And so we have Charli’s final challenge of 2017 : https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/12307624/posts/1715611198
To quote from her post today:
“Star light, star bright,
The first star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.”
December 28, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a wishing star. It can be central to the story or used in a different way. You can have a character interact or not. Go where the prompt leads.
The meteor shower hit the East coast just before midnight.
Many witnessed thousands of ‘shooting stars’, and as such thousands of wishes were made.
The nursery rhyme is based on the first star seen, shooting or not.
Against the darkest velvet of night, a child’s wish reaches out to the stars.
By the time it reached its destination, it was no more than a whisper, but it was heard.
The following night, the star shone more brightly than ever, a sign that the wish would be granted.
But as with all wishes, if you tell, they won’t come true.
That is a lovely sweet story. Hoping for wishes that come true for 2018 and I hope you have a Happy New Year
You too Irene. Thank you so much for your kind wishes.
Excellent response Di….
Thanks Michael. 🙂
Such a cute little story. Happy new year 🙂
🙂
What a nice story! I made a wish while reading it but I’m not gonna say what it is!
May it come true Michael.
The perfect flash to ring in a new year of star wishes! May your year be all you wish it to be (but no telling).
Thanks Charli. You too
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A lovely piece of flash fiction. Somehow it reminded me of the beginning of The Day of the Triffids.
Or the early War of the Worlds film. 🙂