“Okay, you can uncover your eyes now.”
“Wow! That’s beautiful…and heartbreaking. Who made this mural?”
“Trevor made this one. And take a few steps around this corner. This is one by Teresa. Yeah…it makes me tremble, too.”
“Wait! Those quiet kids who never join in on anything?”
“Apparently they just don’t join in on the things we’ve been offering.”
“I had no idea.”
“Neither did I. It seems those still waters run deep.”
“So what do we do now?”
“We go back to school. Donate groceries. Attend drum circles and honor Juneteenth.”
“And never go back to normal?”
“Exactly.”
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2020)
Carrot Ranch Prompt (06/11/2020): 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!
Valley of the Trolls 
Really really nice! This moved me…
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Thank you! I’m glad…
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May we never return to normal. How can we unsee?
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You have a knack for saying a whole lot in just a few words. Very good!
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Thank you, Ann!
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How are things in the great state of MN?
I like this swim through current events and the deep dive into reconsidering the future- why go BACK to “normal”?
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We still struggle, but it’s easier to sleep at night.
There is no going back, but that’s as it should be, and long overdue.
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