PHOTO PROMPT © CEAyr
He glimpsed the man emerging from the alley. That insufferable man. The last time he endured his company he was assaulted with tales of time travel. Utter nonsense. His stash of cocaine had mysteriously disappeared too. Intolerable!
It was too late to get away, the man was upon him.
“Well, would you look at this? Sherlock Holmes! Is that you?! Boy, am I glad to see you.” said the approaching man.
“Emmet.” Holmes nodded curtly. “Back from 1985, I presume.”
“Not quite. Try 2020. I’ll tell you all about it over a finger of whisky. What do you say?”
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Written for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Write a story in 100 words or less. Click the frog to JOIN and submit your flash fiction and read what others have written.
I am so glad to be back and writing flash fiction after such a long while. Thanks to C E Ayr for this wonderful photo. I swear I saw this exact same side street in London years ago, but then again there must be hundreds of them.
Can you believe I only watched Back to The Future this year for the first time? I love movies, but somehow couldn’t get into this story. Until lockdowns became a thing and we all started trying new activities / hobbies.
Hope you enjoyed this encounter of two unique characters. I would love to listen in on this conversation, wouldn’t you?
Fajr, Books & That First Cuppa 
He better tell Holmes about the Reicenbach Falls quickly
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Good idea! That way we’d have more Sherlock mysteries to read too. 🙂
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Brilliant! Loved the twist with time travel 🤗
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Thank you, Sue! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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i suggest he gives him the benefit of the doubt. 🙂
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They could learn a thing or two from each other
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That’s a left field mash up that would be very entertaining!
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It would! Thank you, Iain.
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Oh, 2020. That did not go well. Nicely done.
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Thank you, Bill.
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Ha, I was going to ask if the name “Emmett” was a conscious choice or coincidence and then I scrolled down and saw him 🙂 Nice one!
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What a fun read, Fatima!
Oh dear… the stories he will tell about this year…
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I considered a back to the future story too, but you did it much better than I would have!
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Nice mash up. The cocaine was a nice touch!
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Emmett (Doc) would drive Sherlock to insanity almost as much as boredom threatened to many times 😂 Oh, I did enjoy this conversation.
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I hope Sherlock can deal with a finger of whiskey quite quickly 🙂
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Dear Fatima,
I loved Back to the Future. No doubt, Sherlock is going to have trouble believing what Emmett’s going to tell him. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nice mashup of stories! I can see it in my mind. Nice touch with the missing cocaine lol
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I just read that Biff was modeled after Trump… maybe we need help from the past to fix the present.
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I love Back To The Future. I can see him stealing some cocaine.
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Ohh this prompt begs for time travel. I enjoyed the cocaine reference…
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