Dear Kris, I just wanted to let you know that you got it all wrong. There was no 4th child, no twin. Those were the people down the street. Nothing to do with our family. Hope this helps Love, Grampa Jones
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Running after things not lost (hour 6)
Hello me, The last time I saw you was during our times in the village. Our secondary school environment was soothing. Apt for learning. The luscious green and unhurried lifestyle was calming. Now that you have come to the city, how is it been with…
Hour 6:The one I was
I want to dance to this song with the one who wooed my heart who knows, perhaps, but my mind was blinded in its folly reason not fully understanding illusion it could be dilution of the senses decision of one’s worth my worth a battle…
Dropped Off
She doesn’t get a birthday party. No one’s sure of the year, much less the day. What she gets are regular meals, treats, heart worm meds, belly rubs, and an occasional bath. A year and a half in, she’s still nervous at dinner time, sits…
Hour 5: Upside down pyramids
Enter the long-abandoned house and you might feel an urge to run. As if you had invaded a sacred space. Outer rooms are a disaster of dust and mouse droppings. The inner room is like a pyramid of preservation. The odor, like decaying cheddar cheese,…
Prompt Six – The Stuff of her Life
Hour Six – Write a letter to yourself from the perspective of someone who is no longer in your life. It could be a former teacher you admired but you lost touch with, someone you knew from childhood, someone who passed on, etc. The specifics…
“Dear Old Friend”
Dear Old Friend… Its been awhile, isn’t it?. 12 years passed and gone, And you’re too busy growing up While I’m too busy fixing myself up, again and again and again. Dear Old Friend… I’m sorry, That I turned insane, And that left you confused,…
Choir – Hour 6
Dear Mrs. Booth, You didn’t like me much in high school choir. You thought I was lazy and believed me to be a slouch. You never knew how much I adored the wonderful music you chose. The class, so in awe of the other students. …
Hour 6 : One of Many
I sometimes wonder If you could ever conclude The depth of my emotions The rug you pulled underneath me I showed you all the love I could give It’s worrying that you do not understand love The way I do, “I Love You” doesn’t resound…
Still a Good Daughter but More – Hour Six
I still remember that Father’s Day, 14 years ago. You wore that special ruffled purple dress I loved. You looked beautiful walking down those stairs. It made me smile. When I shook your hand, later that day, and told you that you’d been a good…