General Fiction posted July 11, 2023


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Flash Fiction 100 words

The Basement

by zanya


A ray of July sunshine lit up the stone staircase.Barta struggled to stand up from his wooden chair. Living in the basement was increasingly difficult.

Glancing  at the 2023 calendar  on the kitchen wall, he peered for a long time at the dates. His birthday fell in July. The exact date escaped him. He wondered would Caterina remember.

 The sound of  another shell exploding, echoed in the distance.

 Reaching  into the pocket of his  shirt, he took out a  photo of Caterina and his grandson, Mattiu.

‘Bloody war,’ he muttered as he held the photo close,' what's it all for?'

 




Flash 100 writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write a flash fiction story. But you can only use 100 words. Exactly. Title does not count in the word count.


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