Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Ordinary travel notes
On the last page of a borrowed notebook, Mira found a fictional scene described in one sentence: “A sound carries across a harbour before its source is visible.” It sounded oddly familiar.
The previous owner had left a reply in a different colour: “Describe the sound first and label any guess as a guess.” Mira wondered whether advice could wait patiently for the right reader.
The borrowed notebook was returned with an extra line. Advice had become correspondence, though the two writers never met.
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Which small choice makes the ending different from the beginning?