PHOTO PROMPT – © Sandra Crook
It’s here to remind us of the day that time stopped. To remind us to breathe. As I recall, the sun grew dark and the earth shuddered and heaved stopping on its axis for 60 seconds.
In the silence everyone breathed in deeply…so deeply that the ground sunk from the weight of the air filling our lungs. As we exhaled, gravity gave way and we floated. And then the earth jolted, the clouds starting drifting again and the sun sparkled golden once more. Though nothing seemed changed we all knew the truth. In that moment we realized we are one.
~kat – 17 February 2016
(100 Words)
A flash of fiction for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneer Challenge based on the photo prompt above by Sandra Crook. Read more stories or enter your own HERE.
like mercury colliding... 
February 17th, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Oh, wow. What a day that would be!
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February 17th, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Indeed. Peace on Earth! 🙂
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February 17th, 2016 at 5:18 pm
Wow what a reminder and 60 seconds!
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February 17th, 2016 at 5:26 pm
60 seconds is a long time! 😊
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February 17th, 2016 at 5:27 pm
It is so long!
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February 17th, 2016 at 5:27 pm
Haha!
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February 17th, 2016 at 5:24 pm
What a lovely piece of imagery! Can you imagine?
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February 17th, 2016 at 5:27 pm
Thanks Kathryn 🙂
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February 17th, 2016 at 11:08 pm
love to read your post….really like the break up note…how nice that she was in complete agreement that one time….kat
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February 17th, 2016 at 11:31 pm
Thank you for stopping by! I like how that one ended to! No drama! 😊
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February 17th, 2016 at 11:33 pm
yes I am not into drama….kat
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February 18th, 2016 at 6:03 am
😊
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February 18th, 2016 at 3:27 am
I was enthralled by this. Great.
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February 18th, 2016 at 6:15 am
Thank you for your comment and for taking the time to stop by for a read. 😊
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February 18th, 2016 at 4:06 am
Wouldn’t that be lovely?
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February 18th, 2016 at 6:17 am
I agree Claire. It’s a lovely dream. 😊
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February 18th, 2016 at 8:05 am
Dear Kat,
Universal peace. What a concept. Well written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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February 18th, 2016 at 9:43 am
Isn’t that something we all hope for? It is a lovely dream of mine. 🙂 Thank you Rochelle. And Shalom to you! kat
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February 18th, 2016 at 8:34 am
What a lovely concept to have everyone feeling as one through one synchronized breath. Interesting planet, too.
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February 18th, 2016 at 9:45 am
Thank you…yes, I think it would be a wonderful thing! 🙂
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February 18th, 2016 at 8:55 am
Ouuuuuuuuuu, I really really liked that take on the prompt. Awesome. You had me holding my breath and thinking about what it would be like if the earth really did stop for 60 seconds. Wow! Great! Bravissimo!
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February 18th, 2016 at 9:32 am
Wouldn’t it be a miracle if something like this were to happen! Thanks for commenting. I think, at least here on WordPress there are 35 or so people who have collectively breathed for a minute. That makes me smile. Love and peace to you!
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February 18th, 2016 at 9:31 am
Great story! I could imagine this happening and how frightening it would be. The end result is wonderful!
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February 18th, 2016 at 9:34 am
Yes…it would be frightening I suspect and then euphoric. It’s a lovely dream of mine 🙂
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February 18th, 2016 at 10:13 am
Yes, I agree. At the end, it would be euphoric!
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February 18th, 2016 at 11:47 am
🙂
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February 18th, 2016 at 4:02 pm
Amazing image – makes me want to go out and try it!
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February 18th, 2016 at 4:45 pm
🙂
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February 18th, 2016 at 8:59 pm
Beautiful and important realization.
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February 18th, 2016 at 9:01 pm
Thank you Mandi. Yes! 😊
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February 18th, 2016 at 10:18 pm
Amazing story, Kat!
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February 18th, 2016 at 10:36 pm
Thanks Rashmi! 🙂
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February 19th, 2016 at 9:24 am
If only….
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February 19th, 2016 at 10:13 am
I’m right there with you Dawn! 🙂
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February 19th, 2016 at 9:34 am
Great story, and a moral we need to remember!
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February 19th, 2016 at 10:15 am
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Yes…I need a reminder every now and again to stop for a moment and just breathe. 🙂
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February 24th, 2016 at 10:21 pm
Wow… this is a beautiful story, so well written and poetically told!
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February 24th, 2016 at 10:26 pm
Thank you Lori! I’m glad you liked it. 😊
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February 25th, 2016 at 12:17 pm
My pleasure, Kat… looking forward to more of your stories 🙂
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