Memories of Glass Mountain – Flash Fiction Poetry - Accepting a Writing Challenge
The Challenge and the rules
A writers challenge by Bill Holland (a.k.a. billybuc)
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We must have the word Mountain in our title √
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We must use the 4 photo and they must be used with the story √
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Short story ….flash fiction…. No word limit …. No prequel… No sequel √
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We choose the genre √
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Publish the finished article by September 10th √
Note to Bill: I hope you do not mind if I write in rhyme,
it is just easier for me to write in poetry.
Memories of Glass Mountain
© by Shyron Shenko
Stacy arrived at the old farm house as the memories came back to life
Both good and bad from ten years passed
When she lost her son Jay
With the memories of the mysteries buried there
In the shadows of Glass Mountain, she felt the chill of night air
Just as she had the day she went away
As she wondered, would she be able to stay?
Or would the memories of lost loves again drive her away?
Ten years ago to the day
Jay Stanton had been on death row for eight years
His son just one year old when he was sent away
For a crime he did not commit
But a crime for which he would dearly pay
Stacy arrived at the prison
On her weekly visitor’s day
To meet with her husband and both of them would pray
Jay’s execution was scheduled two weeks away
I bought a farm beneath Glass Mountain
Not too far away
It has a family grave yard, I can visit everyday
Where you can rest in peace and watch your son grow and play
She said I bought the farm dirt cheap
Because of the grave yard hauntings
From the mysteries that it keeps
And thought it a fitting place for you to sleep
It has a rusty barn I hope to restore one day
And there is a rail road yard which is not too far
But we will not be disturbed by the abandoned Rails and Cars
Which is far better than the cells and bars
Someday we will buy a headstone
Stacy told her son, no need Jay Junior told his mom
In the rusty old barn there is one
And when they read the words both of them were stunned
An innocent man
Jay Stanton
Is resting here today
His wrongful conviction will be overturned come the judgement day
Jay Stanton was buried in the grave yard on the farm
With just his wife and son standing all alone
The only family he had ever known
Now he would be safe at home
The day after the headstone was placed
Stacy gazed out the window
Glass Mountain looked like a great white whale
Rising out of a sea of misty clouds
Jay Junior and two friends were playing near the rusty barn
When Stacy heard the rumble and the crack
Glass Mountain had broken open and the avalanche
Buried the rusty old barn and everything else in her sight
After they pulled two small bodies out of the snow and ice
Unrecognizable from the crushing blows where the ice cut like a knife
With no report of missing children
Both children were buried in the family grave yard
Beside herself with grief Stacy knew that she must leave
And find a comforting place to grieve
She returned almost every day
To tend the house, the yard and graves
Back to reality
Back to today
Back to today and the memories
With the melting ice and snow
The rusty old barn looked like it did before
Tonight as Stacy laid down to rest
A boy knelt beside the pallet on the floor
Wake up mom!
Come on mom, come with me to explore…
Other Hubbers who have taken up this Challenge
- This time, Lord you gave me a Mountain!
A response to a recent writing challenge by my friend Bill Holland. How about having a go? - Lost Mountain
Escaping from a serial killer isn't always the easiest thing to do. Especially when it involves rugged mountainous terrain and a girl without survival skills. But danger is only a state of mind. - Your Mountain Is My Valley (Raise Your Expectations) - An Answer to Bill Holland's Writing Prompt
A short story response to Bill Holland's challenge. The truth behind cheap office artwork. - High on the Mountain: (a billybuc writing challenge entry)
Just a made up story. I reckon in all things human there is some fact and some fiction. The lines get blurry at times. Perhaps this is one such time. - Flash Fiction: A mountain man comes home - Bill's Challenge
After WWI, 368 American soldiers have rested in graves in Flanders Fields. In this flash fiction, we are going to imagine the story of one who was MIA and did not make it to the fields. - Conquering Savage Mountain
Bitty has the adventure bug, passed down to her from her Daddy. She decides to climb Savage Mountain, where her Daddy died, to finish the climb he started but never finished. - Rescue Flame on the Mountain
A little story written in response to A Writing Challenge: Are You Up For It? by Bill Holland. ://hubpages.com/literature/A-Writing-Challenge-Are-You-Up-For-It - Mole on a Mountain: An Action/Adventure Response to Bill Holland's Writing Challenge
Tony is a DEA mole in a Mexican drug cartel. On his first drug run, a shipment of meth, he encounters two kinds of trouble, airplane trouble over the mountains and his arch enemy as his new boss. - The Darjeeling Trip And The Mystery Of Those Mountains: A Short Story
Raj and Priya were happy and excited about their holiday plan to Darjeeling. Little did they know that they were going to get the surprise of their lives there. ~~In response to billybuc's challenge - The Mountain of Enlightenment- A Writing Challenge
The Mountain of Enlightenment is about climbing and working towards the complete understanding of what life means. It is a challenge that is worth undertaking and a thought worth considering. - Up the Mountain We Go: A Short Story by Author Jennifer Arnett
A storm is brewing in the mountains, and Norbert is determined to summit a peak. As he is following a pair of traintracks upward, he meets a young man going the same direction. - Slumber Mountain: a Short Story Response to Bill Holland's Challenge
Challenges push a writer's boundaries, something we need to do all the time or we do not progress, nor improve. This story tells of a personal challenge which many face, dealing with another's pain. - A Billybuc Writing Challenge--The Mountain of No Hope
A writing challenge--free verse, any genre using these three images--a mountain, aging freight cars, and an abandoned barn. What feelings do these images evoke? - Lookout Mountain
This short is in response to Bill Holland's writing challenge. Read on to learn of Sammie's relationship with Lookout Mountain. - The Legend of Whisper Mountain - My Response to Billybuc's Writing Challenge
I just love a writing challenge, especially one driven by picture prompts. This is my response to billybuc's latest challenge. - The Ghost Mountain Adventure (a short story)
This short adventure story is my response to a writing challenge. I also read a recent article that said there was a lack of short fiction available with skiing as the theme. So here goes. - Take That Mountain
My response to our friend Bill"s (billybuc) latest challenge. - Sugar Mountain ~ a poem
A writing challenge from Bill Holland and my response. - Riding The Rails- Short Story - A Challenge by Bill Holland
Beatrice had lived on a farm with her parents her entire life, when they passed she wanted to fulfill her dream of exploration. This is her story. A challenge issued by Bill Holland. - Rainbow Mountain - A Short Story
When Jennifer got the call to go and see a new geological phenomenon the last thing she expected was this! Short Story by Nell Rose - Memories of Glass Mountain – Flash Fiction Poetry - Accepting a Writing Challenge
Bill Holland (a.k.a. billybuc) has issued a Challenge to all Hubbers to write a short story/flash fiction. Bill I hope you do not mind that mine is written in rhyme. - Mountain Creek Station
- Majestic Mountain
My short romantic tale in response to a writer's challenge, presented by our own author & friend, Bill Holland.
© 2016 Shyron E Shenko
