Growth
Peg watched by the open door overlooking the deck where her container gardens stood in the moonlight. A cool spring breeze touched the young plant leaves as it passed.
She pulled her sweater closer, sipped her tea, worried that the night air might prove too chilly. She thought of the time and care she spent nourishing them, praying they might make it to maturity unscathed by her overall lack of experience.
The sound of bickering children turned her attention indoors.
She held much the same hope for their growth, but growing plants is far less complicated than growing humans.
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This week’s flash fiction is written in response to TWO prompts.
WATCH comes from this week’s Six Sentence Stories challenge, hosted by Girlie on the Edge. Each week writers are challenged to spin a tale in just six sentences.
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And NOURISH comes from the Flash Fiction Challenge, hosted by lead buckaroo Charli Mills at Carrot Ranch. Each week writers are asked to spin a tale in just 99 words.
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Yes plants are far less complicated 🙂
Yep. I agree. 😀
surely truth in this. A thoughtful story.
Indeed. Thanks, Lisa!
Perhaps less complicated but often just as challenging, lol
Yeah, true enough. Which is why I skipped it completely this year! 😀
House plants look at the name on the mailbox at my house and commit suicide.
Oh Paul, that made me laugh out loud! 🤣🤣🤣
So very, very true. Plants are difficult, children are even more so, but so worth it.
Yes, worth it!