“I can’t stay here.”
She wrinkled her nose in disgust, while the guy looked blank, as if trying to recall something.
“You are in the future,” the room resonated with a deep voice, “this is the junk that you have been dumping on the earth for decades, and into the genes of your successors. Do you see the pictures under the blurred glass, and those under the magazine? These are junkies you gave birth to and raised, as you poured poison into their systems.”
The dazed woman fell with a thud, and the man shot her. He was her son.
(100 words)
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A very imaginative idea, to take the picture and turn it into evidence of a mis-spent life.
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Thanks, Jilly!
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Wow, I didn’t see that coming, great tale!!
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Thanks!
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Your story this week challenges us to think… If only we could look back upon our life and see the world looking better than when we arrived. Perhaps it is no longer possible, but I hope not, and will continue to care about the future.
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We should. Thanks!
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*gasp* now that was not expected. I loved that you used the hidden pictures. Good job.
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Thank you, Ellen!
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It is fun reading them all.😅
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That was an impactful one Reena .. that women represents each one of us..
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Yes, Akshata! Thanks a lot!
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Nice plot.
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Thanks a lot!
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I wasn’t expecting that ending, although there was plenty of warning. Well done.
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Thank you so much!
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The descending addiction. I had a sudden shock at the end reading this, I was totally surprised and the end did fit the story.
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Thank you, James!
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Great imagination and an important message conveyed. Good one !!
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Thanks, Meha!
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You’ve used the prompt creatively, and told a story with an important message.
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Thank you so much, Penny!
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Powerful allegory Reena. Kudos!
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Thanks a lot, Shivangi!
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I don’t think any of us would like to be confronted with the waste we have left behind in our life – but especially not in her situation.
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You are right.
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That woman is all of us, and the generation before, and the generation before, and… Very thought-provoking story.
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You are bang on. Thanks!
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Well put together. I didn’t see the ending coming.
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Thanks!
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A pitiable allegory, Reena
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Thanks!
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