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I have never written flash fiction. I don’t believe I can. I need words – tons of them to even get close to what I want to say. A challenge was exactly something I needed to jump out of my comfort zone.<\/p>\n

Here is my first attempt at Flash Fiction for\u00a0From 15 to 50<\/a>\u00a0at The Moving Quill\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

I chose the picture prompt and got writing.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201cSee the butterfly? \u00a0Isn’t\u00a0he a beauty? Look he is drinking the juice from the flowers with his straw\u201d she declared in that agitated voice that meant she was close to tears. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cProboscis \u2013 how I wish I had one\u201d I mumbled as I ran to hide from mummy as she tried to feed me.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Linking this to the Fiction Challenge \u2018From 15 to 50\u2032<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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