For the next eight Tuesdays, Gregory S. Lamb will be posting pieces of “Flash Fiction.” These pieces were each written with a prompt and a timer set to five minutes. These postings are intended to encourage other fiction writers to comment and post links to their own 5 minute pieces using the same prompt. The image I included with week’s prompt – “Success” goes with the story – a story on my own terms.
My version of a “Success Story”
Ready – Set – Go…tick…tick…tick:
“OK, OK, my turn. Here’s my question for you,” said Roger. “How would you define success?”
Billy Banyon’s definition for success was simple. “Living life on my own terms,” he said to Roger, his best and oldest friend.
“I’ve heard that before but I’m not sure I know what that means,” said Roger.
“I’m not sure either. I got it from a movie. Titanic I think. Anyway, what did you mean by asking such a weird question?” Billy shot back.
The conversation wasn’t exactly typical for a couple of twelve year old boys spending the night in the tree fort Billy’s dad helped the boys build in the Banyon’s back yard.
Eavesdropping on a youthful conversation can be insightful!