
June 10, 2021, Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a new way to office. Has the office changed? Can we return to normal after big changes or time away? Go where the prompt leads! Respond by June 15, 2021.
“New Beginnings”
“Hello, Judith? Gather the others and meet me out back in half an hour.”
Macy hung up her phone. Productivity at fairy headquarters had slowed during the human pandemic. When the humans quit believing in magic, the fabric of fairy reality faded. The fey hid in the otherworld, waiting. Today, Macy aimed to fix the problem.
The fey folk assembled in the meadow, their new home office. They joined hands and danced. Macy said the magic words:
fairy dance rhythms drift sacred smoke linger—cleansing belief in magic fiery memory's return summer solstice fires burn
Slowly the veil lifted…
©2021 Colleen M. Chesebro

Our belief in magic is restored with a little help from the Japanese tanka. How cool is that?
very cool
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I love mixing flash fiction and poetry. This entire piece is still only 99 words long. Glad you enjoyed. 🌸
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Very creative! Wonderful!
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Thank you. 🥰❤️
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A beautiful solution, Colleen…
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Thanks, Jaye. 🥰
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I love this, Colleen! ❤️
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Thanks, Franci. I think I will make a longer short story out of this piece. There’s a lot there to work with. ❤
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Great idea, Colleen!
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It’s a great premise. 😀
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It’s very cool! I’d rather dance in a meadow than spend time in endless Zoom meetings for sure!
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LOL! I think we should all be fairies this summer!
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😀
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Love your poetic stories Sis ❤
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Thank you! We all need some magic in our lives. ❤️
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❤
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This new office sounds absolutely delightful. “I do believe in fairies, I do, I do!”
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Yes! I think we all need more fairy time. 😍🧚♀️🧚🧚♂️
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So delightful, Colleen! I could see it unfold and felt so hopeful.
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Just what we need for this summer of new beginnings after the pandemic. I should make a longer story of this one . ❤️
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Great story! Hope things get better for the fey folk.
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Thanks. I think we all need those myths to believe in our future. There is a real connection there. ❤
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Myths are wonderful things, and exist for a reason.
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I found a fairy in the shape of some kind of greenish caterpillar in my garden eating my bock choy! So I put that piece back in the garden so the fairy could enjoy the rest of her lunch!
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LOL! That’s brilliant! Those little fairies have to eat too. LOL! ❤
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