Friday Fictioneers – Boatbuilders

It’s a bit of a rush here at Reclining Towers this week – I’m off work and getting loads of stuff done including zipping off to London twice. But fear not, gentle reader, I still found time to ingest the prompt pic that Rochelle sent this week:

taken by Jennifer Prendergast.

Here is where you will find everyone else’s 100 words. And mine are just a little further down the page…

 

Erik has been the Boatbuilder in the village for thirty seven years. For ten years before, he learnt the craft from his father, who learnt from his. And in keeping with family tradition, when the son was ready, was expert enough, to replace his father, the tools and the title of Boatbuilder were passed down.

Erik checks the line and smoothness of the hull one last time. “My final boat is finished,” he says, just as his predecessors did, “and ready for my final voyage.” His two hundred and twelfth craft is built.

He hands the tools to his son.