After reading Rochelle’s great looking back post on Monday, I had a new burst of excitement about thinking outside the box for this week’s FF prompt. It comes courtesy of David Stewart. You can decide whether I succeeded or whether I’ve just been watching too much of the BBC’s adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen. I’d love to hear your feedback.
And if you like this view of the world, you might also enjoy an old IM piece it put me in mind of:
https://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/inspiration-monday-only-the-poor-can-afford/
Looking up, Looking down (Genre: Historical Fiction)
“When I am a man, I shall be a blacksmith,” the boy announced, gazing out of the carriage window.
“When you are a man, Edward, you will be King.”
“And cannot a King do whatever he wishes, Mother?”
The Queen sighed and pulled the drapes across. “A King must do as his duty obliges.”
* * *
“Look at the pretty carriage, Father. May I ride in a carriage one day?”
His father paused, hammer aloft. “That’s no place for us, Ned. You’ll be a blacksmith like me and Grandpa.”
Ned picked up the tongs and smiled at his dreams.
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