Title: Essential People
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
They canceled schools, closed businesses, and ordered nonessential people home. Six inches of snow fell, and the prognosticators promised more.
Georgie refused. Lives depended on him. He considered his job essential and left for work as usual, at a quarter past three. His daily walk was quiet, but this morning he could hear the earth sigh.
He unlocked his shop doors, flipped on the lights, and began. Incorporating simple ingredients, flour, buttermilk, eggs, yeast, and sugar, he moved with the grace of a ballerina. When the shop bell jingled, his yeasted donuts were ready, guaranteed to warm his customer’s hearts.
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Jo Hawk 
LOL! Yes, donuts are essential! 🙂 Fun story!
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There is nothing like homemade donuts. Glad you liked it.
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Yum! 😉
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Good one 👍😊
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Thank you Sadje. Make sure to have a donut.
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Oh I would love to. Thanks
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Donuts are .most certainly essential! Lovely tale. 🙂
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Thanks Brenda. A warm donut is a lovely thing. 😊
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Awwww!
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😊
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Haha, I agree – donuts are essential, especially in weather like that 🙂
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Hehehe. I bet he did a brisk business that day. 😊
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I like his spirit. And I like his poetic soul – he could hear the earth sigh. Lovely.
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Ah, I think he has a firm grasp on what is important. Glad you liked the story Margaret.
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Warmth and light in the dark and cold, a very life-affirming story ❤
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Thank you my friend. I hope it brightened your day. 😊
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this makes me appreciate the people who just show up no matter what is going on in their lives or around them. your story always has so much depth.
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We often take those people for granted, but they help make the world go around. Can I get you a donut? 😊
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yes a glazed one please! they keep us falling off the planet I feel!
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And I am sure everyone within walking distance was thrilled to find him open for business.. Excellent write, Jo.
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With the snow day, I bet he sees a lot of neighbors. I am glad you liked the story Violet. 💕
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Ah, ha, ha. Yes, some people need their morning donuts, especially with coffee. On his way to work my dad used to stop for that kind of breakfast. Good story, JoHawk. 😀 — Suzanne
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They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. 😊 I am glad the story reminded you for your dad, Suzanne.
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I love Georgie.
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LOL He seems like a great guy doesn’t he?
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Absolutely!
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Georgie has a heart of gold and his work keeps other people who have to work happy so he sure is essential.
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There are so many people who are essential. Some don’t realize just how much they help others. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Georgies in addition to loving his job, has a good business sense. When all outlets are closed, his goodies will sell like hot cake, literally!
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Abhijit you are so right. When you’re the only game in town, you have a captive audience. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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