(100 word flash fiction)
She ran her finger down the book’s spine. It was coarse and unyielding like bark.
‘This was once a tree.’ She thought, bemused. ‘Its cells then rearranged into a different form to serve a different purpose.’
She looked around the room lined with books in shelves. She was in a jungle here. Except, it was not sap that was flowing but rivers of stories.
‘A house it could have been, sheltering people. Or a boat, gliding over the endless rivers. Living, serving, even after death.’
She pulled the form towards her and signed it, donating all her organs after death.
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It’s that day of the week again when I check out the Friday Fictioneers page hosted by the lovely Rochelle and get a high by writing a short story based on the photo prompt which this week is –
PHOTO PROMPT – © Jennifer Pendergast
Just Joyfulness 
I like this flow, the pondering, to find that purpose…
Thanks Bjorn.
Absolutely love the message behind this.
Thanks Louise.
I like the concept of “serving, even after death” Well done.
Thanks 🙂
Dear Jolly,
The pondering aspect of this story is nice as is the ending with a message. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle.
The stream of conscious flow from bark to forest and rivers and what it could have been and then whammy you hit us with such a meaningful sentence. Hopefully we will all consider organ donation if we haven’t already done so. That really is meaningful.
Thanks Irene. The story also flowed out in a stream of consciousness 🙂 Sometimes the muse is very co-operative 😀
Well your muse did well for you with this flash.
Very profound. Well done.
Thanks Sandra.
Well crafted piece, with a cleverly introduced message.
Thanks 🙂
Interesting thought process and I agree with the message. Nicely done.
Thanks Tracey.
Profound message and beautifully written. I started with a similar theme of ‘purpose’ but i ditched it for another theme on purpose. Glad I did because this is much more beautiful.
Oh, thanks so much Ansumani. Going over to read yours.
I loved the thoughtfulness all throughout. Great message delivered in a lovely way.
Thanks Dale.
This is a beautiful story –profound in its contemplation of how things are transmuted, and translated (to use a Shakespearean term). It’s perfect in the way the character deals with the all-important question and form that she was signing.
Thanks Vijaya.
It’s a pleasure.
Very interesting parallel beautifully expressed.
Thanks Perry.
Beautifully written and thought provoking. I’ve signed the organ donor thing on my driver’s license, but most of my organs have had a tough life, except for the brain, which has barely been used at all.
Thanks for the kind praise. Don’t worry, your brain’s recipient will be grateful on having received it in pristine condition. 🙂
From stroking a book to organ donation, what an arc you’ve drawn here. Beautiful and meaningful, I love it.
Thanks 🙂
Wonderful story and so nicely done!
Thanks Joy.
great message covering two of the 3 r’s that benefit the planet: reuse and recycle.
Thanks
Very unique story, Jolly. The trees provide us with gifts. Our gifts that can extend beyond our life is our organs. I never thought about those two side by side. Great thinking!
Thanks Amy. I am forever in love with trees. I think I know them inside out.
That’s cool. Where would we be without them?
That’s a lovely way to think of organ donation, JJ. It was very poetic. Well written. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thanks Suzanne.