Friday Fictioneer
Another Friday Fictioneer write. Those of you writer friends, I hope you will join Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Madison Woods. You can find details at www.madison-woods.com or check her out on Facebook.
Here is my write to the above photo:
She finally explained.
In my recent visit with Grandma the other day, we sat on the porch, as we try to do now. She loved to tell stories of “Grandma’s summer camp” as she called it. Every summer me, my brother, and my cousins spent our days at Grandma’s while our parents worked.
“Grandma? Do you remember what your favorite song was that you sang all the time?”
“I sure do. I heard it through the grapevine . . .” she sang in her broken voice.
“How come you always sang that song?”
A smile lifted the corners of her mouth. “I used to sit here in this very chair while you kids played. Do you remember where you and Jack loved to hang out? Yup, right down there below the porch in the grapevine. I heard it all, your struggles, dreams, tall tales and about every girl you knew.” She squeezed my hand with her aging strength, “I heard it through the grapevine.”
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Haiga 365 
this story brought tears to my eyes, I lost my grandmother last spring, but we used to always go to her ‘summer camp’ as well, and oh the memories these few short words brought rushing back decades later.
http://craftytara.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/the-outline-of-a-memory/
Oh Tara. I hope you found those tears to be delightful as I know they were bittersweet. I hope you continue to be blessed with the wonderful rememberings. Thanks so much for sharing.
Wonderful! Reminded me of playing around my grandfather’s porch long ago. Thanks!
How fun. Thanks so much for stopping by. I am glad it brought you a “remembering”.
A nice take on the prompt – I wonder what else Grandma heard…
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Thanks for stopping by. Based on what she shared, I bet she heard so much.
Great way to develop the theme. Feels real, true to life. Lets the reader identify with the Grandma as well as with the kids. Great work!
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Those are strong, confirming thoughts, thank you. I appreciate your input. I will be by to read yours.
Really liked his grandmother’s association of the physical grapevine with a song. I was split about “aging strength”—it’s a really neat phrase that I liked a lot, but “strength” suggests “strong” and “aging” wasn’t a strong enough word to negate that (it seemed like you were trying to convey “she squeezed my hand weakly”, but that isn’t how “aging strength” felt to me). And (this is entirely because I’m female) I didn’t realize until I reread the last paragraph that I caught on that the main character was male (silly me).
Very nicely done. 🙂
I appreciate your thoughts about aging strength. I meant it as a statement about her small, frail grip on her grandson’s arm – but I see where you are coming from. Certainly was good to think about and consider. Thanks for stopping by and giving me your constructive input – really value that.
I very much liked where you went in the story and how you wove in the grapevine and “heard it through the grapevine” themes. Nicely done!
thanks for your stopping by and comments. It was a quick, fun write. I wasn’t expecting to participate today, so it was good to do so.
touching, and a fine read. How good she was to keep it to herself.
I didn’t think about keeping it to herself…cool observation. I will be by to read yours…thanks for commenting.
I like the clever twist at the end. Of course it never occurred to the two boys that a mere adult might hear them!
You are right. Thanks for stopping by.
That was a good story, folksy and down home, like the kind only grandmas could tell. Thanks for the positive comment on mine and for visiting.
Hey Joyce, back at you with appreciation.
That is an excellent take on the prompt Kris and what a wonderful way to look back and remember too 🙂
http://womanontheedgeofreality.com/2012/07/20/friday-fictioneers-the-grapevine/
Thanks, Linda.
You’re welcome Kris 🙂
Loved this sweet summer story about children and their beloved Grandmother. Very well done.
Aloha,
Doug
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Doug, it is always a gift to have you read my writing. Thanks for the kind words.
Lovely and sweet. Wonder if any of their stories curled her toes. lol. I’m on the list.
I have a soft spot in my heart for well rendered moments. This hit the spot. Thanks and good job!
Wow, thanks Daniel, very kind…