The Bag Lady

This week’s Story Starter teaser is: I knew he had already arrived at the rendezvous point because I could…

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Note: after multiple attempts trying to get my story in proper format, I finally copied in a photo to get it here. Is anyone else having problems with formatting – bold, italics, etc?😵‍💫

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https://cyranny.com/2021/12/21/hallelujah-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-60765

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The depiction of a red jasper ligament in the quartz based ring glowed in reflection of the fire pit. Envy dripped across the hostess’ smile and she leaned against the porch rail pole, going over her plan to steal it.

Elizabeth had been planning this for a while, ever since she learned of this coveted ring, and its powers of strength and healing. Conventional medicines were not working and it was a conversation of two doctors, overheard, that led her to believe her guest’s antique ring would be the answer.

The tricky part was over, finding the woman who owned the ring, and subsequent dinner invitation. After her guest finished her wine, there would be no need to fly into a fight to thrash the ring from her hand. The woman would simply quietly fall into a sleep and awake as if nothing happened. A fake ring would be substituted.

After a few weeks, Elizabeth noticed no change in her health, and realized it must have been the ring’s power was for one particular woman’s healing, not Elizabeth’s. She sat back, resolved at last to her fate, listening to the lyrics of “Nobody Does it Better” by Carly Simon.

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The scene is serene, a holiday worthy only of Mother Nature who chooses to decorate an already breathless view with frosted elegance. Some may consider this a hindrance, an inconvenient product of a climate shift, but I choose to sit back and take it in as a gift.

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“Serena” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper is my choice this week.

Serena is a 2014 drama film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by American author Ron Rash.^[4] Directed by Susanne Bier, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper as newlyweds running a timber business in 1930s North Carolina.

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The drifting flow of icy islands linger, caught on a half submerged root, causing them to stop for a moment till a larger chunk passes them down the stream. Watching this fray of nature, always moving, trembling from a draft of wind is a pleasure.

These natural motions may cast a spell of adventure on a child, as his snowy boots rashly chase his sailing boat of ice. I feel it is a sign of how the world could be a better place if it was envisioned through a child’s eye.

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You never know what floats their boat

It might not be so typical

Greet with a warm smile anyway,

It may just be reciprocal!

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https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/12/18/weekend-writing-prompt-240-pavonine/

You can raise or lower your expectations

As you think about your invitations

To all the holiday events and fun

You can choose to celebrate

A new year or mourn the old one

But every year includes some redemption

Be mindful of each of those exceptions.

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