The Thingamajig

100 Word Challenge

George had never been on a holiday in his life.
Yet, here he was on a school camp, water swirling around his ankles as he stared at the wide expanse of ocean. Exploring some rocks, he peered into a rockpool, and saw something shimmering under wavy seaweed tendrils. He pulled it out, scattering some little crabs. Peeling the fronds off the thingamajig he saw that it was a disc with squiggles instead of words and a hole in the middle.
‘How strange,’ he thought, ‘what is it? Definitely not Australian.’
He was keen to know if he’d found a treasure.

(100 words)

© Berenice Norris 2025

Feature Photo: Crab-Hunting at Sellicks Beach © L.M. Kling 1995