Let’s hop into the Way Back machine this weekend. I’m posting six from my debut story, Coming Home. Lyn had to leave the NW following tragedy and is welcomed home. Now she has to decide if she will sell the family home or can she find a new one to call her own?
Lyn felt warmth and welcome bubble inside of her, and she smiled through the pain. She paused as she entered the hallway just inside the home. The kitchen was off to her left, full of cooking smells, the sitting room off to her right looked the same. The tables had no dust on them. With fresh flowers in the vases, it looked as if the owners had simply run out for a minute. Her grandmother’s favorite scent of lavender floated in the air.
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Graylin
August 21, 2011 at 8:01 am
A great six. Really nice descriptions, you rock.
August 21, 2011 at 8:31 am
Nice description of someone returning home after a long time away.
August 21, 2011 at 8:31 am
I’d forgotten how much I like this story!
August 21, 2011 at 8:40 am
I loved this story.
August 21, 2011 at 8:50 am
There’s just nothing like coming home. Great job with description and making us feel her emotions without telling us what they are. Awesome.
August 21, 2011 at 8:53 am
Aww such a touching reunion, her sense of sadness portrayed nicely with the comment about her grandmothers scent of lavender in the air. This is a story I must read. Excellent six, Graylin xx
August 21, 2011 at 9:12 am
You have a beautiful style, especially with a descriptive piece. Great snippet to select. Thank you.
August 21, 2011 at 9:45 am
Nice way to include sense of smell…and make the reader get fully involved.
August 21, 2011 at 10:31 am
I remember when I first read this story and how much I LOVED it. Great writing.
August 21, 2011 at 11:05 am
Very descriptive. Nice six!
August 21, 2011 at 11:27 am
Her mixed feelings when she walked in had me nodding my head in understanding. Great job.
August 21, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Oh I love that. Makes me think of walking into my grandmother’s kitchen and her lemon cookies….
xx
A.
August 21, 2011 at 12:02 pm
This read so bittersweet! Really well done.
August 21, 2011 at 12:43 pm
Excellent depiction of a bittersweet homecoming.
August 21, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Both of my grandmother’s have since moved from their houses they lived in when I was a child, but I will always remember them. Great descriptions!
August 21, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Good descriptions. It inspires all the warmth and comfort of home just as your character would feel. Groovy six!
August 21, 2011 at 2:18 pm
Love how you show her memories
August 21, 2011 at 6:11 pm
So evocative!
August 21, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Tough decision, and her nostalgia sure isn’t helping. Thanks for sharing!
August 21, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Great description, it pulles the reader in and they feel like they’re right there.
August 21, 2011 at 7:51 pm
It’s always bitter/sweet to go back home. Hope she has some good memories of being there. But then her decision would be even harder. That’s a tough spot to be in.
August 21, 2011 at 10:18 pm
You definitely captured the feeling of homecoming. Very nicely done.
August 21, 2011 at 11:16 pm
I love the nostalgic feel–made me smile. Nice six.
August 22, 2011 at 8:07 am
Lovely, descriptive scene.
August 22, 2011 at 1:57 pm
I’m a little confused… “the owners” makes it sound impersonal, like the house of a stranger or a house staged for sale, and because ‘owners’ is plural, it seems that more than one person *owns* the house, but then you mention the grandmother… so, is the grandfather still alive, or does someone else still live there?