It’s been a very long time since I shared one of these. Two years ago, I returned to school to finish the teaching degree I’d planned to get before having children. Now that I’ve graduated, I have some spare time while doing the whole job search thing.
I have a couple of other WIPs, but I’m not feeling inspired. They were ones I’d worked on before school and my day job took up all my energy. I’ll probably finish them eventually, but for now, I’m working on something else.
This is a story about a woman searching for answers after her older brother’s death. They’d been estranged for some time before that. When his associate turns up at her home, it leads her on a journey to understand who he was—and, subsequently, who she is.
My brother was famous; I am not.
When he died, every tribute article included the same two images. The first was a twenty-year-old promotional photo for his debut solo album. The second was a picture of a group of fans holding a candlelight vigil on a city sidewalk. No mention was made of precisely where that one was taken or even which city. Presumably, it was somewhere in or near Chicago, where he’d lived on and off since leaving home.
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Such a poignant snippet.
Awwww! So sweet and sad!
Beautiful, haunting, and sad.
Congratulations on finishing your teaching degree! I hope the job search goes well.
Such a wonderful snippet.
This draws you right in (and welcome back)
That first sentence hits like a brick. I love it!