Thank you again to MadisonWoods for all her work and organization. You can visit her site and read through the other Flash Fiction Friday postings as http://madisonwoods.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/desolation/
For those who are new, MadisonWoods shares a photo prompt to which several #FridayFictioneers will compose a 100-word flash of fiction. Come and play, won’t you?
Here is my contribution, somewhat early, I know:
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Black Parade
Softly, she leads the procession of shallow depressions across a dusting of white ash on blackest shadowed earth; a torturous path of naked foot falls in her wake, something more akin to tranquil blue lapping at sunned sand.
But not on this barren land.
She guides departed souls, this child, and sings her most sorrowful melody. ‘As I walk through the valley…’ The wind condemns the rape and murder, the lust and greed, their sins committed.
No appeals, no salvation, only this black parade.
She ceases upon a jagged precipice, continuing her tearful mourning.
Descending from grace they begin eternity.
jKb
The Bradley Chronicles 
And I had to read yours first?! No pressure… Great job!
Thank you, Nifti. I’m travelling so I had to post when the opportunity presented.
glad to hear they are getting their due
Couldn’t agree more. Thanks.
they had to get there somehow. thanks for the description.
Thanks, Rich. It was the first idea that crossed my mind.
i don’t like to read anyone’s work before i write mine because i don’t want to be influenced, but i allowed myself to peek at yours.
I’m looking forward to what you’ll share…always do.
thanks sir. i’m scrolling down my blog following list and have not yet gotten to madison woods’s’s’s site, but at least now i have the picture.
Man, what a picture you created! Dark and mournful. I love the title by the way.
My Chemical Romance.
Thanks for visiting.
Aah lovely, you weave dark stories so beautifully
Loved the title
Thank you, Soma.
It imposes emotions of loneliness, depression, sadness, guilt, retribution, misery and hopelessness. There is also a hint of innocence and beauty……nicely written.
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
Thank you much for the flyby. I liked that…your use of ‘flyby’.
Beautifully done. Such a mournful picture you paint with your words. I, like you, was early. Thanks for commenting on mine. http://theforgottenwife.com/2012/05/30/friday-fictioneers-1-june-2012-the-conquerer/
Thank you so much for stopping by!
So poignant and very striking imagery. I almost cried.
Thank you for your kind words.
Dear JK,
A flight of imagination that took me to the heights and let me fall. Very well done.
Aloha,
Doug
Thank you, Doug.
I wish I could employ words in my writing with such mastery.
My story can be found here: http://logo-ligi.com/2012/06/01/the-standpoint/
Thank you for your kindness, Kwadwo.
The prose is evocative of two things, firstly the obvious which is the march of lost souls and secondly it conjured up an image of a progression of lava down the mountain, but that was probably down to the picture prompt. Really well written and I enjoyed it very much.
Here be mine: http://womanontheedgeofreality.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-too-near-the-sun/
Thank you, Linda. I appreciate your kind words.
Wow just wow. What a visual you’ve created here, full of intense sorrow and loneliness. I’m floored and I really don’t know what else to say. Just wow, it was beautifully done. Here’s my humble share: http://remakingme-atiyatownes.blogspot.com/2012/06/friday-flash-fiction-start-day.html
Atiya, thank you for your kind words.
Wow that last line is just chock full of possibility! Great job! http://kaitlinandmichaelbranch.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-5/
Thank you, Kaitlin.
Wow, I love your writing! Sorrow, intensity, written with a sense of innocence, though. Very cool.
Kris, thank you so much.
I loved how visual this was and how you used the colors from the photographs. This was very surreal and yet so real at the same time. Very nice.
Here’s mine: http://unspywriter.wordpress.com/friday-fictioneers/expendable/
Thank you so much.
A dark take on a serene photograph. Great word images!
Here’s mine: http://stonesoupnovelist.com/2012/05/31/a-scene-something-on-the-horizon/
Thank you for stopping by.
‘Decsending from grace they begin eternity’ You have a beautiful way with words. And this is so evocative. Mine is here: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/fridayfictioneers-my-pilot/
I’m glad you enjoyed.
You paint the scene wonderfully. You, sir, have a way with words.
I appreciate your thoughts, Brandon. Thank you.
Great imagination, great visuals. Thanks for sharing.
Here’s mine: http://karmicdiva.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-530-via-madison-woods/
Thank you, Karmic Diva.
I read this twice. Very poetic…
http://tedstrutz.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-one-natural-disaster-on-its-way/
Glad you enjoyed, Ted. Come again.
This is chilling! I gather she’s escorting them into hell, or at best into the shadowy Greek afterlife. Is the child a victim of people like the ones she’s leading (which is why she doesn’t have to go down into the valley of despair), or some kind of dreadful inhuman being? A shivery story.
My try – http://newpillowbook.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-caravan/
I envisioned the child as simply “innocence”, Thank you for your kind words.
Great pacing, phrasing and descriptions. “But not on this barren land” made for a great line. Yet another strong short!
Brian (here’s mine: http://pinionpost.com/2012/06/01/gradens-climb/)
Thank you, Brian.
Dude, I was afraid I was the only one who saw the My Chemical Romance reference. Very dark, and boding. Here’s mine for sharing: http://saberdragon.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/friday-flash-fiction-an-excerpt-from-saber/#comment-239
Yes, The Black Parade was completely lifted from My Chemical Romance. As I was writing this “Welcome to the Black Parade” was playing in the background within my head.
Very lovely, and sad. I’m always so inspired by what you catch from the pictures.
Thank you, Kathy. You are always so kind.
An Intriguing and mysterious tale I had to read a few times to really immerse myself into its shivery depths. Lovely imagery you have crafted
Thank you so much, Carrie.
A very poetic and mournful journey into blackness here. Your word choices draw one in and make them part of this unfortunate procession. Bravo
Thank you, Jeffrey.
Dark and filled to the brim with sorrow, with that condemning wind plucking at the hairs on my neck. Very well done!
Thanks for creating a new word at mine: Disparticulated is wonderful đŸ˜‰
I tried to google ‘disparticulated’ and found nothing, so, yes, that word is now truly all yours! Thanks, Joanna.
I couldn’t possibly accept the word as being mine, JK – it’s *definitely* yours! đŸ˜‰
A powerful piece of writing.
So much fine imagery in so few words.
Thanks for a great read.
Here’s mine – much more light hearted!
http://mjshorts.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/missing-treasures-a-100-word-story/
Thanks Mike. I’ll be over shortly.
I loved the mournful last parade of the condemned. Almost like a final group perpwalk, but choreographed to music and imagery instead of reporters and camera flashes.
Thank you, Madison. Maybe I should have put hoards of previously condemned souls lining the pathway instead of the wind.
What a great post! I think thepicture you just made in my head will be there for a long time. Thanks for stopping by mine. Here is my link for others http://oldentimes.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-june-1-apocalypse/
Oh, I am so glad you enjoyed this. Thank you.
I always love to see what you get from the prompts each week. This is a very imagery loaded short. I enjoyed it.
Thank you so much, Amanda. It’s so much fun to do, I really enjoy these prompts.
Wow! now that’s a perspective, i totally didn’t expect. so well narrated, its intriguing yet dark, leaving you to wanting more. Loved it. keep penning!
Thank you for visiting. I’ll keep penning, and please keep dropping by.
It doesn’t look like there’s much I can add. Powerful imagery of those going to “the other place.” chilling and thought provoking.
Thank you, Rochelle. I’m glad you enjoyed the read.
Superb work, and you found this an easy prompt???
Hello, Gilly. Thank you for visiting. I don’t think I found this an easy prompt. This story just began to rattle the cage of my skull, fighting to get out, almost writing itself, as is often the case. I do wonder if my stories are simply dictations, me the scribe. Please come again.
The descent into the realm of Hades. An apt gate, the maw of a volcano. Very nicely written. Thanks for visiting me over at:http://judeayres.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers/
Well, if you’re going to hell, you may as well take the direct route. One can only hope they packed factor 5 billion sunblock, otherwise it’s gonna be a very uncomfortable journey. On the plus side, by my calculations it should only take 21 minutes 6 seconds to reach the Earths core, so at least it wont be a long one.
Thanks, Jake. 21 minutes can feel like an eternity.
Very poetic. The flow was smooth and graceful. I really loved the last line.
Thanks for reading & commenting on mine.
Thank you for stopping by. Come again.
Very intriguing imagery and language. Loved “something more akin to tranquil blue lapping at sunned sand”!
Thanks, Derek!
This gave me a dark & wispy feel, love it! I also like the title very much…Nice job!
Glad you enjoyed, Monique.
Simply poetic. Beautiful use of imagery and language.
Thank you so much, Melody.
Wow, a very powerful mix of innocence and darkness. Just reads beautifully, feels a little apocalyptic.