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Love this story. Have you ever considered taking all your shorties and doing an ebook?

posted by Annicita on January 23, 2022 at 8:00 AM | link to this | reply

Amazing the story you can pull out of a photo, Pat_B.

posted by adnohr on January 16, 2022 at 4:52 AM | link to this | reply

Your write is a masterpiece! So well done. Most excellent. 

posted by Sea_Gypsy on January 13, 2022 at 7:01 PM | link to this | reply

How uncertain life is ...was and yes still is. great read dear one.

posted by Kabu on January 13, 2022 at 5:07 PM | link to this | reply

It is all inside I don't know what she felt at the time the photo was taken. One cannot imagine that it was anything good.  It could have been something similar to your suggestion.   

posted by C_C_T on January 13, 2022 at 10:51 AM | link to this | reply

Wonderfully written but so sad.  We have one similar in our family history....Aunt Anna with three tiny ones, lost her husband one morning when his tractor turned over on him when he got too near a ditch.

posted by TAPS. on January 13, 2022 at 9:18 AM | link to this | reply

Good Morning

Pat, I love the detail you put into this story.  I have a feeling this lady could hold her own in almost every situation that crossed her path. 

posted by Goldiec on January 13, 2022 at 7:50 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Good morning

Sassy, this is the story, which stems from the picture in an ad that popped up on my FB page. My attempt at a twist was in the last paragraph. 

posted by Pat_B on January 13, 2022 at 6:57 AM | link to this | reply

Good morning

This lady has had more than her share of sadness. A hardened face nearly always implies that. I am guessing that she can now add the deep wrinkles and dark shadows to her face that come from being suddenly widowed. Not sure where this is going since you did mention that she didn't wish to remove fingerprints. I am sure that somewhere there is a twist to this story.

posted by Sherri_G on January 13, 2022 at 6:50 AM | link to this | reply