This week's Zapfic Monday prompt is "Fireplace". Here we go... enjoy !
Look in the fireplace; can you see the face in the flames ? Is she a friendly household spirit, warming us on a cold winter night ? Or an anguished dryad ghost, logs burning to ashes in a house where once her forest stood proud and tall ?

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For any of my friends (or anyone else, for that matter !) who reads this and fancies giving it a try, it's really fun and thought provoking. The rules are really simple;
- The Freewriters Community has a Zapfic post with a writing prompt every Monday (up to 240 character posts) and Friday (exactly 50 word posts)
- Your response must be posted within 3 days in the Freewriters Community.
- Please post a link to your entry in the comments section of the prompt post
- Please use #freewritehouse and #zapfic tags.
- The important one - YOU MUST use a word/character counter (if you search for word counter on the internet or in your phone's app store you will get a big choice!) wordcounter.net and include a screenshot. Entries without a screenshot will NOT be valid.
- Please use the prompt provided as you see fit (use your imagination)
- Try to tell a complete story if you can!
- The story should be a maximum of 240 characters long (including spaces, punctuation etc).