Observations of The Urban Spaceman 
Pablo [Flash Fiction]
When a man loves something with all his heart, he lives it, and it consumes him. Every night after unloading his catch, Pablo retreated to the dockside bar to discuss his trade: The rocking dance of the waves as the morning sun kissed their foamy crests; the tang of the salt-laden wind caressing his cheek; the fish that fought hardest—and the one that got away.
Then, Pablo met the woman who did not want to be a fisherman’s wife. So, he sold his trawler, toiled in the dead air of the diamond mines, and fishing consumed him no more.
Word count: 100
This story of loss and heartache was written for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers. The photo is © JS Brand. Click the frog below to read more 100-word stories!
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The Urban Spaceman
Observations of The Urban Spaceman 
Hope she was worth the toil. Nice, impactful story here Spaceman
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Thank you!
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Very nice yet bittersweet tale. Nicely descriptive! =)
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Your descriptions are beautiful. Such a sad ending, though. Such a loss. I hope he feels it was worth it.
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So he loved her more than what he really loved. I hope he did not regret his decision later.
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I guess she didn’t like him stinking of fish so she baited him and got her way. After all, diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Nice one.
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Dear Spaceman,
I hope this comment shows up. Or you might just end up with two in your spam folder. At any rate, I repeat, it’s a pity Pablo didn’t meet a woman who could love him for what he is and what he loves. Good story at any rate. Vivid descriptions.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle, both comments came through loud and clear!
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I saw that after I posted the second time. A while back I had a problem where none of my comments were showing up. I had to go to support to fix the problem. Feel free to delete the second one. 😉
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So touching – very sad. Lovely writing
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It’s not uncommon to give up things you love for someone you love, but there’s always going to be a little part of him that harbours regrets. Nicely done.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks, Susan! I tried to comment on your story, also, but Blogger/Blogspot won’t let me 😦 Apparently I’m a robot, and thus have no commenting-rights.
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He gave it up too easily, I suspect he later regretted it looking back 🙂
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I suspect you are correct, Iain!
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Oh don’t know whether to feel happy or sad for him.
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I think it would be appropriate to feel both. Thanks for reading 🙂
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and this makes you wonder – which truly was his true love. interesting twist to the tale and a fun read.
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Glad you asked that question! 😉 I’ll let the readers be the judge, as there’s no right or wrong answer.
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it’s perfectly good to leave it open-ended – especially since it’s flash 🙂 cheers!
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Well that’s sad. Was she worth it?
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I don’t know whether she was worth it, but she did eventually scatter his ashes into the sea, if that helps!
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I hope the thought that she would do it helped him.
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But was he happy?
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I wish I knew 😦
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Darn…
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