Friday Fictioneers – January 25, 2018
Explosive Memories
Lucy felt sick to her stomach when she saw the dilapidated building on the news. She thought she had gotten far enough away from her past, but here it was being broadcasted to millions of homes. Memories that she had suppressed long ago were coming flooding back. Her legs began to get weak, forcing her to sit down and listen.
“Local police said that the explosion was due to another meth factory…”
She closed her eyes and could see her mama in that basement in front of those many bubbling beakers. She always knew this is how she would go. (100 words)
Writing In The Deep 
16 responses to “Flash Fiction: Explosive Memories”
Gosh, I wasn’t expecting that! Thanks for surprising me. 🙂
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I am glad. I rewrote that story so many times with so many different plots. I just wasn’t feeling overly inspired by the photo or something. I am glad that it still came across as a decent story.
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She did well to get out when she could. Wiser than her Mum it seems.
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Children are wiser than we give them credit. She knew even as a small child how dangerous it was.
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Some mothers don’t deserve their children. Well written story – it worked in the end!
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Thanks. I felt compelled to write about drugs since yesterday there was a drug bust on the next street to my house where the man killed himself instead of letting the police in his house.
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A tragic tale, and you tell it well. Drug abuse costs many lives every year.
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I agree. I live in the most peaceful town in South Dakota where the only crime I have seen are people taking drugs. It is sad.
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Hopefully, Lucy will learn from her mother’s mistakes in life.
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We can all hope that we learn from other people’s mistakes.
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So very glad she got out when she did…
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So many children have stories similar to this and the sad truth is that many don’t get out in time.
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Such sadness in this story, such resignation. I wonder if Lucy might feel guilt at a later date? Succinctly told story, nyambw. 🙂
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Many children of drug addicts feel like they were the parents instead of the children. This can cause a lot of guilt.
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That certainly was ‘not your average Mom’. Colourful story.
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I love how you used my blog name to tie it to my story.
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