“Who are these people, Mom? And what is LOVE?”
“They are probably from the past civilizations, when people believed that there is a flow of positive energy called LOVE binding them. And they appear to have benefited from that.”
“Was that some kind of radiation?”
“Maybe. Ancient texts say that it transformed people.”
“Really? I would like to experience the magic.”
“I do not know if the stories that I have read are history or fiction. But it generated a desire, that it should be a part of the future, of your life …..”
Mom was drifting away in thoughts.
(100 words)
Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
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This was one sad flash fiction. I wonder what their world looks like when you peek out the window. Is it all gray an gloomy? No sun or green of nature?
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How horrible to think of Love as not part of the future.
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Emojis will be a part of the future 🙂
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How sad to think of a future generation that does not know Love. It seems our society is headed in that direction. Great story, Reena!
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Thank you! The juxtaposition emphasizes the point.
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Oh it definitely transforms people. Good story Reena
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Thanks a ton!
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Wonderful take on the prompt, Reena!
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Thank you, Rosemary!
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Hard to imagine anything human without love.
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Agree.
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Love is indeed a powerful thing.
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Thank you!
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Let’s all keep believing in love. Thanks for a very timely story, Reena.
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Thank you!
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One day love will be rekindled, we have to believe it. Excellent.
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Mom seems like she would like to find some of that mysterious love. A powerful force indeed.
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Yeah … Thanks, Iain!
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