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JUNE MOON – #flashfictionmagic

December 9, 2022 by Sheri

JUNE MOON - #flashfictionmagic
JUNE MOON – #flashfictionmagic

JUNE MOON – #flashfictionmagic

“Am I too late?”
Emily startled at the breathless male voice at her shoulder. Under the star studded sky, he was nearly invisible in a dark shirt. His eyes looked like moons themselves as he surveyed the small crowd scattered over the hill.
The June Moon hung low and shimmering, almost fully risen.
When she didn’t answer, her mind full with the surprise of his presence, he turned his face toward hers. “It hasn’t happened yet, has it?” His voice was deep but precise, each word a careful thing.
“Make your wish quickly,” Emily said, when her tongue could move again.
He smiled, bright in the warm, night-scented breeze. “I already have.”
The Moon seemed to spring above the horizon when she looked forward again. Gasps and whispers swept over the crowd as the June wishes settled. It was different than a genie wish, or wishes given by dead Welsh kings. June Moon wishes rode on heart longings and wistful dreams. They were for the lonely, the heartsick, the ones trapped in yearnings that circled and circled and never landed.
“What did you wish for?” he asked.
There was something hopeful in the way he leaned closer to her in the dark, buoyant grass crisping beneath his feet.
Emily smiled and held out her hand.
“You’re here now,” she said. His fingers closed around hers, gentle as nightfall.

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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.
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I feel like I stumbled into this month and everyon I feel like I stumbled into this month and everyone else has a plan.😏 But that’s okay. The past few weeks have been marked by 3 hour editing sessions and 30 minute power cleans and intense conversations with friends. A lot of things happening, and they’re happening without my being all organized, so I’m grateful for that.
But while I love the progress and growth I’m seeing in myself and my book, I do need to stop and breathe.
Tea, poetry, strolling around the garden to find all the green buds coming up—these things help me breathe.
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I never seem to find enough time to do what I want I never seem to find enough time to do what I want to do.
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This month I’ve learned a few things about pursuing quiet.
For me, quiet feels slow.
I think I can still pursue it even while having bursts of activity, but in between the bursts, I have to slow.
That slowness can breed frustration, which isn’t quiet at all.
It’s not really about making time for it, more about letting time go. Let it pass, without making it perform.
I love it even though it makes me uncomfortable to begin.
I had a little extra writing time last week and in this picture I’m attempting to find quiet in the midst of it. Journaling helps me focus my thoughts on quiet things.

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