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Y Story for the #atozchallenge

“Yakinton,” said the woman, the only person in the walking group wearing a sun hat.

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“Yakinton,” said the woman, the only person in the walking group wearing a sun hat.

“Yakinton?” said the boy with headgear slung round his shoulders. “You mean mackintosh?” he said, looking up at the ominous sky.

“Yakinton is what I mean,” said the woman, pointing to a flower with long, curved, interwoven pink leaves. “Yakinton is Hebrew for this flower. You know what it is in English?”

“Yep, hyacinth.”

“Yakinton is hy-yacinth. You hear the connection?”

“Y-yeah,” said the boy with a tone of doubt, after which he promptly covered his ears with the black round disks putting an end to further conversation.

“Youth of today,” said the woman, slowly shaking her head.

Hyacinth

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By Miriam Drori

Author, editor, attempter of this thing called life. Social anxiety warrior. Re-Connections, a collection of short stories, published with Ocelot Press, 15/10/2025.

2 replies on “Y Story for the #atozchallenge”

Enjoyed the flash, the generation gap summed up succinctly and with a touch of humour. Thanks. And thank you also about the reminder about the comment box. Much appreciated!

Nilanjana.
Ninja Minion, A-Z 2016
Madly-in-Verse

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