99 word prompt : deep waters

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June 11, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story deep waters. It can be literal or metaphorical. Think of a place and person and situation. Explore. Bathe. Renew. Go where the prompt leads!

If you want to participate, here’s the link:  CARROT RANCH

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“The human race reminds me of a fool walking along a precipice,” my father said. “He falls and lands on the only tree growing out of the cliff.”

I once asked mom, “Why does he have to be so negative all the time?”  

“He’s dying,” she said.  “Agent orange is taking him away from us.”

I’d remembered his words as we stood on the deck of our family’s boat to throw his ashes into the sea.   Sunny days, a soft breeze, calm waters, and whiskey were his solace. 

Fifty years after his death, I’d never visited the ocean again.

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