Tjandamurra had caught the avian in Coastal Mambakoort for cremation. Supposedly, black swan ash was advantageous for ‘omen-seeing’, which he’d neoterized.
Expecting tragedy, Jedda absconded with her new friend.
This piece of flash fiction was written in response to:
- The Sunday Muse #226;
- Fandango’s One-Word Challenge: ‘abscond’;
- Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: ‘ash’;
- Word of the Day Challenge: ‘coastal’;
- The Daily Spur: ‘neoterized‘;
- Your Daily Word Prompt: ‘expect’;
- Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #275
The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱 
I’m glad she rescued him. Tell her please don’t use him for eating.
Growing up, my sister had a pet duck, he followed her all over the farm.
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🦆🙏🏻 Jim 🙏🏻🦆
WOW! New words and stunning flash fiction … make for a ‘cool’ morning in my part of the world.
🤎🙏🏻 Helen 🙏🏻🤎
Long live the swan and his rescuer!
💕🙏🏻 Wyndolynne 🙏🏻💕
Wonderful 🖤🌹
💗🙏🏻 thanks, D. A. 🙏🏻💗
David you are an amazing poetic multi tasker! Always so glad to see you at the Muse!
💛🙏🏻 Carrie 🙏🏻💛
Every week your flash fiction leaves me in awe of your talent! ❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
❤️🙏🏻 Punam 🙏🏻❤️
Wow, David. Almost as many prompts as words. Very clever and well done. 🙂
❤ 🙂 Thanks, Bill ❤ 🙂
If only she’d absconded with the black swan from my local park which was cruelly killed by some yobs a couple of weeks ago.
Srsly? 🙀
Feel I should have known what neoterized means (having looked it up!). Excellent prompt-melding. 🙂
💘 thanks, Marion 💘
BTW couldn’t see your prose linked on The Sunday Muse .
oopsie!
❤ thanks so much, Marion ❤
So mysterious, difficult in these modern times to categorize such esoteric perplexity with marine or coastal avian life. Beautiful swanlike gliding.
Tjandamurra – I don’t see him.
Jedda, such an attractive name, saving the day in this magical 29 word prose.
💙🙏🏻 Abi 🙏🏻💙
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Great, David 👏
💚🙏🏻 Vidah 🙏🏻💚
Good one.
❤ 🙂 Thanks, Sadje! ❤ 🙂
You’re welcome