for Six Sentence Stories where the given word is Guide.
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‘Let me be your guide’ says a distant voice, ‘for I can lead you to another place, a place far from the trials and tribulations of your troubled existence.
But first, you must brush from your mind the memories that taunt you, the demons that haunt you, bury them deep beneath the filthy soil on which you stand’.
I frantically scrape and dig with my bare hands until blood stains my fingers.
I beg for help.
‘No’ says the voice, ‘you have to overcome the pain if you are to move on, then once achieved I’ll be here to lighten your path’.
I finish, I follow, I smile, I’m renewed.
Thanks to GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting.
Story with a deeper meaning this week. Awesome
I thought I’d have a go! Thanks, Sadje.
You’re welcome
Excellent and thought provoking
That’s so kind of you, thanks UP.
Wow, that was a deep one, Keith!
I’m not quite sure where it came from!
I feel renewed.
I’m really pleased for you Reena!
Yep, I’m with the others – that’s a deep one, and thought-provoking.
Thanks so much, Jenne.
I hope he’s in a better place than where he was.
It couldn’t be any worse! Cheers, Frank.
Good Sixifying*
The simplest truths are surely the most difficult to present in a story. (And to make it engaging? Very cool)
* not a ‘real’ word
They are, particularly when my normal style is comedic!
*A word worthy of the OED!
A very interesting tale with many possible understandings
Thanks so much Mimi.
And it is thru our pains we are reinvented…renewed.
Wow.
Pain exists to tell us something we otherwise wouldn’t have realised. Thanks Liz.
A wise guide to not help but have him work through on his own.
Your sentences of varying lengths made the piece more effective and evocative I think.
Indeed.
I’m pleased the format worked, I thought it was worth a try!
Your performance (reading) of your Six was superb, Keith. Even without the audio, it was powerful. Bravo!
Much appreciated Denise, thank you.
Evocative Six, Keith. Hope you stopped before you got to China. 😉
I enjoyed both reading and listening to your story.