Title: Remembering My Forgotten Man
Source: Flash Fiction Challenge
Prompt: Write a story about someone unremembered.
Word count: 99 words
The best pieces were auctioned first. The hammer fell, the winning bidders paid, and scurried home clutching their new, old treasures. I stayed to the bitter end, bidding on lots no one else wanted. My prizes cost me a dollar, and the auctioneer tossed in other unsold items.
At home, I uncovered an antique trove. Pictures of a long-forgotten gentleman. My finger outlined his sepia-toned face, and I wondered about his life. Was he a good man? A brute? A devoted son? A cruel father? Whatever happened, the photos chronicled his lost legacy, unremembered, in my bargain auction finds.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Good story telling.
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Glad you liked it Sadje
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Always a pleasure
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Very nice!
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Thank you, Susan
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Great story telling!
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Thank you, Eugenia.
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🤗
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One man’s trash is the storyteller’s treasure!
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Hahaha. So true. Thanks for reading and commenting, Liz
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The seeking and discovery of story weave in and out of your flash, Jo. Also, what a great idea — to bid on the lots no one else wants. The treasures are in the tales.
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Thank you, Charli. I am delighted you liked the story.
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A fascinating idea. I buy a lot of antiques but I have never thought about who might have owned them before.
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I have too Roberta, and I always wonder about their past. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Old photos of strangers in antique stores always leaves me feeling unsettled and haunted, and I drum up stories about them too.
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I always wonder about who they were, and how they became forgotten. So many stories to tell. 😊
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