Prompt 14 - letter in a bottle

I had an idea for a prompt that I just couldn't quite put into words in a way that would make sense, so I'm shelving that prompt until I can find a way to explain it!

Instead, here's another one...

I read recently about a small boy in Russia who found a letter in a bottle on the beach, it was written by a German boy in the 1980s. The Russian boy's dad helped him to read it and wrote back. The German 'boy' is now about 30 and the two of them have written to each other.

As a child I was always fascinated by the idea of a finding a letter in a bottle, but never actually wrote one (I think it's something to do with having been taught only to throw rubbish in bins).

'Letter in a bottle' is this week's theme - either write one (even without necessarily sending it) or write one that you imagine finding on the beach. Or how about a story or poem somehow based on the idea?

'Letter in a bottle' ...you can see I'm feeling quite summery!

If you feel like playing along, then post up what you've written on your blog and leave a message in the comments here - one (or both) of us will be over to read what you've written.

If you have any ideas for future prompts then let us know, we'd love to hear them and would of course credit you with it should the prompt be used.