After lending a hand at the Carrot Ranch this week, I thought I’d share the great variety of responses to this week’s flash fiction prompt.
A character’s willingness to offer or receive help can show us something about personality, situation or history without the writer ‘telling’ the obvious about the fears, dilemmas, pride or compassion involved in the transaction.
Sometimes though, it becomes necessary to describe just that, so an unexpected response is understood.
This week, writers explored the offer of all manner of help in response to:
April 13th 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write about offering to help someone. What’s their situation? What’s yours? Do they think they need help? How is it received? Could you be misinterpreted?
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Union City by denmaniacs4
The sun slunk low as we entered the simmering heart of Union City.
We proceeded to Henry Taylor’s Stable and dismounted.
“Aggie, I have a man to see…”
She looked at me anxiously.
“No,” I said, “not that man. Not yet.”
She nodded. “I have…
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Lisa Reiter - Sharing the Story 
April 25, 2016 at 3:45 pm
You did a fab job (with a Norah elf helping). Those are easier than they look, aren’t they? Mwahhaha!!! I mean, here are some flowers. 🌸🌼🌺
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April 25, 2016 at 3:47 pm
Ugh. I meant they’re harder than they look OR they’re not as easy as they look. I combined the two. *sigh* “Coffee!”
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April 22, 2016 at 10:45 am
…and how is the City Lit course?
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April 22, 2016 at 11:29 am
Seems promising Wendy. I love the tutor already -no pussyfooting around feedback! I intend to update my progress weekly in Memoir Monday posts but so far have spent the rest of this week in bed. Hideous virus that seems to lay people low for weeks on end. I assume I would be different and have battled on a bit too much! PS Don’t read London Zoo if you come across the links. It’s a bit too raw xx
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April 22, 2016 at 2:30 am
That’s nice of you to share the stories around, Lisa. There are some good ones there. You did a great job rounding them up.
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April 22, 2016 at 9:51 am
With a little help from you, my friend 😘
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April 22, 2016 at 12:04 am
well done for hosting; I don’t think my pingbacks can be working because my story dint make it for the second week running. I’ll have to look into this
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April 22, 2016 at 9:50 am
Oh, I’m so sorry. I’ve been ill and busy and the lovely Norah then stepped in to do the compilation so the home visits wouldn’t have tied up with what was missing 😐
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April 22, 2016 at 11:05 am
It’s me not you. Just need to sort it out
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April 22, 2016 at 11:33 pm
Actually it’s my WP glitch. I approve pingbacks, but then they randomly end up in spam at unexpected times. So sorry Geoff! Lisa and Norah did a splendid job but the Ranch hid your pingback!
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April 23, 2016 at 7:53 am
Ah me. No problem
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