I now present the fifth and last installment today. Next week I am free of this little epistolary.
The previous parts are here.
The second letter
Jennifer
Ralph
Sue
Friday Fictioneers is a wonderful group of bloggers from around the world who every week gather to write a
story of 100 words (more or less). If you want to know more, go to Rochelle Wissoff-Fields page and check it out. If you only want to check out the great stories click the little blue guy at the bottom.
Just like the previous weeks the letter is exactly 100 words.
Copyright Douglas M. MacIlroy
Dearest Jennifer
I cannot say how shocked I was when Ralph turned up and told his story.
He told me he had to go to jail for faking his own death, but that will clear you of any criminal record.
It broke my heart to hear about Tony, it must be hard for you but for me a son I never knew is hard to mourn.
Oh to meet you and Sue, and finally live behind a white picket fence.
You can lead a blind horse to water, and you can make him drink.
I never stopped loving you
John
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March 20, 2013
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Awww – that was a good ending for this saga 🙂
Unusually happy for me… 🙂
I think that was a good ending for this serial. Maybe they will find happiness at the beginning (behind the picket fence)
I felt that they had to find happiness…
This was a a very touching culmination..
Thank you 🙂
A happy ending Bjorg! Wow. And a clever take on an old saying. Just great, I leave with a smile on my face, thank you 🙂
Good… I will be back my black one myself soon.
Well done. I like how you ended it. 🙂
🙂
Terrific ending! I will miss this series!
I am glad you liked it 🙂
Pretty Damn Good!
🙂
I’m hoping for happiness for them, too. And happy endings are fine, too. 🙂
janet
Just for once… 🙂
happy endings, picket fences. I’m glad.
So good 🙂
So maybe there’s hope for Jennifer and John after all. Nice, Björn.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I think there is a lot of light ahead… 🙂
Nice Bjorn, that had an air of finality about it. Well wrapped up. 🙂
🙂 I needed a happy ever after here.
I have to hand it to you, Bjorn, you came through with this one. Terrific!
Thank you 🙂
awwww a white picket fence after all 🙂 great ending
Happy ever after, and a home for little Sue. 🙂
Very clever to use the prompt in this way to bring the saga to an end. I enjoyed this sequence. Well done.
Next week I hope to get a little more black storytelling.
This has a great, wistful feel to it. If only…if only… Great continuing saga. I’ve enjoyed reading it.
I copied and pasted all the stories together and read it as one piece. You did a fantastic job in weaving all the prompts together. Nice talent.
Very cleverly done with the horse 🙂
Thank you. I had to fit in the prompt somehow
Hooray (and thank you) for happy endings. Let’s hope Jennifer and John make a successful go of things.
I think they will.. 🙂
I applaud you for writing a series based on prompts. Very bold.
Thank you… It all started to write a story from letters…
Hi Bjorn,
You tied it all up nicely and even gave us a happy ending. Enjoyed reading all the installlments. Ron
Thank you Ron…
Good ending. It needed to be happy. There had been enough problems.
Scott
Mine: http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/friday-fictioneers-march-22-2013-genre-humorous/
I thought so too.. next week I can write about misery again
ok, 🙂
A happy ending and back to the picket fence where it all started. fantastic!
Thank you… yes I needed a happy ending.
Happy endings are the Hollywood way!
Thanks for the great series, Bjorn! Yay for love. One question about the second sentence, should the word “be” be there?
Denmother
A good roses and white-picket-fence ending, Bjorn. Much happiness to Jennifer and John (and, perhaps, eventual reconciliation with Ralph?)
I just came across your blog for the first time and found out you have also been doing a series… That also has letters involved! Nice! I am just on my third part and wondering if I will go on… Great story! Let me catch up with the previous parts!
What a cool way to end the series. You can lead a horse to water…well done!
terrific series and a picket fence nice ending. ♥
Wrapped it up with a bow. Take a bow. (Sorry, had to say that.) I like the conclusion very much has a feel of closure and finality to it. Good job with the series and for not letting a picture of a horse deter you.
Aloha,
Doug
Thanks for your visit. Sometimes when we begin something we wonder if it will ever end. You are free! But then we fickle writers are very free with our 100 words 🙂
I have missed the earlier but respond very well to the warmth and care in this writing.
Ah it came after a few twists 🙂
Hi Bjorn – As you know, I was away, so I missed the series…sorry about that. However, I enjoyed this sweet, romantic, feel-good ending.
I had to read all of them over again, as I had to last week, and the week before that. Once again it reads like a soap opera. I love it. Thanks for dropping by my blog earlier.
Lovely letter Bjorn.
Finally it came to a lovely one…
I’m so glad it did.
Yeah, a happy ending is on the horizon. A nice series of letters, Bjorn.
Bjorn,
A nice happy ending…I like that. The poet in you shows through. Always a pleasure reading your work and I look forward to some more of your poetry. While I think you did a fabulous job with the series your poetry leaves me wondering as poet..why didn’t I write that! Great job man.
Tom
This is not the end of the story. Jennifer is going resent his remark that he couldn’t mourn a son he’d never known and find him unfeeling. He’ll equally not relate to Sue his granddaughter. When the inevitable rows erupt, he’ll pack up his bags and run away again. 🙂 🙂 🙂
I think there is a lot of mutual guilt to take care of. But I sincerely hope that they can come together (because I will not write a new set of letters). I leave it to them to resolve their issues.
Well, I wish them luck. Pass it on. Ann