The coffee stained puddle map

Hi to all you zapficers and freewriters!

I hope that you have been having a great week, touch wood I have so far, not it's the weekend so enjoy it!😁

This post is my entry for the ZapFic50Friday! To check out the rules and how to participate ✍️ then please read Friday 20th February 2026... It's ZapFic50Friday! Write a story in PRECISELY 50 words. from @zapfic.club

The gist is that we need to write a story using exactly 50 words!

The easiest way to check this is by putting your text into a wordcounter, and then you must take a screenshot and add it to the post as proof that your text is exactly 50 words for your story!

image was created in Gemini from a prompt by the author.

Jock stared at the map.

"The Great Glen is not a puddle, Tam!" he roared, squinting at the smudged ink.

"That's coffee, you idiot!" Tam shrugged, shaking his flask. "See, it was full until you spilt it!

They were lost. Stood in a turnip field, miles from The Great Glen.

That was my story The coffee stained puddle map

The prompt for this ZapFic50Friday is map

☑️ This is my screenshot taken from wordcounter.net showing my story is exactly 50 words.

Why not join in the fun? You have until until Next Friday's ZapFicFriday post to participate.

In the meantime, I hope that you all enjoy your weekend people!