August 16: Flash Fiction Challenge, Comet Hale-Bopp
For Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction, August 16, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a comet.
Comet Hale-Bopp
“What a crispy night to look at the stars.”
“Yes, it is. A good crowd here. I’m Tim.”
“Hi, Tim. I’m Eric, this is my wife Jan. Jan Hale and Eric Bopp.”
“Hale-Bopp, like the comet?”
“You know it? My dad saw it in New Mexico.” Sparks jump out from Jan’s eyes.
“My dad saw it too in Arizona.”
“My dad saw it first.”
“Your dad emailed the astronomical discoveries. My dad sent a telegram. They got the email faster than the telegram.”
“Who sent a telegram in 1995?”
“Your dad was only a hyphen faster than my dad.”
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The Showers of Blessings 
A great piece Miriam! xo
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Thank you, I’m so glad you like it. 🙂
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Thank you.
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How romantic that the discoveries of their dads brought them to their own hyphenated name! Really creative, Miriam!
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Thank you, Charli. I thought it was cute also!
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Nice creative take on a piece of history.
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Thank you, I’m glad to find a piece of history that is not thousands of years old. 🙂
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A very nice response, Miriam.
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Thank you so much, Robbie!
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Great take on the origin of the naming of the Hale-Bopp comet, Miriam. Creative!
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Thank you, Molly. It was fun to do it! 🙂
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Loved your take on the prompt! 😀
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Thank you so much!! 🙂
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Most welcome! 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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What a fascinating exchange, Miriam. I love your images. Stunning!
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I was going to write something giving the names to twins, but the story would take too long to make it cute. So I came up with this. It would be interesting if I expand it in to a romantic story. 😀
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It would, Miriam. Why not give it a go. 🙂
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Well, I’ll think about something else. 🙂
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you have such fascinating images and lines..
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Thank you for your kind cement. 😊
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