Thursday, March 8, 2018

Six Sentence Stories - Crane

We have a new administrator for the blog hop, Six Sentence Stories. Thanks to Zoe at Uncharted for being the go-to-person of late. Hopefully we will still see some posts from her on the Six Sentence Stories. After this week she is passing the torch to Denise at Girlie on the Edge to be our hostess. The stories will continue, you can be assured. I'm linking my post Six Sentence Stories - Crane to Zoe's site this last time. 
 

When he was outdoors and wearing his leather jacket, he was feared although he wasn't quite sure why. Unlike others with underground connections, he intended no harm to the people around him. He was simply following in the footsteps of his familial roots.

The pot she brought introduced him into a world of warmth inside her home, quite a different feeling from all he'd previously encountered. Although it wasn't immediately apparent to him what was going to happen next, it was necessary for him to get rid of his leather jacket and to spread his wings.

At last he was free to fly and to adopt his new name of Hawk, short for mosquito hawk, but formally he would be known as crane fly.
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14 comments:

  1. messymimiMarch 8, 2018 at 6:36 PM

    They are harmless, and we called them damsel flies.

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    1. Pat BMarch 8, 2018 at 9:16 PM

      Here is a link that shows the difference between a crane fly and a damsel fly. http://www.flyfisherman.com/coldwater/trout/crane-flies-damselflies-and-mice/
      They do look similar, but they are actually not the same, as I understand it.

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  2. GirlieOnTheEdgeMarch 8, 2018 at 7:05 PM

    Thank you Pat for that link! I never knew what those things were, or what they were called.
    Fascinating!
    This was a slight departure form your ususal style of writing. I say...explore it some more :)

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    1. Pat BMarch 8, 2018 at 9:20 PM

      I'm glad you learned something from my SSS.
      It is fun to try a different style of writing. Thanks for your encouragement.

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  3. UPMarch 9, 2018 at 3:02 AM

    Learned something new. Who says you can't teach an old dog a new trick?

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    1. Pat BMarch 9, 2018 at 7:20 PM

      Not me! I keep learning all the time, as well as relearning what I forgot. :-)

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  4. Lisa L.March 9, 2018 at 8:27 AM

    Honestly, I'd have thought that was a mosquito. Had no idea.

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    1. Pat BMarch 9, 2018 at 7:21 PM

      They are way bigger than a mosquito, at least than the mosquitos we have here.

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  5. Clark FarleyMarch 9, 2018 at 4:04 PM

    this has been the week for learning about the world (well, with one exception, perhaps)... did not know the name nor the (interesting life cycle) of your subject before now.
    cool

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    1. Pat BMarch 9, 2018 at 7:24 PM

      I actually always knew them as mosquito eaters, but it turns out that is not true. Well, now I know. As a blogger and reader of blogs, I continue to learn.

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  6. UnknownMarch 9, 2018 at 9:18 PM

    Good use of the prompt and nice story of a life.

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  7. Pat BMarch 10, 2018 at 4:31 PM

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  8. Josie Two ShoesMarch 12, 2018 at 2:02 PM

    This was a great story, it's fun to see you trying something creative and doing it so well! I love how you merged the imagery at the beginning with the actual identity at the end, putting this crane fly in a whole new character perspective!

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