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The Unicorn Challenge-16/02/24

© Ayr/Gray

A magical new weekly writing opportunity from me – Jenne Gray – and him – C. E. Ayr.
Visit this blog every Friday, read an amazing story from each of us, and then post your own even better effort in the comments below.
Or on your own blog and stick the link down in the comments.
The rules are:
Maximum of 250 words.
Based on photo prompt above.
That’s it.

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  4. Not too inspired this week. Couldn’t get the quote out my head so that stymied my imagination a bit (a lot!).

    TRAVELLING HOPEFULLY

    Could this really be it? Saint-Raphaël-Vallescure? A place of beauty, his new acquaintance at last night’s hostel had said. A place where his entire life could change in an instant. The station seemed so dilapidated, with weeds growing along and amid the tracks, and a building that could not even lay claim to Brutalist style. It was just plain, boring, old concrete and no amount of bright orange paint could convince him otherwise.

    He thought of the early railway posters he’d seen, with lithesome women and a beautiful coastline. He’d googled images for the town and found an abundance of photos of the golf course. Was that all the town had to offer? Surely not.

    He stepped off the train, hoisted up his backpack and headed across to the seafront. A wonderful meal and a couple of glasses of cool rosé improved his mood somewhat. Enough for a stroll and a look at the water craft while he decided what to do. Yes, the town was picturesque down here but he wanted more. He remembered a subject from the school debating club several years ago: “It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.”

    Back to the station, then, and a train inland to the more historical and cultural Aix-en-Provence. Surely that was a place worth arriving at?

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