The bus wasn’t running that day, so she took the forest path home from work instead.
Upon hearing the sound of water cascading over rocks, she decided to take the time to visit her favourite spot. Eyeing the shallow pool of water at the base of the waterfall, she pulled off her socks and shoes, and padded barefoot down the dirt slope. The sensation of the cool earth was a welcome wake up from the dreariness of ordinary life, and the cool water felt like effervescent sparkles.
She sighed and smiled. This was exactly where she needed to be.
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Inspired by this prompt from the Carrot Ranch Literary Community: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about earthing. Put a character’s hands, feet or body and soul into the earth. Who needs recharging? What happens between the interaction? Go where the prompt leads!
And inspired by this prompt from GirlieOnTheEdge’s Six Sentence Story challenge: effervescent
Elderberry Tea 
Excellent take on both. Now, I want to follow the same path.
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Thanks! These kinds of spots are precious, yet its amazing how often we manage to forget to visit them.
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What a peaceful place, Nicole! Great response to the two prompts and perfect for Earth Day week. We really should reconnect with nature more.
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Thanks! I think it’s a real shame how busy our lives can become, and how little time is left for enjoying nature.
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Wonderful immersive story that really reconnects with nature! Great sensory descriptions 🙂
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Thanks, Tom!
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how cool!
the first line:
“The bus wasn’t running that day, so she took the forest path home from work instead.
and I’m all, ‘ruh ro’*
Then the visual, nearly tactile, (in the most pleasant of sorts) scene opens and we relax, the more because of the initial tension.
excellent wordifying!**
*I mean, like, no one around here does the innocent opening with a spiral down into hazard
** not a ‘real’ word
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Hahaha! I’m glad that the story worked so well for you 🙂
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You can hear her happy sigh. How lovely, Nicole.
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Thanks!
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Being present in the moment; open to “opportunity” when first glance says otherwise.
You took us on a lovely detour, Nicole. I can think of nothing more beneficial than stopping to “smell the roses”. Nicely done!
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Thanks! Smell the roses and actually feel the ground beneath your feet 🙂
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It is good to have an alternate way home through a forest.
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The best kind of alternate route 😉
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Delightfully calming story. Thanks.
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Thank you for taking the time to read it and like it 🙂
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Sole/Soul connection with the bare earth always brings us back to center.
Mood fully evoked in this six!
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Thank you, Liz 🙂
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I’d have to be careful sticking my toes in the local creek – there are large snapping turtles in it!
😀
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That is a good reason to be careful.
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Ah, I like the way you pulled together both prompts. It feels like a nature spa, which I would love to visit.
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Thanks, Charli!
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How fortunate the bus wasn’t running! That was a soothing 99 word Six.
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Thanks! Nothing like getting prompted to enjoy something wonderful.
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