| General Fiction posted October 1, 2020 |
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80 word flash fiction
Looking back
by trimple
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Emma Stowe sat at the laminated dining table in the care home, gazing at her very first lunch and a glass of water.
'You and me both,' she said quietly; a tear rolling over her cheek.
'Is everything okay, Grandma?' Jessy enquired as she reached out to the old woman's frail shoulder.
Emma looked up with a half-hearted smile, then back down again towards a plate of halibut and golden samphire...
'We wish we were swimming in the sea'...
80 Word Flash Fiction contest entry
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Golden Samphire= Young leaves may be eaten raw or cooked as a leaf vegetable which is often served with fish.
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