Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Posted on July 22, 2018 by Colleen M. Chesebro
July 19, 2018, Carrot Ranch Literary Community prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about Fannie Hooe. Although she is a legend in the Keweenaw, feel free to go where the prompt leads.
Respond by July 24, 2018.
They say Fannie Hooe drowned, but my daddy told me a different story. He said she didn’t drown, she transformed. After a bear mauled her and rolled her carcass down the hill to the beach to die, the Chippewa found her.
The Indians nursed her back to health. Daddy said she was deformed after the bear attack. The Indians didn’t care. To them, she was Bear Woman, *Makwa Ikwe.
Fannie fully integrated into their native society and became a powerful shaman. Her magic was very strong. I know, because she healed me, and I lived to tell this story.
*Makwa Ikwe means Bear Woman in the Ojibwe language.
And write some Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction! ❤
Category: Authors Supporting AuthorsTags: Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction, Carrot Ranch Literary Community, Chippewa Indians, Fannie Hooe, Keweenaw, Michigan, Native Americans, Ojibwe
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Colleen M. Chesebro is an American Poet who loves crafting paranormal fantasy and magical realism, cross-genre flash fiction, syllabic poetry, and creative nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called Tanka Tuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, tanka prose, renga, solo-renga, haibun, cinquain, Etheree, nonet, and shadorma poetry. Colleen's syllabic poetry has appeared in the Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal, and in “Hedgerow, a journal of small poems.” She’s won numerous awards from participating in the Carrot Ranch Rodeo, a yearly flash fiction contest sponsored by carrotranch.com. In 2020, she won first place in the Carrot Ranch Folk Tale or Fable category, with her story called “Why Wolf Howls at the Moon.” Colleen is a Sister of the Fey, where she pursues a pagan path through her writing. When she is not writing, she is reading. She also loves gardening and crocheting old-fashioned doilies into works of art.
Aw, lovely story, Colleen 🙂
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Thanks, Mary. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😀 I love this flash fiction. It really helps in the creativity department. ❤
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I always mean to have a go but… 🙂
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Oh, you should just do it, Mary. I feel like it has improved my writing greatly. ❤
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Loved it! 😀
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Thank you! I was pulling out my hair trying to be different. LOL! 😀
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Hahaha..you were quite successful at it!!😊
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Love it sis 💜
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Ha, Ha! I loved yours, Sis. 😀 ❤
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🙏🏽😍💜
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Oh, how cool is this! ❤
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You like? I have to interject magic or it doesn’t seem logical. LOL! 😀
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oh I absolutely love this, the healing powers of our local tribes are often overlooked, great writing 🙂
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Thank you so much. I found you in spam today. Sorry for the late answer. ❤
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lol ending up in spam too often … WP claim I write too many comments so they spam it 😦
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That’s crazy! 💜
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Heartily agree, think the staff have left the building and left it all to whacky computers, AI
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Nice.
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Thanks, Craig. I love this flash fiction stuff. ❤️
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I need to do some after I finish my draft.
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Absolutely. This stuff engages my brain and I think it helps me be more creative. I look forward to reading your selections. ❤
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It could have been true. I believe in their natural healing power. A very good story, Colleen!
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Thanks, Miriam. I envisioned this story. It seemed so logical to me. ❤️
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I think it could have been done, Colleen, ❤
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Inspiring and great ending, Colleen. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Olga. I really envisioned this happening. 💜
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I adore this story, sis. The bear is one of my animals that has always been with me. ❤
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Oh, cool, Sis! I felt bear gave her magic to heal others. ❤️
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Your piece feels like it could fit in well with the Auel series Clan of the Cave Bear 🙂
I enjoyed those books and your flash that allow for magic and healing.
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Thanks, Jules. I’m really drawn to magic and the healing aspects. It seems to be slipping into my writing more and more. ❤
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I truly believe there is healing in laughter and touch and kind words given to strangers by out thoughts 🙂
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Me, too, Jules. We need more of that in our world. ❤
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Beautiful story!
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Thank you. 💜
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Fabulous legend, Colleen! It extends the bear story and includes regional customs.
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I had to add my touch of Wisconsin to a Michigan legend. LOL! Thanks, Charli. ❤
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