“Seeing is believing, but I still can’t fathom it!” Joe declared, sitting with his wife Maddie. Maddie thought it was impossible to hear. The past few months had been a nightmare, as far as she and Joe were concerned. Joe lost his regular job, and Maddie was just hanging on to hers, a nurse in the small local hospital. It seemed that since Joe had now become part of the National Guard, his beliefs were skewed. The town was in turmoil with Joe and his friends asked to do the president‘s bidding. “They shot and killed him”, he mumbled sadly.
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28 November 2025
The Bag Lady 
A slice of dysfunctional life in today’s world. Well done, Cheryl.
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clear details to let us feel their struggle
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A very sad story
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Topical and a sad reflection captured in the word count. Well done!
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I live in the UK but am aware of what’s going down over the pond, really well executed tale. Good stuff
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A raw, powerful story, Cheryl. I wonder how many are living this very scenario.
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So sad isn’t it
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😦 yes
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