99 Word Prompt : well preserved
August 15, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a sweet jam. It can take you to the kitchen or the smokey room of a back-alley bar. What makes it sweet? Go where the prompt leads you!
If you want to participate, here’s the link: CARROT RANCH
<_><_><_>
“Happy Birthday, Grandma,” Joy said.
Edna reached into yet another gift bag. A jar of strawberry preserves.
“I asked my family to pool their money,” Edna said. “I’m going to take a writing class!”
“But Grandma, you’re old!”
Edna held the unwanted gift toward Joy. “Get your money back, tell my family I expect a check for $200 made out to Hoover Community College, and bring it to me.”
“But…the party…”
“Go!” Edna ordered.
Never willing to settle for less than the best, Edna opened a cabinet full of her homemade strawberry jam, slathering some on fresh baked bread.
Cranky Grandma needs some sweetening! But I like her spunk and knowing what she wants no matter another birthday.
LikeLiked by 1 person
The older you get, the less likely you are to put up with…stuff. 🙂
LikeLike
Pingback: A Sweet Jam « Carrot Ranch Literary Community