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“You sure about this, Jimmy?” Thora pulled the white forelock rising from her scalp, wishing.
“I am,” he whispered, playfully tugging the errant lock. That white spume rising up from her auburn waves had assured him from the day when first they’d met.
“Because I’ve told only you, in confidence. No one else knows,” Thora fretted. “If this doesn’t work, I’ll never be accepted. They’ll blame me, and drive me away.”
“Have a little faith,” he soothed, feeling the magic of her wish spread and heal the community.
All that was needed was her strong love and fondest wishes.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2023)
Carrot Ranch Prompt (010/10/2023): In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about confidence. Is a character confident or struggling? Why? Is confidence cultural, compelling, or conflicting? What is the value of confidence? Go where the prompt leads!
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Nicely done, Liz. I enjoyed this different take on the word, confidence.
~Nan
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Lovely. I enjoyed the different take on the word.
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Glad you enjoyed, Norah! 🧙♀️🎃🦄🐧
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What a fortunate community to have these two in it.
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Things can only get better, eh? 💙
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This is really lovely, Liz.
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Thank you, Nicole! 🧙♀️🦄🐧
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Writing short is so hard! I just finished my first short fiction piece at 1,500 words. Although it took less time than a longer short story, it was difficult because every word counts. I don’t know how you do it!
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Many, many years of practice in micro fiction — as with all writing & other things worth doing!😁
Congrats on your 1500 short piece! Gets to feel like prose poetry sometimes, yah?
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