂
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Thanks Bill for these ominous witches. Shudder, shudder, hide under the cover.
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🙂
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it looks like a bridge he doesn’t want to cross. 🙂
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I think it’s best if Jim just be quiet, do as he was asked and go join his boys at the pub… Yes, best, methinks 🙂
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Jim is a survivor. he will do what is best all round. But first, the attic. Then, if there is nothing else, begone. 🙂
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Hahahaha! Smart man.
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Loving the dialogue between these two. He’s trying to joke it away, but… Also, in the image, I’m guessing the 13th member is taking the pic 🙂
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Thank you, Lisa.
Or it could be her bridge night. 🙂
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Ah a witch story! Fun interpretation !
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Glad you liked it, Laurie.
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