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Darlene's avatar

Beautiful portrait, haunting story, well done.

Jenise Cook's avatar

Hey, Darlene! My apologies for my tardy reply. Thank you for reading and commenting!

This non-A. I. image was a wonderful prompt that birthed this story.

Maybe some day, a novella will also grow from this tiny tale.

Darlene's avatar

No worries. I think a novella would be wonderful:)

Sharron Bassano's avatar

Well, the saddest thing is that she bought her own ticket. We've all bought a few tickets in our lives that turned out to be mistakes, haven't we... This piece made me remember.

Jenise Cook's avatar

Hey, Sharron! I've been enjoying our Spring weather, so please excuse my tardy reply.

Yes, what you say is so poignant, and... I'm still toying with the idea of taking this story and writing a much longer piece, just short of a novella.

Jim Melvin's avatar

This one gave me a chill.

Jenise Cook's avatar

Thank you for reading, Jim M! Sure appreciate your Comment as well. 😊

Sorry for my tardy reply; been enjoying Spring weather!