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As they cleared the brow of the hill, he said
‘Oh blimey! It’s gone!’
‘It’s pronounced Go-nee’ she replied through gritted teeth and half closed eyes.
‘Gone with the Wind if you ask me. Look.’
Sally turned in the passenger seat to glare at him.
‘GO-NEE!’ she yelled.
‘No, seriously. There’s nothing there.’
She looked ahead and could have cried.
All that was left of her village was a rusted sign, an old water barrel and tumbleweed.
It had indeed, gone.
81 words.
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I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes!
We have recently lost our beloved dog Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. We decided to have a photo put on canvas as we had for her predecessor Barney, and now have three pictures of our fur babies on the wall as we found a snapshot of my GSD so had hers done too.
From 2014 to 2017 'Home' was a 41 foot narrow boat where we made strong friendships both on and off the water. We were close to nature enjoying swan and duck families for neighbours, and it was a fascinating chapter in our lives.
We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.
Perhaps it went to a far better world
Couldn’t blame it Neil! Happy holidays.
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And for the first time, the name of the town was appropriate!
Exactly!!
Merry Christmas, Di.
Thanks Iain, you too. Will yours be a busy Christmas or quiet? Ours will be the latter, which is just how we like it actually.
Enjoy the holidays and all the best for the New Year.
Quieter than usual, which does have it’s benefits, but will miss seeing my sister and nieces and nephews.
I’m hoping to skype Bro in NZ, I have a parcel to open from my niece which was a big surprise. Other than that, my family keep themselves to themselves.
Awesome story Di! Very well done on it! 🙂
thank you
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Magic use of the prompt. Love how you did that.
Thanks Trish
Reminds me of the town near Rochester NY called Chili, pronounced “chai-lai”. Of course, here the name was all too prophetic.
Love it. Merry Christmas David. Thanks for commenting.
Oh!where had it gone…oops sorry, GO-NEE😁💜
haha!!!
Well, Di, I guess the sign did say it all after all … Wow. Nice use of the prompt! Merry Christmas to you, and may all troubles be GONE!
Likewise for you Na’ama. Hopefully 2021 will begin on a brighter note.
Amen to that.
Great one! Beautiful perspective, and a bit sad. ❤
thanks Bear.
Happy holidays to you and your family.
Sad to find there’s nothing to find after all that anticipation. Sometimes one should not return.
We believe you cannot ‘go back’. Places, and people are never the same as e remember them.
A creative take on the prompt. Very sad for her that Go-nee is gone. Merry Christmas, Di! I hope you have a joyful day.
Thanks Brenda. You too.
I really enjoyed the conversation 🙂
Thanks Linda. Merry Chrstmas
Wow! This is so well done – the whole relationship is contained in those 81 words!!
thanks!!
Such a cruel coincidence, that Go-nee was indeed gone. Must have startled the wits out of her.
Thanks for commenting. Merry Christmas.
I hope that you had a good Christmas. I enjoyed Go-nee
Thanks Michael. Hope you did too. Thanks for commenting.