They say we should have hope.
Yet they take away everything that might make us feel hopeful. People seem content. I don’t understand.
One morning, after breakfast, I ask my father. He sits with me. Takes a breath. I think he is going to speak but he ruffles my hair. Tells me to enjoy my day. His eyes flick to the doorway.
I turn and notice my mother, watching us, wiping her hands on a dishtowel.
This is my cue to leave. When the door shuts, I see an ornament on the wood. This is not good for our family.
I’ve combined two prompts again this week:
#writephoto, a weekly writing prompt for poetry/flash/short stories hosted by Sue Vincent which asks writers to use photos for inspiration (the photo above is this week’s prompt)
and Flash Fiction Challenge over at Carrot Ranch which asks writers to pen a piece in 99 words (this week’s prompt: Content).
June 1, 2017 prompt: Content – In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story write about feeling content.
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Thanks, Sue. 💖
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‘Tis a rather ominous portent… Nicely done, nicely combo’d!
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Ominous, indeed. Thanks! 🙂 Combos are an extra challenge.
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Brilliant as always, Awesome Authoress! #mast ❤
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Thanks, my friend. #mast 💙
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Hope for me, is the comfort we give and receive from family and friends, and when that’s non-existent, hope is, often, gone too…
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That is very true. When those we are closest to aren’t there for us, it’s difficult to have hope.
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You have my interest piqued. I need to know the back ground story.
So many questions I have no hope of them being answered. Turn this into a longer piece Sarah. I want more.
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Irene. You just made me so happy. Thank you! 💖 This is part of a project I’m working on. It’s a fairly new WIP.
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I’m so glad to read that this is part of a new project. I’m looking forward to it already.
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You’ve got me wanting to work on it. Thank you!!!
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The tension is so great, I keep expecting someone to blurt something. That they don’t keeps the tension high and makes the observation all the more ominous. Great mash-up of prompts!
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Thank you. The mash-ups are challenging and kind of fun. 🙂 Glad you felt the tension. And the ominous atmosphere. Things are happening…
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So chilling, Sarah, and suitably dark
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Suitably dark. 🙂 I like that. Thanks, Anne.
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