Post 1540. Wednesday May 31
Friday Fictioneers
Not hard, not soft, somewhere in between. Perhaps my spade had struck a thick root. I wasn’t sure. I scratched around with a trowel. I found a teddy bear, then knitted dog.
I threw them away and continued digging.
I hit something solid, a stone maybe. But it wasn’t. I pulled a child's bracelet from the soil. Then a doll, and a tatty book of nursery rhymes.
I cast them aside and continued digging.
Not hard, quite soft in fact. What I found then will haunt me forever more and beyond.
Oh my I can only imagine the discovery. Is it a tale of sadness, a beloved child lost to disease or accident, or is it a murder? Either way, very compelling.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I left it open. Thanks so much.
DeleteAll too haunting, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteThanks James.
DeleteI can't seem to shake the goosebumps you gave me. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteSorry about that Darla!
DeleteExcellent, Keith, just excellent.
ReplyDeletePraise indeed coming from uch a skilled practitioner. Thank you Iain.
DeleteThis one gave me chills, brilliant piece of writing!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Loré
DeleteSuch a horrifying experience!
ReplyDeleteOne-of-a-kind , as always!
Very kind of you moon.
DeleteMaybe, a tale from another civilization. Or toys a four-legged mother has buried for her pups. I am thinking positive...
ReplyDeleteI wish you were right. Thanks Reena
DeleteDear Keith,
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine what he found. Grisly.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Indeed. Thanks Rochelle.
DeleteUgh. How awful to be digging away and find the remains of a child. Very real.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine. Please God it never happens. Thanks Linda
DeleteA haunting read.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
DeleteA gruesome discovery. As he dug deeper my fear of what he'd find grew. Nice one!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Alistair.
DeleteWhat a horrible discovery; one to haunt him for a long time...
ReplyDeleteMe to I fear, particularly as this is not my usual genre. Thanks Dale.
Deletescary stuff. i don't even want to guess what he found.
ReplyDeleteNor me! Thanks plaridel
DeleteAlthough, I saw that coming, it was still shocking! Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Clare
DeleteVert affecting build up and pay off there, Keith. I felt what was coming but was still hit by it in the end
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Lynn
DeleteThe last line was excellent, Keith. I like the open interpretation too. Well done.
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated. Thanks Russell
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