Yesterday was Tuesday. Much like Monday, nothing special. But today is totally changed. Until yesterday, you were in the world, and now you’re not. I don’t know how to comprehend this.
I pick up the book you were reading. Sniff it. But it smells of printers’ ink, not you. I try to read the words, the last words you saw, the same ideas that passed through your mind filling mine, as if some semblance of you might remain in them.
Until I reach the word “yesterday”, such an innocent word. But I cannot continue.
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Neil MacDonald Author 
Had to read twice to really take the story in; sorrow and a numbness. A full circle.
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I’m glad you found it worth reading twice. Thanks
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Superb, Neil.
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Thanks so much, CE
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That really got me Neil. Absolutely excellent.
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Thanks so much, Derek. High praise
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Beautifully poignant, Neil.
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Thanks so much, Susan
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Such a sad piece and yet so beautiful.
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Thanks so much, Colline
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Dear Neil,
Tangible longing and loss in this. Beautifully done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks so much, Rochelle
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A real sense of tangible tragedy and the numbness that follows. Well done.
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Thanks so much, Iain
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Ouch, this was poignantly beautiful and so sad. We are watching footage on TV of 9/11 so this is quite a fitting tribute. Very well done, Neil.
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Thanks so much, Rowena
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Poignant story, Neil.
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Thanks so much, Joshua
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Wow Neil. This is so powerful. I wonder if it will be me or my wife to embody this scenario. I cannot see either being a good choice. So good and spot on. Bravo!
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Thanks so much, Joe
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Neil, the sense of loss here is overwhelming. Truly a masterpiece this week.
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A masterpiece? You’re too kind, Linda
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Stunning. So sensitively done.
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Thanks so much, Sandra
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yep.. speechless… Oddly, it goes along with my write this week, too. Funny how that sometimes happens. ~Shalom, Bear
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Thanks so much
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This is stellar writing… I really love how you captured so much in so few words… and of course I started to hear the song Yesterday playing.
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Thanks so much, Bjorn. The song was an added extra I hadn’t planned on
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You’ve definitely leveraged the prompt really well to create a fantastic piece. It feels so genuinely like a thought stream somebody grieving would have.
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Thanks so much.
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Powerful, I enjoyed how you put this together
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Thanks so much, Michael
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A sorrowful trigger. I feel for the person. Well-written.
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Thanks so much, Jade
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You are very welcome, Neil.
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This is quite beautiful.
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Thanks so much, Dawn
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This is a tear-jerker and very poignant. Good job! Excellent!
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Thanks so much, Nan
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Exactly how one feels when you lose someone special.
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Then my job here is done
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The emotion is palpable. Well done.
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Beautifully done and perfectly timed. How many were reading the night before?
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Thanks so much, Dale. I know I was, but I came through the night
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Indeed. Right place, right time.
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Heartfelt grief!
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Splendidly sorrowful.
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Thanks so much, Liz
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So sad, how everything can change so completely in so short a time.
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And that we never know when those moments are coming
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Such sorrow in this. Great take on the prompt!
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Thanks so much, Russell
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poignant story. truly heartfelt.
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Thanks so much
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Oh wow, this was so creative! I loved and felt the feeling of longing and loss. Painfully beautiful. Its amazing where you went with the prompt.
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Thanks so much. I’m glad it spoke to you
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Oh this is very sad. Very well told.
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Thanks so much, Laurie
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Brilliant, Neil. So much with so few words. Well done!
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Thanks so much, Britt
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Grief is an anchor in life, it takes a lot of effort to pull through out of the deep.
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Yes. And he may not have the strength
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It’s difficult to comment with tear filled eyes.
Expressed in such a way that I felt his pain. LOVED IT !!!
Isadora 😎
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Wow! Thanks so much, Isadora
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As I grow older and the people I love older still, I think frequently about when I next I’ll experience the scenario in your story. You gave me chills.
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In a good way I hope
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Yes, of course!
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Then thankyou
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This is beautiful, so much emotion in few words.
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Thanks so much, Kelly
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Beautifully written, a touching and tender story.
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Thanks so much
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You saw what I did, Neil, the death of someone close. The glasses on the open book that someone didn’t come back for.tell the story. The pain of loss was strong, well-written, in this story. —- Suzanne
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Thanks so much, Suzanne
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The melancholy and catharsis permeating the confines of this story is to say the least – magnificent! Great work!
Best Wishes
Venky
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Thank you so much, Venky
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Anytime Sir!
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Oof! That hit hard. Grief has a bluntness to it unlike anything else. It echoed my exact thoughts I experienced for months after the death of a loved one.
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Thanks so much, Fatima
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Oh my god, how sad, such a beautiful piece
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Thanks so much
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