Title: TP Toddlers
Source: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – Week of 01-22 through 01-28-2019
Word count: 170 words
This week’s photo prompt is provided by H.R.R. Gorman. Thank you H.R.R.!
Nicky had spent twenty-four hours walking the floor with the baby. The doctor diagnosed a cold. Nothing to worry about he said. The baby thought otherwise, crying inconsolably. Nicky cooed and sung lullabies and tried to sooth the baby and watch her two older children.
She didn’t remember falling asleep, but she woke in a panic. The baby lay sleeping in her crib. Nicky watched the steady rise and fall of her chest. Relieved, Nicky rubbed her groggy head and went in search of her other two children.
They were not in their beds and the house was strangely quiet. She walked into the living room where she surveyed rearranged furniture, draped with bedsheets and rolls of toilet paper. Her two little ones lay asleep in the makeshift fort.
Her oldest stirred and smiled at her.
“I watched Jamie,” he said. “We made a fort. Do you like it, Mommy?”
“It’s a great fort. Is there room for me?”
“Yep.”
Nicky crawled beneath the toilet paper canopy and hugged him.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Awww, this is so sweet and heart touching! Great story, Jo! I have bad news. InLinkz has decided to double the price of their membership and I have decided that I am not going to pay it so FFfAW challenge is ending immediately. I really do appreciate your continued participation, getting to know you and reading your wonderful stories. I really wish you the very best in your future!
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Oh no. Is there no way we could post our own links on challenge post? I look forward to your prompts and will sorely miss them. 😭
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Well, I considered that and decided it would become too complicated. I am going to be looking into other services that are similar to InLinkz and if I find one I like, I will start my challenge again. You might want to continue following the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers blog and if there are any changes, I will let everyone know. There won’t be any published posts on it for awhile, but you never know when that could change!
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I will keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. 😊
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Thank you so much, I appreciate that and I really hope something works out. The very best to you!
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Brings back wonderful memories 😊
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Yes, how many parents have been there, done that?
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A very sweet story.
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Thank you, Sadje.
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You are welcome 🙏🏻
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Love this! My sister and I used to make forts in our bedroom every Saturday morning until we turned eight or nine years old. This brought back wonderful memories!
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Jonetta, that is a lovely memory. I bet you and your sister had a blast. 😊
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Nicely written, Thanks for sharing your story. from World Eye Watch
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Thank you for the kind words. 💕
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