Gifts From Mother to Daughter (NoNoWriMo)

by THX 0477

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“Go on and dry your hands. You don’t want rough, cracked hands like this old hen,” Mrs. Caldwell chided gently, shooing her daughter out of the kitchen, “I’ll finish up in here.”

“Thanks, mama,” the young woman said. She gave her mother a brief but strong hug and scurried out of the kitchen before her tears could hit the floor.

Mrs. Caldwell stared down into the sink, considering with patient ease the swirling dance of bubbles, grease, and grime. She let her eyes lose focus, her sight drift past the layer of filth on the top of the water but not to the few remaining dishes beneath. Years of practice let her mind see.

For an instant, Mrs. Caldwell was sure she could see his face, weather-beaten but defiant. Just as quickly the image was gone, replaced with an old pie pan, the one with the moon shaped dent in the middle where crusts always stuck no matter how much she smeared it with lard.

“Leave her be, John. Let the girl be,” she whispered harshly after the fading visage, but it was gone.

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  1. Gifts From Mother to Daughter (NoNoWriMo)

    artistsrunwild's Buddy Icon artistsrunwild

    Posted 11 months ago

    WHAT IS NANOWRIMO ?!?!

  2. Gifts From Mother to Daughter (NoNoWriMo)

    ChuckEye's Buddy Icon ChuckEye

    Posted 11 months ago

    Tag should be nanowrimo2007 for consistency.

  3. Gifts From Mother to Daughter (NoNoWriMo)

    uselessness' Buddy Icon uselessness

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great, I like where you’re taking it… is John Marshall a ghost, or just a vivid memory? Let’s hope more contribute to the story!

    artistsrunwild, NaNoWriMo is a yearly contest where people attempt to write an entire 50,000 word novel in the month of November. It’s like a marathon for writers. Rather than attempt it individually, we’re trying a team effort with this story. How much can we write in a month?

    Also, THX , what ChuckEye said, and the title should say NaNo, no NoNo. :-P

  4. Gifts From Mother to Daughter (NoNoWriMo)

    Hunting Beauty's Buddy Icon Hunting Beauty

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    THX , you did a great job with the sequel. I can’t wait to see what the next person does with it.

  5. Gifts From Mother to Daughter (NoNoWriMo)

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like it. Very nice descriptions, and the emotion is great throughout. Lovely. Now, where’s this gonna go?

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