His Final Adventure
50 Word Story | Fiction | Fifties by the Fire |
Steve picked up the abalone shell and marveled at the colors: violet, cerulean blue, rose, and mother-of-pearl.
He paddled out on his kayak toward calm waters. He opened a bottle, poured his father's ashes into the shell, then watched it float toward the sunset.
"'Bye, Dad. Thanks for the adventures."
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First Published: 21 July 2023, Jenise Cook’s Creative Journey
Shared to: Along the Hudson (on Substack)
Image Credit: Zaimful on Pixabay.com
About this Story
This is a new story!
My thanks to Justin Deming, who publishes at Along the Hudson, for the “Fifties by the Fire” prompt for Friday, July 21, 2023. (Select the link to see the beautiful image by John Lightle that inspired my story. Link updated July 21st.)
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I struggled to keep this very simple, tiny tale at 50 words. The entire scene screamed at me: “Add more! Add more! Make it a 100-word story.”
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