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Mykola


'We're often silent. We don't yell and we don't complain. We're patient, as always. Because we don't have the words yet. We're afraid to talk about it. We don't know how.' -Svetlana Alexievich

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On the morning of an important day, a father rises early to prepare breakfast for his family. His son joins him and asks a question he isn't prepared to answer.


Special thanks to Bean's Writing Group for the feedback and support!

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Comments ( 19 )

Lovely to see this beautiful little piece from you up on the site, my friend! :twilightsmile: Great work as always.

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Thank you! Your encouragement made it possible!

That was excellent! Loved every word.

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Thank you! It is short, but I hope it was enough.

It liiiives.

Godspeed, Myk.

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It lives, several months after the fact, but at least it is here now.

Woah, this was quite the ride of emotions. At first I thought it was leading to something different then where it did lead. The subtly is very well done, and the message is all the more powerful because of the way you write. Keep up the good work!

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Thank you! This was a surprisingly simple but emotional story to write, and one that I really did enjoy writing. I'll try to continue to write to expectations!

RDT

What do I say that hasn't already been said? Reading it again, it still hits like it was the first time. A great story.

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I appreciated your comments on this work, RDT. Reviewing them helped me realise that perhaps it should be published. Thank you!

He glanced up to Poppy, who offered him that smile he promised he’d never forget the first day he had seen it -- and promised himself he would see it every day since.

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I'm sure that Taylka is a lovely young rok and it's understandable to not question dad looking different when the griffons and hippogriffs look so similar.

However, I envy the youthful innocence of this question not rising up sooner when he's got a zebra for a sister.

This story is very endearing and I would love to see more of these characters, and of course, more of your writing in general. Keep up the good work.

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Thank you for the comment! I believe a lot of what I wanted to accomplish for this is to look at that innocence, and how the reality shouldn't really affect a loving family. I'll see what more might be in stock for this family!

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"Okay, alright, I can see the confusion with a griff dad and pegasus mum, they've got wings and etc."
Sister: ZEBRA.

Consider the innocence well captured and very endearing. I wonder if this is something that may have already come up for her?

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Perhaps, since she is younger I imagine that she's still not really worried about that and rather that she can identify these characters as family.

A nice story about family all right, though I just want to make sure I am interpreting it correctly: the kids are adopted, correct?

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Yes, the children are adopted.

Loved it♡♡♡♡

A beautiful, heartwarming little piece. I'm glad to have read it. The ratio is entirely earned.

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