Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#446 where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 38 words using the word ‘implant’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
The memory implant promised paradise: sunlit beaches, loving family, perfect happiness.
She woke screaming, heart racing. Real memories flooded back – the accident, the loss, the grief.
“Remove it,” she whispered.
Some pains, she learned, were worth keeping.
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The Elephant's Trunk 
let the past stay there maybe…that’s a tough one..excellent
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Thanks, Dylan. The past will visit us without someone digging into our heads. I’ll pass!
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I’m feeling Black Mirror vibes on this one! Nicely done!!
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Thanks, my friend. I’m assuming black mirror is a show or a movie; I’m not aware of it.
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It is a very different type of series 🙂
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Well, that’s an amazing take on the prompt!
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I’m so glad you liked it, D. Honestly, I forgot about this prompt and when I found it this morning, I wrote something around the word ‘implant’ that had nothing to do with teeth or breasts! 😂
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Clearly, the bad memories outweighed the good ones. I’ll give it a miss if I’m offered one, it would probably tip the same way!
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That’s a good call. I would definitely take a pass.
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Your post reminded me of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall where he had a memory implanted in his brain that made him think he was somebody else.
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I’m sure Bill must’ve seen that movie; I’m not a sci-fi fan and I’m not in favor of having anything implanted into my brain. Good morning, Jim.
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No, I wouldn’t enjoy that either and it looked very painful when this instrument was shoved up his nose to remove the implant.
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I can imagine, but not as bad as a cystoscope, according to Bill
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My doctor wanted to use one of those instruments on me to get a better look at my prostate, but I declined.
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Can’t say I blame you.
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That would be just my luck too. Wonderful scene.
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Oh yeah, mine too. You won’t be finding me getting anything implanted into my brain. Thanks, Jodi.
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Nice twist, makes one think twice about what she really wants removed.
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That’s an interesting comment, Liz. Thank you.
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Oh no! Not a memory implant, what will they think of next! … Hopefully some of my memory cells shall stay locked away forever, Nancy
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Very nice, dear Ivor; this group is a lot like Beluga Lagoon. Thanks, my friend. 🥰🎶
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A great local band from Melbourne , Nancy 🎶🥰🌏
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That is such a creative piece of micro fiction Nancy 🙌
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Thanks so much, Ange. In all honesty, I forgot about this prompt and I quickly wrote something using the word ‘implant’ while avoiding the obvious. Lol. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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🙌
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An excellent story in those few words 💕
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Thanks very much, Esther. I don’t usually write anything even remotely resembling sci-fi; it was the first thing I thought of that didn’t involve teeth or breasts! 😂
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😂😂😂
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