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In the beginning

For Kayleigh's, The Story of Humanity Micro-Fiction Challenge

By Christy MunsonPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
In the beginning
Photo by Jingda Chen on Unsplash

It was my birthday. I wanted cake.

I baked it with love and offered you peace. You smiled your acceptance, and we became great friends.

Thoughtfully, you held your chin. It seemed something was missing.

You brought me a candle and a torch.

Who could have predicted the big bang?

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Copyright © 03/30/2024 by Christy Munson. All rights reserved.

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My fifth and final entry in Kayleigh Fraser's wonderful The Story of Humanity Micro-Fiction Challenge

Can you tell how inspiring I found this challenge? Simply, I adored it. Thank you so much, Kayleigh, for making me scratch the itch. And especially for indulging my many entries. Hope reading all the entries was as fun as we all had writing. Welcome home!!!

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