“Looks like t’mail’s come,” Private O’Boyle said. He leaned over the M-2’s exposed, greasy innards and smiled at his friend.
Pfc. Flanagan grinned back. The two watched a soldier unloading a canvas bag.
“Betcha got one from Mary,” O’Boyle teased. He dodged Flanagan’s kick.
“Oh; aye? And what of you, Joseph O’Boyle?”
O’Boyle pretended sudden concentration in securing a bolt. A smudge of grease almost worked to hide his half-smile.
“Aha!” Flanagan said, “I knew it.”
“Knew what?”
“You’re not foolin’ anyone! You’ve had more Sugar Reports from Miss Josephine Callahan that the rest of the unit put together!”
Written with a few ancestral names for this week’s prompt from Carrot Ranch:
February 13, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that includes a sugar report. Use its original meaning of a letter from a sweetheart to a soldier, or invent a new use for it. Go where the prompt leads!
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©2020 Chelsea Owens
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Chel Owens 
Sugar report indeed.. 😉
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It helps the medicine go down. 🙂
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Nicely done! Love the pic too!
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Thank you!
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Nice way to keep family history alive. While I have some photos I have very little written material from any of my grandparent or parents. Knowing their names is just a start.
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For these, I’ve mostly names as well.
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With O’Boyle, Flanagan, and Callahan, I’d say you definitely have ancestors from somewhere around Latvia.
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How did you know??
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Beautifully done. I’m going to have a real push on this. Don’t want to leave it before it’s too late and stuff becomes lost.
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You’re going to write one? That would be great!
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Well done, Chelsea. I enjoyed the light-hearted teasing. I’m sure it is true to life.
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Thanks! Probably more razzing, knowing guys.
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Probably …
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Check out the pins on that babe! Whatta doll!
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Charles…
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Sorry… thought it was the forties just for a second…
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That Miss Josephine – sendin’ letters to all the boys!
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She’s hedging her bets.
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Rollicking ancestral names, Chelsea. I enjoyed the easy banter that build a scene in my imagination.
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Thanks, Charli!
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