Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers
This is where the prompt took me.
The neighborhood kids swear the pond grants wishes, but only in winter when it’s frozen solid. You write your wish on paper, wrap it around a stone, and drop it through the mesh gaps before the ice gets too thick.
By spring, the dormant plants bloom in impossible colors….purple roses, blue marigolds….one for each wish caught below.
My daughter dropped her wish in November. I’ve walked these stones every morning since, watching the ice thicken.
Yesterday, I saw green shoots pushing through the mesh.
Today, her doctor called with the greatest news: remission!
I’m building a greenhouse around the pond.
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100 Words
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The Elephant's Trunk 
Awwww… That is such a lovely story! Love this.
And shit. You cracked a rib? FFS woman… I need to go and catch up….
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Thanks so much, Dale. Glad you like it.
Yeah, I slipped in the bathroom this past Tuesday.
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Yes, you told me… but you forgot the ribs part…
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A beautiful and moving story, made my eyes misting over.
Get better soon!
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Thanks for sharing your beautiful thoughts with me, Gabi. You’re good wishes are greatly appreciated.
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Such a lovely little story, Nancy. Also, hope you are feeling rather better.
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Thanks, Chris. Who knew something as small as a rib could hurt so much?!
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Ouch, again. So sorry.
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Magical🪄and beautiful track i love this one – i hope it eases your pain – get better soon ❤️🩹
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Thanks for your good wishes, my sister. This is going to be a slow recuperation. Hope you’re feeling better. ❤️🩹
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Hi, Nancy my New York sister 💞 I am sorry it is going to take you some time to be fully recovered, I was lucky, I have a bit of padding so I think it saved me – just a lot of bruising – I can live with that 🙌
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You certainly were lucky, Ange. My friend next door fell in her kitchen and fractured two pelvic bones. She’s having a rough time. It’s amazing how much a little broken ribs hurts; I’ve been through a lot and this is right up there in the pain department. Thanks for your lovely comment! 💕
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What a beautiful story! ❤️
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Thank you, Lisa. I’m so pleased to know you enjoyed it. ❤️
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If only all our wish came true with such dramatic success.
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I’m definitely with you on that one, James. Thanks very much.
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And thus a creed is born
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And rightly so. Thank you, Neil.
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Wish granted.
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Happily so! Thanks, James
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I agree there is a bit of magic about this one, and I love it!
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We all need a good dose of magic every now and then. Thank you, my lovely friend.
PS – love your new icons 😊
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Took my cue from you sis! It gives a give idea of what’s to come.
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I love it!
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YOWZAGOOD
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Thanks, my friend. I appreciate it.
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What a wonderful story!
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We all need hope. Thanks, Jodi.
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A truly magical story, full of love and hope, my friend …
“I don’t own much
I don’t owe much
I share what I have
I have hope and love”
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Beautiful instrumental soundtrack. Thank you for your lovely comments, dear Ivor. 🥰 🎶
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Love is the word my friend 😀💕
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Beautiful! A story full of hope, optimism and dreams.
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Thank you so very much, my friend. Sorry, I’m unsure of your name.
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A lovely story Nancy. I hope your pain is settled and that you are feeling better?
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Grazie, cara. I wish I could say that the pain was better but it’s not. From what I’ve been told, it takes 3 to 4 weeks on the average for pain from a fractured rib to subside. It’s very difficult to move. Thank you for your good wishes.
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Sending you love and hugs
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