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To celebrate the anniversary of his adoption, Reuben is issuing a challenge.

... write a story of any length using these words
adoption
anniversary
lap
meeting
first
brother



Mama’s milk is warm, and every sip of it leaves me content. Her purrs rock me to sleep, and her gentle nudges tell me when to wake. A pile of small soft gingers cling to her fur. I follow her everywhere, in this place she calls home.

My dreams take me far away, to a cat who wants to play, and another who longs for comfort. Mama tells me that dreams are real, and so are goodbyes. She meows that I'm her little ball of light, the goodness in her heart. Strong hands lift me away, as I take one last look at her sweet amber eyes, tears dripping from my own.

This place is new, and doesn’t smell like home. But a kind lady lifts me up, and places me in her lap. I search her face, and mama is staring back at me. She gently places me down, and waits as I go to a meeting that’s already happened in my dreams.

A first sniff, a simple nose nudge, a comforting meow. New brothers greet me, tell me their stories. I will be here a long time, always ready to listen.

New mama says I’m adopted, that a year has passed. Anniversary tuna sits on my plate, surrounded by a circle of treats, and a circle of friends.

Link to the challenge: https://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/894599.html#comments

Write a story of any length including these words,

Independence
Flag
Stars
Stripes
Banner
Fireworks
Eagle.

A thousand years ago in the land of independence, she sings her first song, sends her first fireworks to the sky, cries her first tears for the fallen. Today, she flies with eagle wings, but her heart belongs to the dove. She lands on holy ground, the place of peace where soldiers never have to die. Stripes no longer bleed red, and the stars of her flag are no longer bound to the cloth that gave it birth. A banner of hope, it blesses the land with an eternal smile that shines from the heavens.

Link to the challenge: http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/875716.html#comments

lindahoyland and Reuben's challenge from June 12.

Write a story of any length or topic including these 6 words.

Pottery
Cold
Natural
Clothing
Steps
Wistful



The old woman’s face is creased with seams, like broken pottery glued together. Her clothing is a polite shade of brown, the same color as the well-mannered bushes that grow on her lawn. Each step is cautious, carefully measured, and endlessly precise. The natural world calls to her, but she is too cold to care. Ice grows on her fingers instead of nails, and frost forms an endless shell the sun can’t melt.

Mornings bring wistful thoughts...memories of warmth and wonder, a distant thing faded in time. Evenings bring the rains… the steady patter of hope, waiting for her to thaw.

Link to challenge: http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/870239.html#comments

I'd like to give this a try. :)

lindahoyland has posted a new challenge. Include these 6 words in a story of any length:

kitten
mother
box
food
orange
baby



The baby kitten colors her dreams orange. She craves warm, sunny things. Safe in her box, she purrs her contentment to a sun that never sets. Mother cat stays at her side, weaving tales about the big, bright globe that sails through the sky. Night comes, but light continues to pour through the curtains, making the food in their dinner bowls glow.

Link to challenge: http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/862076.html