I am trying to fulfill one of my goals by starting back with a flash fiction group. This is a once a week effort and this week we are to use the words, "Wishing Star". This flash fiction group is called "Carrot Ranch Literary Community"
I hope you enjoy my brief effort. I plan to try this every week.
***** Start of Flash Fiction *****
I am sitting outside in the backyard, smoking my pipe when I look into the night sky and see a “falling star.”
“A wishing star.” I mutter to myself quietly.
I take the pipe out of my mouth, and with my palm of my other hand, I rub across my face and smooth out the edges of my beard and mustache. A tear forms and brims out of my eye.
“Life did not used to be so complex.” I think to myself. “How have things gotten so stressful and anxiety filled?”
I knock out the ashes and go inside.
***** End of Flash Fiction *****
PipeTobacco
............................................ ............................................ A blog devoted to the ramblings of a small town, middle aged college professor as he experiences life and all its strange variances.
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Tuesday, January 02, 2018
3 comments:
I appreciate all forms of comments on my writings. I find that I miss the sponteneity of coming to read them here when they were unmoderated. I believe I wrote less due to the moderation. I have decided to adopt limited moderation. Hopefully the prior problems with unfettered comments will not arise again. Please feel free to comment as you wish about the essays I write. I will maintain those comments that offer kind-hearted and gentle opinion... be it positive or negative. The opinions of your comments will, of course, need to have relevance to the post as well.
Welcome to the Ranch! I look forward to your contributions as we begin a new year. What a poignant twist, and I think this resonates with many. A good pipe is a way to ponder, and watch the stars.
ReplyDeleteGood job Pipe. You captured the moment wonderfully. Can you do the same in say 50 words?
ReplyDeleteI was sure I left a comment here. Regardless, good job Pipe. I don't think Life is more complex. I just think we let it seem that way.
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