99 word prompt : mend that fence!
If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2018/07/12/july-12-flash-fiction-challenge
July 12, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a broken fence. You can mend it, leave it, or explain its place in a story. Go where the prompt leads.
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A finger pointed at my middle-aged sister, I yelled out, “I hate you!”
“Why?” She asked.
“All I ever heard from mom was, ‘Jane is so smart. Jane is in the honors society.’ She never loved me!”
“All I ever heard was, ‘Susan is so creative! Why can’t you be creative, too?’ I was never good enough for her!”
We stared at mirrored eyes reflecting the same story. Mom didn’t believe in praise, only correction. I was the first to say, “Let’s mend this fence!”
We became sisters that day, choosing our mother’s nursing home a few months later.
That’s a nice outcome. Cheers,H
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I thought so, too. 🙂
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Great interpretation! 🙂
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Thanks. 🙂
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All’s well that ends in the well, as I always say.
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With a bit of Karma thrown in. 🙂
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Loved the story (and true, too) with this sort of “strange” twist at the very end. don0’t know why but i couldn’t help feeling a bit sad somehow, must be the home… nicely done, though, the contrast…
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Thanks. 🙂
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Very nice piece, Joelle. I had a similar idea but I never got around to writing the post.
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Bummer! That happens to me sometimes, too. By the time I can get around to writing the post, a week has gone by.
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Such a tender story of the sisters and then I snort-laughed at the two in unison, choosing mom’s nursing home! Fine twist, Joelle.
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Thanks. 🙂 I love the Karma of it.
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What is taught is learned!
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