IAIN KELLY

DESERT GLAMPING

Archie dug his toes into the sand, relaxing in his reclining chair.

From the tepee he heard Agnes clattering about. She stumbled out.

‘You said you wanted a holiday with plenty of sun and sand.’ He didn’t open his eyes as she slumped into the chair next to him.

‘Don’t feign innocence. You knew what I meant and you know I hate camping.’

‘This isn’t camping dear, it’s desert glamping.’

Agnes reached over and jerked the catch on his chair. It collapsed in a heap, with Archie sprawled on top of it.

‘Feeling glamorous yet?’ she asked, as Archie spat out a mouthful of sand.


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Copyright Renee Heath

Written as part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The idea is to write a short story of 100 words based on the photo prompt (above).

To read stories of 100 words based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.

All the previous Agnes and Archie stories can be found here: THE AGNES AND ARCHIE STORIES


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120 responses to “DESERT GLAMPING”

  1. pensitivity101 Avatar

    priceless last line!

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  2. neilmacdon Avatar

    I’m with Agnes. Glamping requires more than a deckchair

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      It requires a hotel really.

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      1. Prior... Avatar

        Yeah – i would prefer hotel – ha
        ((And nice writing here Iain))

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      2. Iain Kelly Avatar

        Thank you

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  3. Varad Avatar

    er..no! I’m with Agnes on this one. Good fun, Iain.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      It seems most people are!

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  4. Shilpa Nairy Avatar

    Ha ha.. Totally fun. I could imagine Agnes feeling 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Shilpa :-0

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  5. Violet Lentz Avatar

    Nice one Iain!!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thanks Violet

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  6. Michele Jones Avatar

    My idea of glamping is a camp/camper with a bathroom and shower where you don’t have to leave your room.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I think that is a common idea of glamping! 🙂

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  7. ceayr Avatar

    That’ll larn ‘im!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      You would think, but he never does.

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  8. Brenda's Thoughts Avatar

    I think Archie deserved eating some sand. I look forward to reading more Agnes and Archie stories. Entertaining story! 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Brenda, they do like to entertain 🙂

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  9. Rowena Avatar

    Great take on the prompt,Iain. I spent a few hours tonight researching Native Americans trying to work out an angle. I found it very difficult but got the in the end. Well, at least I posted 99 words.
    My kids have recently returned from the Australian Scouting Jamboree down at Tailum Bend in South Australia, which could be renamed “Dust Central”. It’s got into everything.It’s been the big postscript topic of conversation.
    Best wishes,
    Rowena

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I find it hard to believe any sort of camping can be made glamorous, even just by changing it’s name to glamping!

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  10. trentpmcd Avatar

    It’s not the letter of the law that is important, it is the intent… I’m sure Archie knew that, but, yeah, he deserved that mouthful of sand.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      He just can’t catch a break

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  11. Keith's Ramblings Avatar

    Brilliant! Anges would hate my annual camping trip – it’s as basic as you can get and I love it!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Perhaps you could take Archie along and let Agnes get to her beach holiday?

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      1. Keith's Ramblings Avatar

        Tell him to get in touch with me!

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  12. rochellewisoff Avatar

    Dear Iain,

    You made me laugh out loud. Perhaps he’ll let her choose the destination next time. As my Turkish friend Si’nan used to say, “When the womens heppy, everybody’s heppy.”

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      🙂 Glad I could provide a little heppiness Rochelle 🙂

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  13. notestowomen Avatar

    This was my first chuckle of the day. Thanks, Iain 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Happy to give you a chuckle 🙂

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  14. Liz Young Avatar

    He had it coming.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      He always does.

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  15. J Hardy Carroll Avatar

    Funny stuff. I was thinking about the Calvin & Hobbes vacations where the mom is wanting a paper and coffee in a hotel room.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thanks, I’ll have to look them up.

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  16. Jelli Avatar
    Jelli

    Ohh, I couldn’t help but laugh at that one! Ohh, so funny! Guess he learned real quick!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Glad it gave you a laugh Jelli 🙂

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  17. pennygadd51 Avatar

    Archie’s mouthful of sand was richly deserved! Thank you for the chuckle, Iain.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Glad to provide it Penny 🙂

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  18. granonine Avatar

    I like Agnes. Smart cookie. Next time she’ll know better 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Next time she’ll book the holiday

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  19. Kalpana Solsi Avatar
    Kalpana Solsi

    Agnes is smart and made him taste dust. Next time he wont commit this folly and allow her to choose the vacation destination.

    https://ideasolsi65.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-wigwam.html

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Yep, best if he leaves her in charge 🙂

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  20. Dale Avatar

    Brilliant, Iain! We have a communication breakdown… man listens to woman in way man wants…

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Men always seem to hear the wrong thing, even when they hear the right thing…

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      1. Dale Avatar

        This is sadly often true 😉
        My turn to be cynical 😀

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  21. StuHN Avatar

    Loved this. I hate camping as well; glad she got her (petty) revenge.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Love a bit of petty revenge 🙂

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  22. jennifermacaire Avatar

    Good one! I’m not taking bets on their marriage, lolol –

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      They’ve survived this long, but they do seem to get on each other’s nerves a lot 🙂

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  23. Jade M. Wong Avatar

    Ha! I think next time, Archie will think twice before taking them desert glamping.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Maybe he should come on his own next time, I don’t think Agnes will be back!

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  24. Susan A Eames Avatar

    Ha ha – I’d say that served him right! Great little story, Iain.

    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thanks Susan 🙂

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  25. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    I think she got all the sun and sand she wanted… why complaining. Poor Archie

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      He can never get it right.

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  26. Anjana Avatar

    good light one! Hope it will turn out to be a rom-com story. 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

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  27. Alice Audrey Avatar

    LOL. That’ll show him. OTOH, I’ve been known to fly half way around the world for a little glamping.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Nice to have a sense of adventure

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  28. Gisselle Hernandez Avatar
    Gisselle Hernandez

    Haha, made me laugh out loud. Loved it!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Gisselle 🙂

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  29. scr4pl80 Avatar

    I’d have killed him. NOT my idea of a fun time.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Not for you Janet? 😉

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  30. Kislaya Avatar

    Haha…this is a fun read!
    I wish I could do Desert glamping – seems interesting!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I’m sure you probably can do it somewhere in the world!

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  31. plaridel Avatar

    i didn’t look like agnes was a happy camper. 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      She never is happy when camping!

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  32. anuragbakhshi Avatar

    Ha! Poor guy, or poor girl, depending on how you look at it!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      No one wins really

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  33. Abhijit Ray Avatar
    Abhijit Ray

    She wanted probably beach he brought her to a desert. Now he has sand in his mouth. Don’t mess with wife.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Absolutely – rule to live by.

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  34. draliman Avatar

    Well, serves him right I reckon. A couple of camp chairs and a teepee isn’t what I’d call “glamping” 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      You with your high demands! 😉

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  35. neeltheauthor- author of WHEN LIFE THROWS THOSE CURVE BALLS Avatar

    This had me laughing. Lovely fun story. And yes, that last line was the icing on the cake.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Neel 🙂

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  36. Danny James Avatar

    Hard to be glamorous with sand in your mouth.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Haha, indeed, difficult to pull off that look!

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  37. Bernadette Braganza Avatar
    Bernadette Braganza

    Aha… Love Agnes’s reaction.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

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  38. Laurie Bell Avatar

    Hahaha this is great! Very funny moment between them.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thanks Laurie

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  39. theministryofshrawleywalks Avatar

    Glamping is a bit like that, its still not a hotel no matter how you dress it up.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Exactly – just pick one or the other!

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  40. lisarey1990 Avatar

    Great last line! Just purchased your book, looking forward to reading it.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thanks Lisa, and thank you for getting my book. Hope you enjoy it and do let me know what you think of it!

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  41. Margaret Avatar

    Good on her. Archie had it coming. Fun story and I’m with Agnes.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Most people seem to be! 🙂

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  42. Sandra Avatar

    a girl after my own heart. That would be my response too.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thanks Sandra

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  43. Priya Avatar

    Hahaha.. a fun take. So much for glamping. He asked for it, she would say. 😉

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      He asked for it, she gave him it!

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  44. Anshu Bhojnagarwala Avatar

    Ha ha, loved the last line. So much for glamping. 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Anshu 🙂

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  45. Mrs Marian Green Avatar

    Ahhh maybe she’s got ulterior motives for bring him out into the lonely desert and eating a mouthful of sand might be the least of his worries. He’d better like the glamping pretty quick, I’d say..
    Well done with this piece

    gramswisewords.blogspot.com

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I never thought of that sinister twist!!

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  46. Woman walking Max Avatar

    Ha ha nicely told – gritty even !

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Literally 😉

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  47. subroto Avatar

    Har! Har! Give a smart arse answer and get a mouthful of sand in return. Sounds fair.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Swift justice.

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  48. i b arora Avatar

    Glamping! learnt something new.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Glad to inform 🙂

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  49. gahlearner Avatar
    gahlearner

    Hehehe. That was fun. He thought he was so clever. I think he got what he deserved.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      He certainly did 🙂

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  50. Inside the Mind of Isadora Avatar

    I wonder how many people like camping. I used to camp when my kids were little. Hated it.
    Cheaper than a hotel when you have kids. But now … maid service please.
    Nice write …
    Isadora 😎

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I’m with you there 🙂

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