The Old Dirt Road
April 19, 2023 at 3:45 pm 28 comments
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 21 April 2023
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| Photo Credit: David Stewart |
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He was born and raised in a small village close to the beach. Coming home for a visit, he expects to relive the memories of his happy childhood only to be disappointed. It is now a tourist attraction that is hidden behind B&Bs, stores, and dining establishments.
To his utter dismay, he realizes he can’t return in time. Places change, people change, and life moves forward.
He strolls along the old dirt road that is now asphalt in the hopes of stumbling onto any traces of the community he once knew. Given the situation, that’s the best he can do.
Entry filed under: Blogroll, Daily Post, friday fictioneers. Tags: 100-word challenge, fiction.
Musings of a Random Mind 
1.
msjadeli | April 19, 2023 at 8:40 pm
It seems like revisiting those old places often lead to disappointment in some form 😦
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plaridel | April 19, 2023 at 10:44 pm
msjadeli:
true indeed.
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MrBinks | April 20, 2023 at 1:33 am
Nicely written.
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plaridel | April 20, 2023 at 1:28 pm
MrBinks:
thank you. i’m glad you liked it.
5.
neilmacdon | April 20, 2023 at 2:00 am
I think this may be your best ever FF
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plaridel | April 20, 2023 at 1:28 pm
neil:
it’s very generous of you. 🙂
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Sandra | April 20, 2023 at 2:50 am
So true. I revisited a childhood holiday haunt the other week. Never again!
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plaridel | April 20, 2023 at 1:27 pm
sandra:
the photo prompt, the song, and remembering the last visit to my hometown provided the inspiration for the story.
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Bear | April 20, 2023 at 4:23 am
It is true, what is said that “you can’t go home again”. Great story this week. a reminder to us all to enjoy this moment in our lives because there will never be another like it. 🙂
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plaridel | April 20, 2023 at 1:27 pm
jellico:
i couldn’t agree more.
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athling2001 | April 20, 2023 at 11:31 am
True you can never go home again, at least to the exact same place. Well done.
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plaridel | April 20, 2023 at 1:27 pm
athling:
well said.
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Tracey at Whatsfordinnerdoc.com and TraceyDelaplainMD.com | April 20, 2023 at 1:26 pm
Good writing and so true. We can only count on change.
Tracey
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plaridel | April 20, 2023 at 1:29 pm
tracey,
yes, the only constant in this life is change and we better get used to it.
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Dawn M. Miller | April 21, 2023 at 3:19 am
There is some truth to the saying, “you can’t go home again”. This story illustrates it well.
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plaridel | April 21, 2023 at 3:40 pm
dawn:
as time goes by, i’m starting to realize truth about that saying.
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poetisatinta | April 21, 2023 at 3:22 am
A great reminder for us all – live in the moment 😊
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plaridel | April 21, 2023 at 3:40 pm
angela:
excellent advice. 🙂
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rochellewisoff | April 21, 2023 at 4:54 am
Dear Plaridel,
They call it progress. My old neighborhood looks nothing like the place of my childhood. I feel him. Good writing.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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plaridel | April 21, 2023 at 3:40 pm
rochelle:
i share the same feeling visiting my hometown after being gone a long time.
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Keith's Ramblings | April 22, 2023 at 2:15 am
I often have to drive through my home town and every time I do so, memories of the lovely little place it once was flood back.
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plaridel | April 24, 2023 at 5:18 pm
keith:
oh well, thanks for the memories. 🙂
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CGraith | April 22, 2023 at 5:51 am
I’m hoping that the photo scene is a place he stumbles upon and finds untouched by ‘progress’.
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plaridel | April 24, 2023 at 5:18 pm
claire:
i hope so too. 🙂
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granonine | April 24, 2023 at 6:59 am
I remember driving down a street we used to live on when I was 8-9 years old. The house we lived in had shrunk. The trees were tired. The sidewalk was buckled. There were no children playing outside. I was sorry I went back.
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plaridel | April 24, 2023 at 5:18 pm
linda:
i know what you mean. such is life.
27.
Tannille | April 24, 2023 at 8:17 pm
Sad reality, everything changes. On the flip, change can be a blessing too.
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plaridel | April 26, 2023 at 9:49 pm
tannille:
it’s about perspective indeed.