It was a day of great excitement and anticipation. The opening of Clowns-Are-Us.
Bozo and Fruitfly had reasoned it was time clowns were given a better rap than was being seen of late with clowns being accused of all manner of crime and indiscretion.
Bozo had been a clown all his life. His father Freddy the Flyer was a high wirer performer and his mother Freda the Nymph had run a private clown show. Even in older age Bozo was in the dark about much of his parent’s activities once the big top lights went down.
But today they planned a free show showing all the tricks they had perfected over the years.
With an air of expectation he threw open the front doors. Not a soul stood there. The two clowns waited several hours and no one showed up.
Bozo went home determined to win over the town.
But first he had a score to settle with Mr King, whose latest novel had given every clown a bad name.
Written for: https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/fffaw-week-of-04-01-2015/
Morpethroad 
Michael, this is great! I love it. That is exactly what has happened to the clowns.
Thanks Joy I was tempted to include an interview with Mr King where he discusses his attitude to clowns.
That would have been interesting. Why not add another story that includes that interview?
Yes, Stephen King has a lot to answer for, and not just regarding clowns. Poor Bozo, I hope he can turn the town around.
Well once he sorts out mr king he’ll get to work on the town.
Oh I love Stephen King! So many are frightened of clowns, for the life of me I know not why.
Naughty Freda!
Thank you Jenny, yes one wonders about Freda.
Hmmm… Bozo sounds like he’s might prove King right.
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We shall see. He may go Mr King for restraint of trade.
Clowns just annoy me, not scare me, but I know way too many who did get freaked out only because of that Stephen King story. Brilliantly done! 😀
Thank you so much, appreciate you stopping by J.
Quite funny!
Thank you so much.
Clowns seem to be disliked by so many people, don’t they? Even without Stephen King, many people thought they were so many things – scary, creepy, evil to name just a few. I just don’t find them amusing in any way. Most just irritate me. Even when I was a child I didn’t like their act at the circus.I really liked your story, though. That was very well told. 🙂
Thanks Millie appreciate you stopping by. My younger brother has a collection of clown figurines as well as a few clown drawings. Not my idea of decoration but he likes them.
Even though his stories are imaginative, Mr King has quite a fair number of things to answer for.
I enjoyed this story, and I think Bozo should remain determined to create an amazing clown show!
Thank you Francesca, Bozo does have an air of determination about him that is for sure.
Well, I’m one of those who never looked at clowns the same way after It… so it’s nice to look at things from the other side. Good job, Michael!
Thanks Sonya enjoy your Easter break.
Haha this was really cute! Poor Bozo
Thank you M.
Bozo…you don’t happen to be from the Chicago area? There used to be a kids show with Bozo and cookie the clown. 🙂
No sorry, my Bozo comes from Clownville. Thanks so much for your comment.
Ha! Nice take on the prompt. Maybe Bozo should work “It” to his advantage (bring Halloween early). 😮 😛
Btw, was it just me or was his mother’s private shows an innuendo?
Yes his mum’s private shows do raise a few eyebrows……
Dun dun duuuuunnnnn
Ohh, this shows the reality of things. It’s true that clowns are thought to be criminally. Hahah, I’ld love to see bozo settle the score tho 😀
Thank you Ameena for dropping by and for your comment. I think we all have differing views on clowns. His meeting with Mr King would be interesting to observe.