Saturday Centus

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Kelly Sedinger

This week we’re limited to sixty words, not 100.

Dear John,

I made it back. Why didn’t you?

Tom

(One of many notes tucked lovingly into the space between the granite panels at the Vietnam Wall in Washington.)

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16 Responses to Saturday Centus

  1. Kelly Sedinger says:
    June 26, 2011 at 4:02 am

    Hey, Centus participants: Rather than go through and comment on every entry — which I've been really lax at doing the last few weeks, even though I've read most of them — let me just say here that you're all terrific and I always enjoy perusing your tales!

  2. Dazee Dreamer says:
    June 26, 2011 at 4:47 am

    I really loved your centus.

  3. Judie says:
    June 26, 2011 at 5:27 am

    I am sure that this question has been asked many times in the last several years. Excellent take on the prompt.

  4. Nonna says:
    June 26, 2011 at 5:31 am

    Excellent !

    This is the question all survivors must deal with and most painfully felt for a life time is that haunting and torturous "Why ME and not YOU ?"

  5. Tracy says:
    June 26, 2011 at 11:22 am

    very clever leaves the reader to conjour up our own story

  6. Bookie says:
    June 26, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    Short but effective.

  7. Donna Volkenannt says:
    June 26, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Short and to the point.

  8. BECKY says:
    June 26, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    Another surprising and powerful take. I've been to the Wall in DC and have seen many different mementos left…Great Centus!

  9. Unknown says:
    June 26, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Oh wow. You got me there! I am almost speakless. Very good use of the prompt! Short, direct and really hits the heart.
    Well done!
    Best wishes,
    Anna

    Sanna writes to John Tell-Anna's SC wk 60

  10. Jo says:
    June 26, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    I've been to that wall as well … what a powerful bit of writing …

  11. Tgoette says:
    June 27, 2011 at 12:45 am

    Nicely done. I wonder what John's reply to Tom would be? A question I'm sure many asked at the wall.

  12. Susan Anderson says:
    June 27, 2011 at 1:23 am

    Sad. I'd like to visit that wall one day.

    =)

  13. Roger Owen Green says:
    June 27, 2011 at 2:14 am

    I've been to that Wall; totally believable.

  14. 21 Wits says:
    June 28, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Oh my what a great way to go with this short and sweet and to the point now! Cool!

  15. Purvi says:
    June 29, 2011 at 9:25 am

    Lolz! This was fun ! Though.. ti could be a serious note too .. nice.

  16. Jenny says:
    July 4, 2011 at 2:20 am

    Oh man. This little gem really touched my heart. I really loved this. Poignant, believable…touching.

    Thank you.

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