FF – Letter to the People
Here is my story (sort of) for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week she also provided the photo!
Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Conveniently-situated underneath a main thoroughfare, this open-plan property has to be seen to be believed. Well-lit via a panoramic frontage, this airy once-in-a-lifetime find also features a novel indoor rockery and paddling pool.
This property is available now, to anyone, free of charge. Please supply your own sleeping bag.
We’d love to offer you a warm comfortable council-run house, but we sold them all to the private sector years ago. Sorry about that. And we blew the rest of the money. We’re not sure where. Not on healthcare, anyway! Pass the hors d’oeuvres, someone.
Yours Insincerely,
Every Government Everywhere
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This story is unacceptable. It has to be fiction!
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It is of course fiction! Such a travesty could never happen.
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I recognise that social housing policy!
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Oh no, I thought I’d made it all up 🙂
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I’ll take it!
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You won’t be sorry!
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Truer words were never spoken! 🙂
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True dat 🙂
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I like the anger here
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Grrr.
Thanks!
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now that it has been revealed, i bet there’ll be a lot of takers making the place uninhabitable. it should have been kept a secret for the privileged few.
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I’m sure people will be flocking there…
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Clever story, but sad that it’s a true reflection of the way things are. Nicely done.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Yes, this happens everywhere. I’m glad you liked it!
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Aww such a strong message in a light hearted way. Brilliantly done.
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Thanks! I didn’t want to be too melodramatic and finally decided on a “letter” to put it across 🙂
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Very cleverly written with a deeply sad underlying truth. I’ve read it a couple of times. Well-done!
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it (twice) 🙂
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A great satirical take on the prompt.
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Thanks, I find that sort of thing often works better than soap-boxing.
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So near to the truth. Your light-hearted style makes it all the more believable.
Click to read my FriFic tale!
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I wanted to deliver the message without being too hardcore about it. Thanks!
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This is so clever!! Such a tongue-in-cheek way to illustrate the reality we live in, unfortunately.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked the way I wrote it 🙂
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So realistic Ali, unless someone cares enough to give the homeless a voice.
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Maybe one day… I’m glad you liked it.
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Every Government Everywhere – no truer words were ever said…
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Sadly true.
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Confession of a corrupt city council member!
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I can’t help thinking someone had too much to drink at the office party and accidentally clicked “send”…
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It really doesn’t look half bad. And I’d assume I wouldn’t have to pay any taxes on it?
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Obviously there’ll be taxes, this space has been specially provisioned for such use thus incurring inevitable administrative charges blah blah wages to pay blah blah…
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You’ve no doubt heard of extreme sports. I’d say this is an extreme fixer-upper. 😀 — Suzanne
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For sure!
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Many a true word said n jest, nice one
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Thanks!
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Dear Ali,
The stories are supposed to be fiction. 😉 As always, good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Ha, this one was a bit non-fiction-y 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
Ali
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You have blurred the lines between fiction and reality. Pass me an hors-d’oeuvre.
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Here’s a bit of soft cheese on a teeny-tiny bit of bread 🙂
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😄
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Haha! That was great parody of a real estate ad! Funny, I just happened to be reading some blogposts on city planning and the history of apartment-block styles. They didn’t mention this latest evolution! 😊
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Quite the omission, this is the latest thing 🙂
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Brilliant bit of social commentary. I’d love to see the fat cat Councillors sleeping rough. Nicely done.
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That would be a sight to see. I’m glad you liked it!
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I’ll take it. The potential is endless, just imagine the market stalls selling the collectables thrown over the bridge, the midnight camp fire and skinny dipping, what a hoot. I am surprised the council have not sold this on a a possible gentrification spot – all these pop up gin distilleries must be envious of my basic pad. Oh yea.
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It could be a thriving community in no time. The council certainly missed a trick there…
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Brilliant take on the photo. So satirical, funny and true ! Well done.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Well the pension pots had to be topped up somehow, you can’t get blood out of a stone. That’s my theory anyway. Lovely satire, you totally got the nonsense written in those descriptions.
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Employers have to stock the pension pot so they can “dip into it” later. I’m glad you liked it!
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A morality tale for our times. The more government taxes us, the more they own us. I really liked the sharp tone of this piece,
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Control via poverty – yeek. I’m glad you liked it!
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Wish I had read this earlier, you have given me an idea! 🙂
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Isn’t always the way. Go for it!
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I never even noticed the neatly arranged rocks when I first saw the prompt, funny how reading other stories helps you see different things. Makes me realise how unobservant I really am! I reckon that if they had the cheek to advertise this spot it wouldn’t be for free though.
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I often miss something that everybody else is writing about.
I expect there would be a “small administrative charge” involved at the very least.
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Yup. 😦
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😦
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Yup… that’s the housing you can get… but at least it’s free
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There is that…
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Bitingly sarcastic! If only it didn’t ring true. *sigh*
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Yep 😦
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Great bit of social commentary. Love it!
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Thanks!
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Are you sure you wrote this for the Friday Fictioneers? This is a documentary!
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Sadly, it is!
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