Funeral – Weekend Writing Prompt

Posted on October 10, 2020 by ceayr
Funeral by Phil Burns

A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in Sammi’s Comment Section

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Funeral

I’ve travelled twelve hundred miles to be here.
Most people are surprised to see me.
‘Thought you didn’t like her’ is the most common remark.
I shrug and agree.
She was easily the most asinine creature I ever met.
I never understood what he saw in her.
But they stayed married, raised a family.
We never spoke.
So why am I here?
I just want to see someone drive a stake into her heart.

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About ceayr

A Scot who has discovered peace in a small town he calls Medville on the Côte Vermeille, C.E. Ayr has spent a large part of his life in the West of Scotland and a large part elsewhere. His first job was selling programmes at his local football club and he has since tried 73 other career paths, the longest being in IT, with varying degrees of success. He is somewhat nomadic, fairly irresponsible and, according to his darling daughter, a bit random. So, nobody’s perfect.
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13 Responses to Funeral – Weekend Writing Prompt

  1. Bill's avatar Bill says:
    October 12, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    So, you were not convinced of her demise? I’ve found that stake driving is best done by one’s self in order to ensure a proper job. 🙂 Nice, CE.

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  2. Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings says:
    October 11, 2020 at 1:05 pm

    I would walk five hundred miles … but twelve hundred?

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  3. Dora's avatar Dora says:
    October 10, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    Just to see that last nail driven into her coffin ought to have been enough, but noooo, you wanted a stake driven into her heart too, eh? 🤣

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  4. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff says:
    October 10, 2020 at 8:18 pm

    Ouch! That hurt! And made me laugh. Good one, CE

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  5. Na'ama Yehuda's avatar Na'ama Yehuda says:
    October 10, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Oy. Well. I guess we know why the long travel, then, eh? Sheesh. 😉

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  6. Dee | Grammy's Grid's avatar Dee | Grammy's Grid says:
    October 10, 2020 at 12:11 pm

    Yikes!!

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