This week’s photo prompt is provided by Goroyboy
Guide for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
1. A prompt photo will be provided each Monday pm to be used as a base to your story. Please include photo prompt with your story.
2. Linking for this challenge begins on Monday pm and runs to the following Monday pm.
3. Please credit photo to photographer.
4. The story word limit is 100 – 150 words (+ – 25 words). Please try to stay within this limit.
5. Please indicate the number of words in your story at the end of your story. (It doesn’t count in the amount of words).
On The Doorstep
“A cotton wreath?”
“It looks like cotton.” Kerry looked at Jay. “Insulted?”
“My Greats may have picked cotton, but I didn’t. I’m sure your Welsh ancestors were oppressed at one time or another.”
“Yeah, sure. Most races have been.”
Jay nodded. “Past is past.”
For a moment, they stood in silence.
“It bothers you doesn’t it?” Kerry asked.
“Slavery was wrong in all kinds of ways, but….” He turned to look at Kerry. “Am I wrong to think past is past?”
“Your ancestors were treated like shit. It was wrong. It was…well slavery, but you’re right. It is past. Just like the horrors of my ancestors are past. And Chris’ and Dante’s and everybody else. Past has to be past or we will never move on, the world will never get better.”
“Is it getting better?”
Kerry just shrugged. “For the most part. There are some things that won’t change until we change. One person owning another is one of those things.”
The two men stood in silence.
The door opened.
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A Writer's Life 
Great story! So true, slavery was wrong and we do have to move on and learn from our past and our mistakes.
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Yes, indeed. We will never move on clinging to the past.
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That is so true! 🙂
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Sobering and the world continues doesn’t it…
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Yes, it does. Sometimes you just have to let go to move on with the world.
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