Why Do They Envy Me?
"Tears are God's gift to us. Our holy water. They heal us as they flow."
- Rita Schiano -
I appreciate challenges.
Sometimes I even challenge myself by adding constraints to an existing challenge to make it even tougher (read: more fun).
The challenge this week from @jayna is to write a 50 word story, starting with the prompt "tear."
For the last several 50-word challenges, I've written about horses.
Well, horses lead to flies, and flies lead to...
...candles?
A solitary tear fell.
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How many times can you find "tear" in my story?
Why Do They Envy Me?
by Duncan Cary Palmer
Though concentrating, birdsong was enough to tear candlemaker Stearns away from her work.
Lifting her head, a solitary tear fell. Outside the window, the tiny wheatear dined on flies beneath the eaves.
Since inventing a superior stearin hardening technique, colleagues had shunned her.
Are they envious because I outearn them?
A hungry wheatear.
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~FIN~
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Using the prompt 6 times!! I'm well impressed and a great story too..The bar is set.. :o)
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one of the problems with English spelling - tears(of the weeping variety) are only distinguishable from tears(rents in the fabric of being) by context and/or pronunciation. And then we have all those unnecessary silent letters :)
When it comes to spelling, the English language is an utter disaster. It presents a sometimes intractable challenge to immigrants and child students. Not to mention other mere mortals of all ages.
Much of the problem comes from all the borrowed words from other languages.
I recall as a child, my Hungarian grandmother boasting to me how her native language was entirely and reliably phonetic when it came to spelling.
I love it! I believe I counted five instances. Way to go above and beyond with the prompt, @creatr!
Thanks, Jayna...
But you may want to count again... ;) :D
Oh my gosh you are right! There are six. “Outearn” was the sneaky one I missed. So clever!
Gotcha! ;)
Envy is not a good thing. However if you know how to turn that into appreciation and admiration it's better served. Thanks my friend for a good post. @creatr
Thanks, Troy!
Dangit. I thought I was doing good to get two uses of the word in my story.
6 uses of tear? 'Stearns' was tricky.
Good story, as always!
Thanks, friend... :D
Tears are often necessary because they are the relief of the soul, whether because of joy or sadness of the heart. But it is the best instrument that the Creator has given us to express our feelings. Greetings my friend @creatr
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I'm always aware of your poems. I love! may God continue to give you that talent
Thanks.
I admire the talent you have when writing dear friend @creatr
I wish you a wonderful weekend
Thanks, friend. I hope all is well with you and your beautiful children!
Envy is in the nature of man who hates
But the one who loves you does not hate you, my friend
Thank you, @roselover.