Childhood’s End: Fiction Friday

Posted on January 1, 2016 by treshabarger

The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
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Photo copyright Jean L Hays

Childhood’s End

Sarah hadn’t been to the coffee shop in years, had almost forgotten the window. It was her first commission, while still in her teens. She had been ecstatic. A professional artist! I’m on my way!

And she was on her way – to being poor. She was shocked to discover how many people wanted fine art at garage sale prices. She left behind her childish fantasies of overnight success.

Hard work, hard years; they all led to now. Like the colorful light streaming through the stained glass, it was only after major transformations that the beauty of her adult life resulted.
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To read other Friday Fictioneer stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.

Ornamental Ironworks

Posted on December 30, 2015 by treshabarger

The garden fence at The Quilted Skein in La Grange, Texas.

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Purple Shawl

Posted on December 29, 2015 by treshabarger

Every time I go into The Quilted Skein in La Grange, Texas, I see beautiful samples like this shawl. I get inspired to knit but somehow when I return home, I find I already have a long to-do list and knitting never makes it to the top. Sometimes even the top items on my to-do list don’t get any attention.

Quilted Skein (33) s