This is my story for this week's 50-word story prompt, fence.
For some odd reason I am really inspired by this prompt, so I may need to do more than one. Fences are sometimes beautiful, sometimes frightening. They are symbolic of many things: protection, separation, seclusion, oppression. And they can make one feel safe or caged in. Just searching Pixabay for the word "fence" prompted so many story ideas that I've decided to use this word as a prompt for some of my longer works.
This story is inspired by real life. As a mother of teenagers, I am always letting go, always finding that balance between reining in and setting free. Sometimes no matter what approach we parents take, the necessary reining in -- no matter how loving -- can create strife.
Without further ado, my story....
Missing you
(Image credit: CC image from Pixabay)
Your satchel is by the mud room door, your softball mitt peeking out. I still remember the smack when you socked that ball to outfield. Your dusty cleats, one lying on its side, haven’t moved from that spot since you leapt the fence and were gone. Please, come home soon.
Thank you for reading!
Here's my collection of 50-word stories:
Storm at sea
The confrontation
Light in the woods
Lost
Rod’s Bait and Tackle
Hank’s sudden change
Mystery of the snowbank
Going below
What remained
In that moment
The space between
Elsie’s view
Just a tree in a field
Nathan’s waterfall
A walk in the woods
The church mouse
The farmers' market
The tiny hunter
The map
Ghost fair
Departure from Castle Island
Conspirators and lies
Getting to know you
The man in hiding
Mermaid dreams
Time to say goodbye
