Published December 22, 2023 at 23:00 CST
By Lisa Loucks-Christenson
Rochester, Minnesota (RST) –– Cold Changes By Lisa Loucks-Christenson Wins First Place in 75 Word Flash Fiction Contest
Lisa Loucks-Christenson's Cold Changes won first place in a 75 word Flash Fiction contest on FanStory.
Cold Changes
She arrived like a snowball thrown into summer, her pain so deep it piqued my empathy, and I forgot mine.
A mystery woman presenting her cold hard luck.
Briefly, we embraced and bared our souls. Moments later, she melted into a puddle of out of season tears, hers mixed with mine.
In my puddled reflection she began to rise, "Your warmth changed me," she laughed.
Now a cloud on lighter skies, I whispered. "Yours, too."