Summer Snow
For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this year, I’m posting a 100 word piece of flash fiction every day. It might be a self-contained story, or a scene–whatever, it’ll be fiction, and it’ll be over in a flash! Today’s story is…
Summer Snow
At first I thought it was a small petal blown by the gentle breeze. But it touched my face. And melted. More fell from the cloudless sky. Excited, I stuck out my tongue to catch the small white flakes, disbelieving the evidence of my senses.
“This is impossible!” I said. “It’s 90 degrees—there shouldn’t be snow. How can there be snow in the middle of summer?”
“You forget where you are, young lady,” said the dog, padding up beside me.
“Of course, Ricewine,” I said with a smile, and climbed back into bed. “Only two more hours until morning…”
Check back tomorrow for T…
Anything is possible in a dream.
I am wondering why the dog is named Ricewine…
Indeed it is, Romi! I have no idea where that name came from. Maybe my daughter’s Asian cooking influenced it? 🙂
I would hope that’s only a dream. Do not scare me with ideas of snow in warm weather. =P
~Patricia Lynne~
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Patricia Lynne, YA Author
I’m fairly certain this was inspired by our recent “spring” weather. It seems to be real spring now, at last. Consider it a reminder of the eternal winter of 2014… 🙂
I love the name of the dog! And the fact that while the protagonist is suprised by the snow he is unphased by his talking dog.
Such are the stuff of dreams, Cely. Thanks! 🙂
Hey great post! Talking dogs named for adult beverages and summer snow — I may have been to this planet in the 80s. I hope you are enjoying the challenge of A-Z. Keep up the good stuff.
LOL! Thanks, Scott. 🙂 I don’t think I’ve had rice wine before. Maybe my subconscious is saying I need to try it? 🙂
The title caught my attention and the story did not disappoint. Great post.
I’m very pleased you enjoyed it. Thank you, Patricia! 🙂
I like the talking dog 🙂
Where I live, it’s very possible to go from 90 one day to snow the next, but not at the same time at least. I loved the title for this one. Great piece.
It almost seemed like that here a few weeks ago. We went from 80 to 40 in less than 24 hours. But that’s not the norm for us at all. Thankfully, we’re getting into more spring-like weather, at least for NC.
Thanks, Kim–I’m glad you liked it! 🙂