Leaving Home #artist #phone #microfiction
He knew I’d find the message…
The phone had become my solace after my husband died.
Listening in to the daily chatter about town kept the tears away.
I was devastated, ” gone without a final goodbye.?”
Leaving the menorah a precious gift from his grandfather meant he had given up his faith.
“What are you going to follow?
What will be your guiding light?
Certainly you must have taken something with you on this journey.”
Then I noticed his plain brown box of paints, an easel, and a silly felt hat were gone.
At least he’d outgrown the crayons…
Join the fun at Rochelle’s and Friday Fictioners . This was a great picture prompt.
Nice how you managed to get all the prompts in, and with a different interpretation. Well done.
I love your last line and the implication that he’d left a sort of message for her.
janet
I like how you converted the picture to black and white.
Oh that last line adds another dimension to the post.
Dear Moondust,
love the picture in black and white. Nice story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I liked your story. Not sure what to think. I will think a little supernatural, I think. Damn, I wish I’d thought to change the photo to B & W… nice one.
p.s. loved that thought of staving off loneliness listening in on the party line.
Great use of the prompt and inventive story. I like your clever tag on the end about the crayons. Nicely done!
Fantastic piece for the prompt. I would like to have more time to do these. Always fun and great exercise.
~Chris
As usual, you’ve filled my head with even more wonder…
these lines:
“What are you going to follow?
What will be your guiding light?
Certainly you must have taken something with you on this journey.”
i was wondering why they were on separate lines instead of like a paragraph. are they different speakers?
well done.
Another idea to see the picture as left behinds. Sometimes there is a better story in what’s left behind than what you bring with you. Well done,