I Know What I Saw_A Writing Life_The Final Journey_Daisies
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I Know What I Saw
By the time Simone pulled her head from the pillow to which it seemed magnetized to, the sun had climbed steadily through the early morning sky. It promised to be a picture-perfect early autumn weekend, the kind that she loved. Still under the warmth of the blanket, she stretched, rubbed her eyes and searched for her faithful companion, Nacho. Long, light brown hair fell down over her shoulders and the sides of her face as she leaned over the side of her bed and saw Nacho. He was curled up in his fluffy blue dog bed, eyes half opened like Simone’s. “Good morning sweetie” she cooed. A...
A Writing Life
I’ve been at the same job for nineteen years and eight months. It will be twenty years driving trucks at my next anniversary. I’ve driven all across this country. I've seen polarizing politics, unique fried food, the same damn chain stores all across America. I’ve navigated some of the best roads crisscrossing the nation. I've seen the variance of life, of culture and the subtleties of being. When I go to sleep--the road lingers in my mind. The endless highways and freeways with their long white lines and dotted yellow ones. Headlights as far as the eye can see. I have never taken a vacation. ...
The Final Journey
Reedsy Prompt: Start your story with someone looking out a train windowThe Final Journey Raghavan strode through the compartment of the Vellore to Bangalore train, ticket in hand, looking for his allotted seat. Thankfully, it was by the window. He sat down with a sigh of relief. His escort Ramu, took charge of stowing his small suitcase in the berth above his head.“I will come back and check on you a little later, saami,” he said, folding his handswww.onedoor.cc together. Raghavan nodded, and Ramu went back to his seat in the third class carriage behind this one, interconnected by a short swaying b...
Daisies
My daisies stopped growing overnight. They had been consistently blossoming for the past seven days; a full year after I planted them, which in itself was normal, except they were meant to start sprouting petals by now. Instead, I found when I measured both of them this morning and checked with my growing chart, that neither had grown a millimeter taller since yesterday. I huffed in frustration. They had to be ready by tonight. I needed them to be. Otherwise, I wouldn't have any achievement to talk about in the barbecue.I had no experience with gardening. My father always said I didn't have a ...