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INSPIRED BY SOUND – #flashfictionmagic

May 30, 2021 by Sheri

The weeping stitched the edges of my consciousness with sorrow-spun thread. As always, it vanished when I turned to face the tapestry-hung wall, and returned when I looked away. Today I couldn’t bear the melancholy it stirred and I gripped the closest tapestry and let its dust envelop me, each speck a lazy gold spiral in the sunlight pressing through the window across the hall. The sobs cut off abruptly and I froze, staring at the fabric in my hands. Its seaside picnic scene was shifting, swirling, the stitches pulling me tight before I could breathe. Tense thread flattened me and I spread and shrank at once, my view changing. I was looking out the window now.
A girl in a pinstriped dress gazed at me, her curls alight in the sun. I knew her—the one opening the basket in the picnic scene. “So sorry,” she said. Her voice trembled, but I recognized it. It was her sobs that had haunted me this past year.
I strained against the threads, pried open my mouth to call after her, but she was already skipping down the hall.
The darkness of the tapestry pressed against me, and I began to weep.

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Hi, I'm Sheri Yutzy. I love forests under the night sky, trying new foods, and drinking Irish tea.
I'm married to a musician who looks good in black, mama to two toddlers who love to eat, and happy resident of a Cape Cod cottage in Ohio.
I write YA fantasy and am acquisitions editor at sparkflashfiction.com.
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I know, it looks like I’ve only read fantasy thi I know, it looks like I’ve only read fantasy this year. This is not true, but they do make such lovely pictures. 🤩 Fantasy, especially YA fantasy, is the genre of my heart, and since my bookshelf space is limited, I tend to buy more of them. Did I mention they’re pretty?😅

⛸️Wishtress, by @nadinebrandes 

🌊A River Enchanted, by @beccajross

🏇The Scorpio Races, by @maggie_stiefvater

🌲The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin

🐉League of Dragons, by @naominovik

Have you read any of these?

Can you name five books you’ve loved this year?
🌿☀️🌿 My best tip for finding magic every 🌿☀️🌿
My best tip for finding magic everywhere?
Go out and catch a few children.
Release them in your backyard.
Let them rummage in your cupboards and tiptoe into your bedroom with their treasures.
In the morning you’ll smell daffodils everywhere.
🌿☀️🌿

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What is a day for? I found myself pondering this q What is a day for?
I found myself pondering this question as I meditated on Scripture this morning. I love to achieve things, and sometimes I get lost in the maze of caring for little ones while wanting to get something—anything—done. I’m living a dream life, saving money every day (by not using daycare😅). Half the time it feels too good to be true, the other half it is just too real and never seems to end.
But this morning I was seeking silence before God and it occurred to me that what I was doing was the point of my days. I am here to love Him and be loved, and show my children how to love Him and be loved. And I can do that to better effect because of the many tiny tasks they need me to do for them. They’ll see His love in how I prepare their food, teach songs, finally make the Playdough they’ve been begging for.
It’s the task of my life, and when these children are moved away, it will remain my task.
How lovely is that?
What are ways you let God show you He loves you?
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My chubby cheeked sunshine. ☀️♥️☀️ My chubby cheeked sunshine. ☀️♥️☀️
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