Hello to everyone, and a heart felt thank you to Walt for covering the weeks I was gone. It was a good trip, but travel is not easy for us older people when it constitutes hours and hours of cars, trains, and planes. (maybe not trains, but could have been) It is good to be back. - Vixyy

"Vacation is an opportunity to embrace your true self, whether that means finding rest and relaxation, pursuing personal growth, or simply enjoying life's pleasures.” - Shabira Banu Hussain Sumbhaniya

Be sure to place the link for your completed story in the comments section of this post so we can find it. If you are late in posting, placed the link in both the comments section of the prompt, and the comments section of the current prompt, but please tag it as a late comer.

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If you do to participate in the Thursday Prompt, remember that it is good form to read your fellow participants. If you wish to give a critique, ask if the writer wishes one and then send it along in a private note.

Always remember; we are all writers together.

This week’s prompt is given to us by a random word generator. This week your story should be written in the 365 word challenge mode – that is, the body of your story should be exactly 365 words: message