One sunny morning in late spring, my husband and I were sitting in our yellow kayaks, gently bobbing in the water near the Hoover Dam in Nevada. Many times, we’d kayaked the Loxahatchee River in our home state of Florida, but now, for the first time, after spending a fun week with family in Las Vegas, we were all here, getting ready for a scenic trip down the Colorado River. Our daughter had arranged this trip as a present for our 25th wedding anniversary.
Our guide was helping others get settled in their kayaks, showing them how to navigate with the paddles. Being seasoned kayakers, my husband and I needed no instruction. Finally, we were ready to go, and I grasped my paddle, eager to start our new adventure.
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Thanks to GirlieOnTheEdge for inspiring the above work of fiction with her six-sentence prompt for this week in which the given word is “present,” and the idea is to write something in exactly six sentences, using the word at least once. You can click here to participate on your blog and read other six-sentence creations. This story was also inspired by a recent episode of Get Sleepy, which is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you for reading.
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New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me
Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.
Independently published with the help of DLD Books.
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Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.
After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.
Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.
Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?
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