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Flame of the Forest

“Flame of the forest”, friends had called her once, for her fiery writing.
Slowly, insidiously life crept upon her.
The fire slept.

One day, at long last, reignited by the vibrant flaming flowers at her window, she took up the pen again reliving her passion, savouring this reunion with herself.


The drabble is done for the picture prompt (above), the word prompt ‘Reunion’ and the phrase prompt ‘At long last’.

Linking to the Fiction Challenge ‘From 15 to 50’ at the Moving Quill hosted by super mum and good friend Shailaja.

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The heart-throb

One look at him and the years melted. She was a teenager again. The smile that made her heart beat, eyes that looked into her soul, the look that made her feel beautiful. Two decades and nothing had changed! Her hands shook as she extended them.

‘May I have your autograph please,’ she asked shyly. 

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And with that we come to the end of the week-long Marathon Bloggers Drabble Fest. The topic for today’s 55er was ‘Her hands shook’.

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Beginnings

She watched the busy birds as they flew to and fro building their nest. ‘They will have babies soon’, she mused. ‘And I never will,’ crept in the thought unwillingly. It was weeks since she’d lost her unborn child and the hope of ever having one. Days passed but she stayed in bed feeling drained. Drained of energy and emotion, she lay watching that nest, staring with unseeing eyes.
One morning she woke up to the lively ‘cheep cheep’ of tiny birds. And then suddenly it moved.. that lump in heart. ‘Let’s adopt a baby’, she said to her husband.

It’s Day 6 of the Marathon Bloggers Drabble Week and the topic for the 100 word drabble is Suddenly it moved..

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The challenge

The prospect of the challenge excited her. She had dreamt about it for days and she was prepared. She would be pitted against vicious veterans, she knew that.  But then, she was no amateur herself. If they were the best, she was better. She sat, all senses heightened, sharpening her claws.

It was Sale season!

 It’s day 5 at the Marathon Bloggers Drabble Week and today’s topic was ‘Claws’
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The dream

She had dreamt of this day for months, slogging away long hours towards its fulfilment. Delicate beads of sweat jumped up on her forehead. She held her breath till her face reddened and then in one determined sweep she pulled up the zipper of the sheer silver sheath. Finally, her sartorial dream had come true.

Written for the Marathon Bloggers Drabble week Challenge for the topic ‘Her face reddened’.

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