The Carrot Ranch, December 5, 2019, flash fiction prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that includes a key lime pie. How can you use it in a story? Is it about the pie? Or about characters making, eating or otherwise engaging with one? Go where the prompt leads!
Respond by December 10, 2019.
“I hate lemon pie.”
Susie pouted; her arms folded across her chest.
“You love Key Lime pie,” her mother reasoned. “It was gran’s favorite. Remember, we decided to celebrate the Winter Solstice as if she was still with us?”
“Not me. If I eat that pie it means gran is really gone.” Tears leaked down the child’s face mimicking the raindrops sliding down the window.
Her mother pulled Susie into her arms in a tight hug.
“Eating Gran’s favorite dessert is our way of honoring her memory.”
Susie sniffed. “I miss her.”
“Me, too. She’s always in our heart.”
©2019 Colleen M. Chesebro
Colleen M. Chesebro 
A sweet story. Thanks.
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You’re welcome, Darlene. ❤
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Awh, so beautiful and poignant, Colleen 💖
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Awww… thanks, Erika. I always think of my Grandmother at the holidays. I still miss her. ❤
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Those special people who may have left but are still with us through the footprints they left in our hearts 💖
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Exactly. You said that so well. ❤
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🤗💖
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Here’s a heart string tugger for sure
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Thanks, Sis. Tis the season to remember those that aren’t with us anymore. I still miss my Grandma. ❤
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Oh, how bittersweet ❤
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Thanks, Sis. ❤
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That’s a poignant one Colleen. Pie prompts will do that.
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No kidding! 🥧 I’m sticking to cake from now on! 🍰
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Food is so often associated with family. Both celebrating and remembering. (K)
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Isn’t that true? And, through out cultures too!
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Yes, it is. Colleen’s story really brought that home.
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Thanks, Liz. ❤
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This is lovely, Colleen.
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Thanks, Robbie. Some of this stuff just pours out of me. LOL! ❤
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What a sweet way to remember someone – both literally and figuratively!
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Respect for the ancestors is so important. They helped to make us who we are today. ❤️
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