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Nice couple!

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Sharron,

Your characters are so sympathetic. Even Rollie who made mistakes and served time. I would like to order 10 copies of your book to give out as Christmas presents. I know a lot of people who would love the book. I will send you a separate email at your email address on this. -Marina

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Thanks so much, Marina. I am not sure how / where the printing could be done, but I will start looking into it next week.

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The new folks are adding an interesting twist. I'm not sure we would find such acceptance and kindness today.

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Well... yes. And maybe not in 1950, either. But it is a community from my own head and people can be as kind as I want them to be, can't they. Hahaha. We can call it pure fantasy. Thanks for reading it, Janice.

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That's true.

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I was surprised when I read that Rose & Ruth are 29!! I had the impression they were old spinsters. Maybe in those days they were!

I remember when we were teaching ESL, you would show your students several pictures & have them tell a story. Wondering if you are using photos as prompts for your story telling.

Which comes first: the story or the photo?

I’m guessing some of both. Love this chapter!

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Well, yes, 29 might have been a precarious age in 1950, teetering on the brink of too old. Yep, you got me. Photos provide the inspiration for nearly all my writing. I often have no idea in mind, just a photo. I am not sure how many others work that way, but I do like to see what the photos tell me. ESL! Those were the best of times, weren't they!

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Well, well. More serendipity. 🤣

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