This magnificent timepiece was found lying in the water next to the riverbed. I could only imagine the history behind it.
As soon as I took it out of the river and put it in my pocket, it started making these eerie sounds.
Suddenly, I was transported back to a gold mining town in California during 1849. I watched as a man plunked down a small bag of gold to the clerk in the jewelry store where he bought a pocket watch and requested engraving.
I watched him tuck the watch into his pocket and walk away smiling.
I desperately needed to know what words he had engraved on that beautiful watch.
Then I realized the watch was in my pocket. I pulled it out and read,
Annie said Yes!
August 4, 1849
Again, I was transported in time and found myself back into the time I had started. I immediately went to my computer and began writing my novel.
Thank you Louise for our photo prompt this week!
This is my 160 word story for the flash fiction challenge, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. We are given a photo prompt and approximately 75-175 words with which to create our stories. It is fun and everyone is invited to participate. For more information, click HERE.
To read the wonderful stories submitted for this challenge, click on the blue froggy button below:
I enjoyed this one Priceless! It sure does open up the mind to know his and Annie’s story!!!
Thank you Colleen! It really does open up the mind!
Aww…sweet! And how fun that could be if we could be transported back in time by just a timepiece in our pocket 🙂
Oh I posted another Dewey story yesterday, hope you like it 🙂
Thank you JR! That would be fun to go back in time!
Great piece my dear.
Thank you so much Joan!
Wow, nice…
Thank you so much! 🙂
oh so lovely to read about a timepiece that actually takes you back in time and the stories you can take back and forth…i really loved this piece Joy! great writing!
Thank you so much Gina! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Time travel 🙌! I can imagine the author creating a beautiful ending to the fairytale beginning she saw in her time travel. Very creative 😄
Thank you so much Ameena!
There’s nothing like time travel to get the creative juices flowing!
Haha! That is so true!! Thank you so much Ali!
A time machine time piece 🙂
LOL! Yes! It helped her create a story in her mind to write her book. 🙂 Haha!
Lovely piece. I took the watch as a sign to time travel too, although with somewhat different results! I like how it became the inspiration for a novel.
Thank you Iian! For some reason that is the first thing that came to my mind – time travel. LOL!
A great and creative story. Thank U!
Thank you so much!
1849 in California …….. immense possibilities. Great take.
Thank you!!
I like the way you brought us back to the today in your story.
A time travel story in her mind … great take on the challenge pix.
Isadora 😎
Ooppss … forgot. I’m having toruble with my internet connection. They’re working on it.
Will add the froggy link once they have. Have a great day, PJ. Thank you for hosting.
Internet connection problems are so frustrating!
Thank you Isadora! Yes, time travel in her mind. 😀 I saw where you linked to the story board and I’m getting ready to go read your story! 🙂
I love time travel stories and this one’s a beaut! I like how it comes back to now.
Thank you so much Graham! I love time travel stories too. 🙂
They always say inspiration can come from anywhere 🙂 great story.
LOL! Thank you Angie!!
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PJ!
I have just come from Shivangi’s Blog and saw this fiction story I have commented about you there, please go and see that.
https://adivir.wordpress.com/2016/08/23/three-minutes-to-six/
To visit you people we have to make our hearts strong and come.
Thud! Thud!! Thud!!!
Shiva
Haha! You’re so sweet Shiva!! Thanks for the kind comment about me!!
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I went and read it and that is a very sweet comment! Thank you so much Shiva!! 😀
Shivangi
Go see what I have commented here.
https://pricelessjoy.co/2016/08/23/fffaw-the-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-31443
Ha Ha Ha
Shiva
🙂
Oh! this comment came here?
You can now realize what problems I am facing.
Shiva
Sorry, I don’t understand… about your comments coming here.
Pj!
I was telling the problem my heart is facing after reading you people’s fiction writing.
Thud Thud Thud
Shiva
Pj
Tell me are you receiving my posts on your reader and the email notifications in your mail. Many are getting it.
I’m glad you like the fiction stories Shiva! That really makes me feel good! I was asking about the comment you made about where your comments are showing up. That’s what I didn’t understand.
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Thud Thud thug thug in the heart reading your fiction stories you see!!!
Hahahaha! So glad you like my fiction stories!! That makes me feel good!
Let me see tomorrow if you have read any of my posts. OK
I have been struggling with burnout Shiva so I haven’t been reading many posts lately.
Actually it was my mistake I posted it in your blog, so the comment.
Oh, okay. So it showed up where you posted it. I thought you were posting the comment and it was showing up somewhere else.
It is 0.45 am here I will say Good Night.
Hope no Ghost of yours come.
Good night Shiva! Sweet dreams!
Ooh love the time travel twist! Great story, PJ.
Thank you Jade! 🙂
Sweet, wish I could find original stories that easily.
LOL! So do I! Haha!
Short, sweet and beautiful ! 🙂
Thank you so much!!
This is so wonderful!
Thank you so much!!
Oh Joy don’t you just love inspiration…..have a great day…
Yes! I do, love inspiration! You have a great day too!
Hope you don’t mind but a few folk asked for a little more to to first story so I wrote a second…
I just read your second story Michael and it is great!
Thank you Joy..
Oh, I didn’t mind at all!
I love your story, Joy! I think it would be so interesting to travel back in time and collect information for a story…or stories. Maybe even travel into the future…that would really give one some interesting things to write about. The possibilites of time travel are endless.. 🙂
Thank you so much Jessie! I agree! The possibilities with time travel would be endless!
Great story. That’s one way to find inspiration for a book 🙂
LOL! It sure is! Thank you so much Mandi!
WOW! this is indeed a great prelude to one awesome novel PJ! Your imagination is limitless! 😀 😀 😀
Thank you Rosey! Indeed our imaginations are limitless!
yeah! especially yours! 😀 😀 😀
Hahaha! Yours too!!
aww. thank you!
Aww so nice…! Good read…
Thank you so much!
How fun! We never know when in time inspiration might strike 😉
Hahaha! That’s certainly true!
Very cool piece PJ! I loved it!
Thank you so much Lynn!
Very unique and mysterious!
LOL! Thank you so much!!
Always interesting and entertaining!
You’re too kind! 🙂
🙂 xxx
xoxo
xoxo
Time piece, time travel, love it! That the muse came around to give a vision of the story of the gold miner and his love for Annie, was a great gift. 🙂
Yes, it was a great gift! Thank you so much Louisa!
Oh I love this! This would make a great novel. You have such a creative mind PJ!! I bet you could turn this into a book. Wonderful writing from the prompt!! 🙂
Thank you so much Deb! It was a fun one to write!
It was a fun one to read too!! 🙂
I think my little 15 year old dog is dying Deb. I have an appointment to see the vet tomorrow. It has really been sad.
Oh no I’m so sorry to hear that PJ, how very sad. I knew something was wrong today. I’ll say prayers for her tonight and hope for whatever is best. 😦
Thank you Deb. I really appreciate that!
Loved this,{{ PJ}}!
Oopsie time travel stories from this photograph. So interesting.
Ellespeth
Thank you so much Ellespeth!
Great story! I love your blog! It would mean the world if you checked out my blog and commented at hintstolifeblog.wordpress.com !! THANKYOUUU I just started so some tips would help.
So, I’m not the only one whose stories come from time and space transporting! 🙂
LOL! No, you’re not the only one! haha!
Lovely story, PJ. 🙂 I always love a good time travel story! Inspiration can find you at the oddest times. 🙂
Thank you Louise! That is so true! You never know when and how inspiration will come.
I read your story a few days ago, PJ, and thought I’d commented on it. It was Louise who mentioned to me that I hadn’t. I was so sure I’d posted it, but I obviously didn’t. I love the way you’ve told this story. Travelling back to the time of the Gold Rush works really well and the line, ‘Annie said Yes’ leads us perfectly to the ending. The story behind the engraving would make an excellent novel.
Thank you so much Millie! I am pretty sure that you commented on this story but I appreciate you commenting again! 🙂 Thank you for expert opinion!!
Enjoyed. A great beginning for a longer piece!
Thank you so much, Roger!
This has so many possibilities. I love it. I wonder how he fared with Annie. An epic romance probably 🙂
Thank you Jacqueline! It does lend itself to a deeper story. 🙂