Sunday, December 5, 2010

MicroFiction Monday

Susan at Stony River Farm hosts Microfiction Monday. She posts a picture and you compose a story in 140 characters. You can click on the link under the title to get further instructions. To help you along she has posted a wonderful link that counts your characters for you! How great is that! You can get the counter at Design 215.


This meme is easy and it's fun! Thanks, Susan for hosting.

And here's the picture for the day!

As he walked through the old forgotten graveyard he felt his throat tighten.
The family he'd longed for but never knew, here. Who was he?

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44 comments:

  1. Bill ~ {The Old Fart}December 5, 2010 at 1:30 PM

    Lets hope he finds the answers he needs. Haunting post this week Sylvia, very nice. Hoping you have a wonderful week ahead.

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  2. PeggyDecember 5, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    Really good, had me asking so many questions.
    I really loved this.
    Hope you have a beautiful week and stay well!

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  3. SparkleFarkelDecember 5, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    Eery, good fun! Your flash fiction has sort of a Tales from the Darkside-y vibe going on this week. I like that!

    SF~~~~~*

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  4. KayDecember 5, 2010 at 3:52 PM

    This is so sad... You must be in a melancholy mood, Sylvia.

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  5. EG CameraGirlDecember 5, 2010 at 4:03 PM

    This is a great start of a mystery I'd love to read more about!

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  6. PatDecember 5, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    I like the poignancy of this MM, Sylvia....it's full of mystery.

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  7. Susan FobesDecember 5, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    Ooh-I like it! I went with the somber mood as well...

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  8. AnonymousDecember 5, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    Wow--I like this one, Sylvia! I hope the poor soul finds clues to his heritage somewhere...
    Have a great week. Cheers!

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  9. SandyCarlsonDecember 5, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    This is very good. Incredible. I have the chills!

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  10. KBDecember 5, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Aww, such a sad story. Must be awful to not know where you came from. Have a great week Sylvia.

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  11. Michael G-GDecember 5, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    Wow, this is a great one for a dark and stormy night! Hope you have a great week, Sylvia, and thanks so much for stopping by my blog.

    Michael

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  12. SouthLakesMomDecember 5, 2010 at 7:12 PM

    Wow -- just the teaser to a mystery to follow?

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  13. UnknownDecember 5, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    How sad. I could not imagine.

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  14. JimDecember 5, 2010 at 7:31 PM

    Sylvia, those skeletons have a way of returning, don't they!
    ..

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  15. OmanDecember 5, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    this one is different. no funny anecdotes but interesting just the same :) nice job.

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  16. Ms.DaisyDecember 5, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    Oh nice one, Sylvia, I love the pathos in this one! It is sad when you don't know your past. Have a great week!


    ~Jean

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  17. SquirrelQueenDecember 5, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    Sad but also a little chilling, that would make a great line in a Stephen King novel.

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  18. PoochDecember 5, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    Self-identity is truly a mystery in your story. Like it lots!

    :)

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  19. magiceyeDecember 5, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    intriguing!

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  20. UnknownDecember 5, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    Great photograph and story again. Sylvia.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Have a great week.
    Costas

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  21. Rinkly RimesDecember 5, 2010 at 10:51 PM

    Your 'falling snowflakes' added to the pathos.

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  22. Charlene AmsdenDecember 5, 2010 at 11:16 PM

    Sad. Since my mother died when I was a baby, I know just how he feels.

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  23. BooksPleaseDecember 5, 2010 at 11:26 PM

    I hope he finds out and it's not a shock!

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  24. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsDecember 6, 2010 at 12:39 AM

    An interesting idea, trying to find his identity in a church yard! Sad and a hint of mystery!

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  25. MorningAJDecember 6, 2010 at 2:24 AM

    Interesting take on the photo. I like it.

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  26. JinksyDecember 6, 2010 at 2:53 AM

    Good question...

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  27. CherylDecember 6, 2010 at 3:03 AM

    Great 140 Sylvia. I love how you wove this together.

    I gave it a shot this week. First time. Eek!

    Irony.

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  28. Lisa Ricard ClaroDecember 6, 2010 at 3:20 AM

    Well done. It sounds like a hook for a good book!

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  29. DianneDecember 6, 2010 at 3:35 AM

    searching for his roots
    could be wonderful or heartbreaking
    well done Sylvia

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  30. jabblogDecember 6, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    So poignant. Cemeteries evoke all kinds of thoughts.

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  31. Doctor FTSEDecember 6, 2010 at 5:13 AM

    Very sad. I have avoided the cemetry . . . so far.

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  32. lotusleafDecember 6, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    Poignant!

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  33. Maria@BubblegumandDuctTapeDecember 6, 2010 at 6:56 AM

    very spooky, makes me want to know more.

    Came by to let you know about my giveaway, come enter when you get a chance.

    www.bubblegumandducttape.blogspot.com

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  34. UnknownDecember 6, 2010 at 7:56 AM

    a wee bit of mystery with a dash of melancholy thrown in. Nice.

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  35. Mama BadgerDecember 6, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    Well, if they are so nicely buried, at least there is hope they were good people, right?

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  36. hedgewitchDecember 6, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    Enjoyed your story, and your lovely photographs captioned by my favorite American cynic, Mark Twain.

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  37. AnonymousDecember 6, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    Very thought provoking :O)

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  38. TracyDecember 6, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    gosh, we all have such different yearnings, don't we? Thanks for your story!

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  39. SuzDecember 6, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    oh indeed
    good one...

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  40. DianeDecember 6, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    Sure hope he gets some answers. :O)

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  41. Susan at Stony RiverDecember 6, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    Oh, what a moment, and what a glimpse into a character's heart! Isolation and abandonment are the most painful things -- even when it was never on purpose -- I'd love to keep reading about his search.

    Thanks for sticking with me Sylvia!

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  42. IngridDecember 6, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    It makes me think of Halloween !

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  43. kaykualaDecember 7, 2010 at 5:06 AM

    It's a sad feeling. It happens often enough. Not easy to determine which is which!

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  44. UnknownDecember 8, 2010 at 6:50 AM

    Very powerful image, Sylvia!

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