Drownton Abbey I

io9 has a regular feature they call Concept Art Writing Prompts. They post a piece of art and invite readers to submit stories based upon the illustration. I've started writing short—very, very short—stories as a warm-up to my real writing. 

This is one is based on a piece by Andreas Franke.

Drownton Abbey  

Reginald was dreadfully unhappy, but there was no way 'round it: a servant serves, no matter the circumstances. He tried once more to light the candles.