I’d like to remind you that the following is a work of fiction. It’s a conversation between a dad and his little girl.
What’s that creature, daddy?
Oh, this one? That’s a green sea turtle, Mia.
A tuurrtlle?
Turtle, darling. Sadly, we rarely get to see them anymore. Scientists even fear that they might be extinct.
Extind? What’s that, daddy?
Remember when I told you about dinosaurs? That although dinosaurs lived on the Earth millions of years ago, now there are no living dinosaurs.
Oh, so they only exist in story books and museums now?
Haha, that’s a good way to put it, Mia darling. You’re not altogether wrong.
Is it because of humans, daddy? Did we kill off the tuurttles too?
(99 words)
Author’s Note:
For the ease of understanding, I’ve put Mia’s dialogues in italics. Her dad’s dialogues are not in italics.
This time, I’ve stepped into a relatively new genre for me. Telling a story through a conversation. Hope you enjoyed it!
The green sea turtles are not extinct, yet. However they are a threatened species. Harvesting of their eggs, loss of nesting sites, getting caught in fishing nets, hunting of adults apart from their own natural predators are pushing them towards extinction. Hopefully, none of us will have to endure a future where we have to tell our children or their children that the green sea turtle was driven to extinction. ☹️
This post was written in response to the Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge for September 12. The challenge is to write a story in exactly 99 words based on the given photo prompt.
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I love your writing style. Nice post.Food for thought.
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Wonderful written. Such a creative thinking. I loved how innocently mia helped us to identity with our evil hearted practices #damurureads #myfriendalexa
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so well written a story a good message to…
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Beautifully written. I loved the way you have given the message through your story.
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That’s a very very sweet conversation. Very similar to what my kids have with their father.
Surbhi #surreads
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Yes. It’s our responsibility to keep these creatures safe otherwise we’re going to perish too. Nice post. #MyFriendAlexa #CloudandSunshineReads
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I loved your writing style
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Short and crisp! Sadly most of the animals are going extinct and we are not even aware of it.
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Superb story! It is true that we humans are the reason behind extinct species. And the fact is we won’t stop until we make the humans extinct species.
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Nice post. With Mia’s inquisitiveness and innocence, you have brought out a very important global issue that needs immediate attention.
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aww.. so cute.. You know unless u mentioned i thought it was a real convo… loved it
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such a sweet conversation, similar to what my daughter has with her my husband
#myfriendalexa #princyreads
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A realistic dialogue between a child and her parent, expressing how we impact life. Well done to write, using a new to you craft technique.
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A strong message wrapped in a sweet story. Lovely. Keep writing
#readbypreetispanorama for #MyFriend Alexa
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Good job.
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Very nicely written. Thanks for sharing.
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That’s a scary world we are Leaving behind for our kids. You did well in a conversational story telling scenario. I am surprised it’s your first
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It is indeed. Have you seen Greta Thunberg’s speech at the UN meet? If you haven’t yet, do check it out. It’s powerful and gripping.
Thank you so much, Aksh. Your words have made my day! ♥️ Yes, it is indeed my first. I’d written an even tinier tale that was almost in the form of a conversation. It’s called Abstract and you can find it here on my blog. It was one of my first tiny tales. That’s the closest I’ve come to conversational stories before this. Thank you so much for dropping by, Aksh. I’ve missed you around here. ♥️♥️♥️
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Yes I heard about her speech and how she lashed at everyone, got to watch it yet. Have been guilty of not being active in this space, hoping to fix it!
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Ohh, if that doesn’t get the world leaders attention, I don’t know what will. Do check it out.
That’s alright, Aksh. Life has its way of getting in between. I won’t hold it against you. ♥️
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