Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Left Behind - #dVerse #prosery #XplorationChallenge #FFFC #prosery #poetrycommunity #writer #writingcommunity @YvetteMCalleiro



Hello, beautiful readers! Today, I'll be combining three prompts. As I mentioned in a previous post, I was a bit busy this weekend, so I'm catching up with some of my favorite sites for prompts. 

Over at dVerse's Prosery: Making a Parka, Ms. JadeLi invites us to write a prosery, which is a prose story, that uses the phrase "make of it a parka for your soul" by Alice Walker, from Before you knew you owned it. We also had a word limit of 144. My original version had 347 words, so I whittled it down to fit the word limit.

Reena's Xploration Challenge #368 challenges us to use metonymy and pleonasm in our piece. I had never heard of either word before this challenge. Metonymy is "a literary device in which a word or object stands for a closely related word or object." For example, one could use the word suit for a business executive. Pleonasm is when you use more words that needed to convey a meaning.

Melissa's Flash Fiction Challenge provides us with the interesting and cute photo below and encourages us to use it as inspiration.

(image courtesy of Matt McCarthy)

Left Behind

Sofia shut the door to her apartment, drained from the funeral. She felt an empty void. Despite the dishes left by family, she couldn’t eat.

Meow

Their newest edition poked his head out of the tunnel of her toddler's train set. After finding out the chemo wasn't working, her husband had come home with him. Seeing the kitten, she said, "He's beautiful, my love. What made you get him?"

"I won't be here much longer. I hope he’ll fill your lives with love. Make of it a parka for your soul.  Every time you see him, know my love's still here."

Sofia kissed Mittens on the head as she felt a loving warmth embrace her. "Come on, Mittens. It's time to wake Jake Junior from his nap. We've got some living to do."

never-ending change

learn to adapt to seasons

accept small blessings

 

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18 comments:

  1. D.L. FinnFebruary 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM

    I loved how you combined them all and the kitty is able to provide the love this family needed. Xo

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    1. Yvette M CalleiroFebruary 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM

      Thank you, Denise! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)

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  2. Reena SaxenaFebruary 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM

    Thanks so much for joining in! I love the themes.

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  3. Jan SikesFebruary 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM

    A beautiful story, Yvette. I love how you combined all three prompts and left us with a warm loving ending.

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  4. JadeLiFebruary 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM

    Yvette, I like how you lighten the load of the husband's imminent passing with the kitten. Wonderful job of combining some tricky prompts also!

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  5. brudbergFebruary 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM

    A truly lovely combination... though very sad, the kitten might give some comfort for years to come.

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    1. Yvette M CalleiroFebruary 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM

      Animals have a way of doing that. Thanks for passing by, Bjorn! I'm happy you enjoyed my prosery. :-)

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM

    Tremendously lovely. Hugs. 🚀 xo, Selma

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  7. Lauren ScottFebruary 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM

    This is beautiful, Yvette, with a touch of sorrow and joy. Animals provide comfort in troubling times. 💞

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  8. judydykstrabrown.comFebruary 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM

    I loved both your story and the photo!!

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    1. Yvette M CalleiroFebruary 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM

      Thank you, Judy! Melissa chose an interesting picture to play with. I appreciate your visit. :-)

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  9. JulesFebruary 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM

    It is always difficult when someone we love passes... too many losses (for me) but moving forward and remembering the good helps the days pass.

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    1. Yvette M CalleiroFebruary 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM

      So true, Jules! Thanks for passing by and sharing. Sending hugs... :-)

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