Here is the photo prompt and my entry for this week’s Twittering Tales writing challenge hosted by Kat Myrman:
Olivia sat on the edge of her daughter’s unmade bed. She ran her fingers over the ridges and bulges of the white blankets. She leaned down to sniff the fluffy pillow at the head of the bed, then laid her head down on it heavily.
She’s really gone. The pain hit hard and fast.
(275 characters)
(Note: The photo prompt this week really reminded me of the novel I am currently reading, “The Night Olivia Fell”, by Christina McDonald. So, I stole the character name for the writing exercise.)
Excellent.:)
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Thank you!
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powerful! I love it!
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Thank you!
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Maranda, you captured the emotion of the moment.
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Thank you 🙂
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What a lovely, wonderful tale! So well written. Bravo!
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Thank you! I appreciate you for hosting this challenge. It is fun!
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That was wonderful!
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Thanks again ♥
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Anytime!
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How sad!
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Yeah, it is. I tried to leave it up to imagination of the reader to decide whether the daughter died, ran away, left home, or whatever.
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It feels like she passed away, to me!
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Pretty much what I had in mind too, but I like to see how people interpret things differently.
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Yeah, that is amazing how different people will look or read at same thing and get different perspective
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Sad and beautifully written with such an apt picture, Maranda.
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Thank you! I can’t take credit for the prompt picture, but I liked the story I came up with 🙂
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This put a lump in my throat.
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It made me sad writing it.
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I’m sure it did ❤
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She just left on her honeymoon yesterday? OK, maybe not. I was just looking for a positive spin.
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It can definitely be seen in different ways. I purposefully left it a little ambiguous.
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