Today's prompt: "Name at least 3 scents that trigger a good or bad memory."
Artificial Looking
Store Bought Brownies: The overly sweet smell that screams artificial everything;
my stomach withdraws in protest and a hyper overdrive of sugariness knots in
my chest. Childhood, a baseball game in the Metrodome; a stomach ache leads to
sickness. I always blamed those brownies.
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The Air after a
Rainstorm: The dampness fills my lungs; moist black earth and vivid greens.
Watery freshness; a clean start. A peaceful breeze fills my soul and the
problems of this world tumble off my back.
A Strawberry Shortcake
Candle: A gentle sweetness, the freshness of strawberries, and the baked flavor of
a crumble. The candle sits with its silver lid removed; the wicks stand three
in a triangle, unburned. A smile emerges and a memory; visiting my older sister, helping
paint her whole house and the strawberry shortcake dessert Mom made for us
after a day of hard work.
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| Becky Luigart-Stayner |
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