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Teresa Barnes's avatar

Touching!

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Jenise Cook's avatar

Thank you!

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Amie McGraham's avatar

Perfect!

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Jenise Cook's avatar

Thank you, Amie!

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Tara Penry's avatar

I didn't see the ashes coming. Lovely. Nothing wrong with writing both a 50-word and 100-word version and seeing which one you like best. :-)

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Jenise Cook's avatar

Thanks for visiting and leaving a Comment, Tara!

I wonder if the character, Steve, might have a longer story in his mind? Time will tell.

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Tara Penry's avatar

(Nice to meet you over at Justin’s fire.)

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Tara Penry's avatar

I can imagine 50 words might feel a little cramped for a man carrying his father’s ashes! Maybe even 100. 😳:-)

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

What a creative idea - ashes in an abalone shell. Sort of sailing off into the sunset in a little boat. Very Viking-esque. See you again over at Justin's house...

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Jenise Cook's avatar

Thank you for reading and commenting, Sharron! Love what you wrote, too. 💗

I just posted this to Justin's "Along the Hudson", and I look forward to seeing your tiny story over there!

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Charlene Joseph's avatar

Beautiful story!

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Jenise Cook's avatar

Oh, thank you so much, Char!

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Justin Deming's avatar

Beautiful, Jenise. Love it! Thank you for sharing! I’m still tweaking my story, too. This one is proving to be tricky.

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Jenise Cook's avatar

You'll do a great job, Justin.

It's currently 8:17 am, and I can't wait until 12 noon my time, when I'll post my link and story to "Along the Hudson".

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Justin Deming's avatar

Can’t wait! I bet we’ll see a wide variety of stories. 😀

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Me too. You are giving us such fun, Justin. I imagine it is taking up way more of your time than you anticipated, replying to all the comments. Yikes! This could get huge!!

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