Charli’s Carrot Ranch fiction prompt, this week:
May 7, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story to nourish. The characters can nourish or be nourished. What else can be nourished? A tree? A setting? Does the sunset nourish the soul? Go where the prompt leads!
Solo Nourishment
Mae gently emptied the last of the water from her watering can into the flowerbed.
The roses were doing rather well, all things considered.
All around her, news filtered in of the deaths of people around the world, and even some friends.
It had been tough.
Her usual routine of seeing her grandchildren at the end of each school day, with her feeding them nourishing snacks, and sometimes dinner, if her daughter was running late, was gone.
They couldn’t meet one another.
A video call sufficed, and the odd drive-by wave.
At least she could still nourish her garden.
But I Smile Anyway... 
Jun 11, 2020 @ 02:28:41
Yeah, grandparents are definitely in an interesting spot.
So many find the greatest joy in their grandchildren, yet for some, seeing them is just too much of a risk.
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Jun 11, 2020 @ 08:52:45
Sad state of affairs 😢
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Jun 10, 2020 @ 19:30:01
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Jun 10, 2020 @ 19:32:29
Thank you 🙂
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May 20, 2020 @ 12:19:21
Sad times, Ritu. We must find nourishment where we can.
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May 20, 2020 @ 12:44:33
True, Norah 🥰
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May 10, 2020 @ 17:52:15
Well done, Sis! But you’d beaten the sadness with perfection. Michael
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May 10, 2020 @ 18:05:33
You are too kind, Bro!
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May 10, 2020 @ 18:08:56
You did it, Sis! I am only wondering where you take the time for all this.
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May 10, 2020 @ 18:21:34
We seem to have plenty at the moment!
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May 10, 2020 @ 18:23:20
Me too, Sis! But its flowing away so fast. 😉 Think i should hire you for time management.
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May 10, 2020 @ 18:49:07
😁
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May 10, 2020 @ 18:50:32
:-))
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May 10, 2020 @ 06:07:33
Yes! Mae can still find a way to nourish as we all are sorting it out. Well done, Ritu.
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May 10, 2020 @ 09:58:58
Where there’s a will, Charli 🥰
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May 10, 2020 @ 02:40:14
Sad and and also hearty. Well done, Ritu.
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May 10, 2020 @ 09:55:57
It’s a sad reality for so many right now 😢
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May 10, 2020 @ 11:47:48
😢
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May 09, 2020 @ 16:35:08
Yes, this is the worst thing about this lock down – not being able to see family.
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May 09, 2020 @ 16:37:12
It is awful…. 😢
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May 08, 2020 @ 18:42:26
Nicely done! There is a hint of brightness, hope in these troubled times, and your story suggests at least one avenue to that. I hope you and your family are doing well, are safe, Ritu.
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May 08, 2020 @ 19:29:04
Thank you very much Doug!
We are as safe as we can be, to be honest .
I hope you are keeping well!
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May 10, 2020 @ 08:37:41
Yes, I’m doing fine on my side of the ocean, with few changes in my routine since I tend to be a homebody anyway.
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May 10, 2020 @ 10:03:04
Bless you 💜
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May 08, 2020 @ 17:34:12
Short dark story🖤, don’t know why but I like dark stories.
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May 08, 2020 @ 19:29:55
You found it dark? I thought it was more emotional and sad, to be honest! But thank you!
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May 08, 2020 @ 21:27:54
It’s kinda dark or I guess I’m a sadist😂
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May 08, 2020 @ 21:31:43
🤷🏽♀️🤣
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May 08, 2020 @ 15:56:45
Beautiful but sad too.
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May 08, 2020 @ 19:30:28
Thanks, Danny 🙂
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May 08, 2020 @ 15:02:26
Thank goodness for technology nowadays. It would be awful live with all that’s happening say 50 years ago.
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May 08, 2020 @ 15:14:12
So true. A person would be fully solated 😢
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May 08, 2020 @ 13:47:53
🌸 Hopefully, she’ll soon have both.
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May 08, 2020 @ 13:54:50
Fingers crossed 💜💜💜
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May 08, 2020 @ 12:49:10
There is always something for which to be thankful;
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May 08, 2020 @ 13:54:12
Most definitely!
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