Talespin

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PHOTO PROMPT – © C. Hase
“See these huge chains? They are used to fish out the sunken ships from seas,” fibbed my nerdy elder one earnestly to the dreamy younger who listened with rapt attention, taking in all that her brother said with complete acceptance.

“Wow, but, who put the ships under the sea, Anna*?”

"The monsters, silly! Didn't you know?"

Overhearing their conversation from the next room, I chuckled at the cute mix of innocence and vivid imagination.

The innocence, I knew, would leave them. But, I prayed that the ability to spin tales from random muses stayed. A writer’s wish, indeed!


* Elder brother in Tamil

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 Linking up the 100-word fiction to the Friday Fictioneers, June 5th.

17 comments:

  1. BoggleheadJune 5, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    Ha ha, Every writer's wish in fact :)

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  2. LsJune 5, 2015 at 12:18 PM

    Nice take on the prompt.. i am not able to come up with a good one yet.

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    1. UmaJune 11, 2015 at 12:56 PM

      I'm replying late, but I believe you must have come up with something very good!

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  3. SoumyaJune 5, 2015 at 12:21 PM

    Writers wish indeed! :D

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  4. Shailaja VJune 5, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    Aww this was really cute! Trust the younger one to believe implicitly :D

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    1. UmaJune 11, 2015 at 12:57 PM

      Younger ones are wired that way, no? Thanks, Shailaja :-)

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  5. AnonymousJune 6, 2015 at 2:55 AM

    Ah, to retain that child's innocence and imagination into adulthood...if only! ;) Great story!

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  6. Rochelle Wisoff-FieldsJune 6, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    Dear Uma,

    Why do people think imagination is only for children? A great writer's wish for her children. Lovely.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. UmaJune 11, 2015 at 12:58 PM

      Of course, imagination is for all to have and use :-) Thanks a lot, Rochelle!

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  7. Gah LearnerJune 7, 2015 at 6:39 AM

    That's lovely. Of course big brothers know best... at least for a time. And I bet these stories will stay with them. Great story.

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    1. UmaJune 11, 2015 at 12:59 PM

      Thank you, Ga, for the read and comment :-)

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  8. margireneJune 7, 2015 at 1:23 PM

    Nurturing that muse is quite a challenge. I like how you've approached this from the viewpoint of a parent who overhears. Nice.

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    1. UmaJune 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM

      Exactly, we all need to nurture that side that seems to get blurry as we get older. Thanks a lot, margirene :-)

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  9. OnkarJune 14, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    very nice

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