This week’s flash fiction challenge from Chuck Wendig involved perusing Flickr for interesting photos. I picked this one. I haven’t put it at the top of this post because the owner hasn’t given me the right to share it, but I strongly suggest that you go take a quick look. It’s pretty, for one thing, and it’s also the image that inspired this story.
Funny note; though the character was originally nameless, in one of my attempts at writing this I quickly discovered that I was writing Carmen Sandiego. The final result isn’t about Carmen Sandiego, but I kept the name because it’s the right image to have for her. With that in mind, read on! Continue reading