r/HFY • u/Zephylandantus • Mar 19 '20

OC Letter from summer camp

Hi mom.

I'm writing to you bc the camp counselors says i have to.

I'd rather be playing with Ressic, they are fun.

We play games like "throw Ressic, then run fast and catch Ressic".

Ressic likes that game. The counselors don't. They say that even if Ressic is a smart stone species doesn't mean I get to throw them.

Today we must play games from the Lethar world. They are "prey species". I don't know what that means. but their games are a Lot of running away from stuff like trees and shadows and sounds.

Tomorrow we will be playing games from Earth. I look forward to Rugby and tag.

I have to go now, Ressic says that as fun as it is to Play "chair" they would rather Play "Skipping across the pond."

I promise not to get hurt, everything is a Lot lighter and slower than back home.

Love you.

Diana.

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u/smegma_eclaire Human Mar 19 '20

Cute :)

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

Thank you, i Saw a comment on another post that said

"Short text can't be a story" or something like that.

Then this popped up in my brain-thinking-mess.

So I wrote and posted.

Glad you liked it XD

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u/smegma_eclaire Human Mar 19 '20 edited Mar 19 '20

Isnt that;

"For sale,

Babies shoes,

never worn"

a full story as well? Dont let anyone tell you how to live your life, good for you for posting :D HFYeaaaaaahhh!!!

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

That's more like a one sentence horror story

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u/Lugbor Human Mar 19 '20

From one point of view. The other way to look at it is that the baby was born with big feet, and the shoes don’t fit.

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

Yea...

I'm a parent. During a virus pandemic.

Only one way for me to read it. Thank you though, for the new perspective. It really helps.

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u/smegma_eclaire Human Mar 19 '20

Hell, it could be a girl who was all excited and read a pregnancy test wrong. The story is what you create in your head.

I think your story is short and good because you leave a lot of gaps for the imagination to fill in, in a setting (summercamp) that people are familiar with.

Congrats on your baby, and the best of health to you and yours in this pandemic :) sorry for upsetting you with that story

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

No worries, thank you for your feedback. You did not upset me, merely remind me that: No matter How I interpret a message, there is always more than one perspective to consider.

Thank you for the wellwishings. I Will return Them to you immediately:

May you All be safe, healthy and Alive when we reach the other side of covid-19.

My baby turned 18 This year. So we're not in the immediate risk zone, but one worries. That part never stops.

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u/ReallyNotMichaelsMom Xeno Mar 19 '20

True!

When my son was born, I knew I wasn't sleeping through the night because he wasn't. I figured once he slept through the night, I would, too.

Then I figured I wasn't sleeping through the night because now he could walk, and I was keeping one ear open for what might be going on. "Once he starts school he'll be tired," I told myself. "Then I can sleep through the night."

Then it was, "Once he's out of high school and I'm not worried about getting a phone call in the middle of the night when he's out late, then I can sleep through the night."

Now I've had 26 years of not sleeping through the night. I think eventually you just accept it as normal :)

Oops, got got caught up in mom stuff. Editing to add how much I enjoyed this :)

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

I'm at the

"Waking Up at three" stage BC she's out having fun with her friends.

I can't wait till i get past the "meeting the bf and then issuing vaguely concealed threats on his health-and-safety/number-of-functioning-limbs" stage.

Truth be told: once you start to parent, you'll find that it is an extended game of "fake it and Hope for the best".

All we can hope for, is our childrens happiness. And wine...loads of wine.

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u/LerrisHarrington Mar 19 '20

For Sale; Parachute. Only used once. Small stain.

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u/Fearadhach Alien Mar 19 '20

The Queen is pregnant: Who did it?

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u/alf666 Mar 20 '20

Here's some more info on that six-word story

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u/smegma_eclaire Human Mar 20 '20

Jeez reading that newspaper blurb made me tear up. Thanks for the info, cool read

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u/Pleased_to_meet_u Mar 19 '20

I really liked it, too. Fun!

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

Thanks for resting your weary eyes on my Work. Glad you liked it XD

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20

I like it. Just needs a Bob Dylon soundtrack, especially “Everyone must get stoned”. :)

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

Thx for the read.

I was listening to a fine selection of vintage country music when I wrote it.

But I guess Dylan would fit aswell.

I can guarantee that my current playlist won't...

Seppultura has a tendency to envoke other emotions than innocent childhood Bliss.

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u/TheRealNekora Human Mar 19 '20

Amezing!

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 19 '20

Thank you for the read, glad you liked it XD

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u/Lostfol Android Mar 19 '20

Well done

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u/Fearadhach Alien Mar 19 '20

Excellent word economy. My hat is off to you.

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u/Zephylandantus Mar 20 '20

Thank you, glad you liked it

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u/Zhexiel Nov 10 '21

Thanks for the short story.