Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #336 by Keith Channing

~ John W. Howell

In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below)as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm on Sunday 5th December (if you aren’t sure what the time is where I live, this link will tell you). If you post it on your own blog or site, a link to this page would be appreciated, but please also mention it in a comment here.

Go on. You know you want to. Let your creativity and imagination soar. I shall display the entries next time.”

The photo

The Identity by John W. Howell © 2021

“Hello.”

“I need to speak softly since I don’t want to disturb it, and it looks dangerous.”

“Understood. I can hear you fine. What do you see?”

“Hard to explain. I would like to get closer but may spook it.”

“Well, do the best you can from there. Don’t take any risks.”

“Okay, so the first thing I see is hair.”

“Hair?”

“Yeah,  KInda creepy. Looks like it might be all over its body.”

“That gives me the willies. Why don’t you just get out of there?”

“I’m afraid to move. Although it looks asleep, it might be faking.”

“Why do you think it’s asleep.”

“There’s no movement.”

“Dead?”

“No, I can see breathing but other than that, nothing.”

“You think it’s poisonous?”

“Really hard to tell. The face doesn’t show signs of any fangs.”

“That isn’t always a sign.”

“Yeah, but it lacks the kind of mouth that would typically be associated with a poisonous creature.”

“Describe it”

“From here I can only say it has teeth and makes noise when it sleeps.”

“Sounds like your average house human to me.”

“They aren’t dangerous?”

“Tell me it’s laying down.”

“Yeah.”

“It is a hibernation ritual called a nap. When they get up they could be dangerous especially if there is a newspaper near.”

“I don’t see one.”

“Still I would get out of there. You have waterspout work to do.”

“Yes sir. Getting right on it.”

 

 

68 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #336 by Keith Channing”

  4. I love the arachnid’s POV, John. Humans are, indeed, more of a threat to most spiders than the other way around. This fallow – a Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica) was in the bathroom looking for, but not finding, a mate. Although one of the fastest spiders in UK (it was once enlisted in the Guinness Book of World Records for its speed), flat out at 1.18 mph (or just over half a metre per second) it couldn’t outrun a scared human. It also has awful eyesight. Apparently it can only differentiate between light and dark.

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  13. I love it. They seem to be moving inside with the weather change. Some of ours are dangerous, so it pays to know which is which. “Honey, call our insurance man. I think our house just burned down.”

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  15. I’ve seen a number of these little creatures recently. Maybe the change in seasons? Great POV development, John, and I loved the sleeping human description. 😀

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  17. So the large arachnid is talking to the itsy bitsy arachnid. And it is sending the little one out side where it is safe from the house humans. go play in the rain… just dry those feet before you come back in !

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  19. It’s a little creepy, for sure, but very timely for the Halloween season. I hope somebody can help it find its way to the outdoors, where I’m sure it will be more appreciated. Excellent take, John!

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  22. Haha! I’m having flashbacks to being under a deck and painting the bottom of the house with some big-ass creepy spiders—bigger than any I ever saw before.

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  27. Good one, John, and since I have arachnophobia, I scrolled quickly through that image. I can’t even look at photos! Goosebumps! But I survived and enjoyed the twist at the end. 🤣

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