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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

Am I limited to one comment? Sheesh! I've got comments not only coming from my fingers typing these words, but also from my unrelenting brain, which buzzes with thoughts and emotions.

What DID happen to 'happy ever after?"

Or was that a Disneyesque figment of our collective imagination? And you spur it back into the present.

Thanks for the mindplay moments!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

There is a actually a writing genre called HEA - happily ever after. Hallmark stories, for example. I wish I could write them, but my head doesn't work that way, apparently. Thanks for being such a loyal reader, Jill!

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

My head doesn't work in Hallmark-style either!

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Kate Henry's avatar

story one: And ran like hell.... ))) Smart woman.

Photo: Yeah, stuff happens.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Clingy, needy men.... they are so exhausting. Learned my lesson, that's for sure.

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Kate Henry's avatar

O dear. Sorry to hear you had one of those... hope it wasn't long.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Nope. Not long. Life is too short.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

I managed to miss that bullet, but it took living with him for six weeks to find out. Best marital advice ever ... living with 'em.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

👍🏻. Thanks!

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Wade Terry's avatar

Hmmmnnnnn. Poignant stories for me at this moment…. Although, everything happens for a reason, and generally for the best.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

The course of true love rarely runs smooth, they say.

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Janice Walton's avatar

That is my question. What happened to happy ever after? Is there such a thing?

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Hmmm... I am guessing there is only one real ending and though it is forever, it is not always happy. Thanks for reading, Janice

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

I wish I had ran like hell a few times. Luckily I am safe now.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Phew! Close call.

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James Ron's avatar

Bolt - He was just a bit too clingy?

Fragments - Maybe they can be happy now?

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Ha ha ha - right you are!

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James Ron's avatar

BTW - I hear you have a BIG lizard roaming around in one of your county parks. : )

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Wait! What? YOU are the one who knows all about Lizard Kings, not me. Lizards in Santa Cruz??.

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James Ron's avatar

Oops, wait, sorry. Ha! I misread. Santa Clara county, not Santa Cruz. I looked it up. Here is a link - https://www.msn.com/en-us/pets-and-animals/wildlife/giant-invasive-lizard-found-loose-in-bay-area-park-officials-say/ar-AA1Gjh7O . Not quite Florida, yet. : )

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Eeeeek!

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Did Happily ever after really exist? And the first woman, smart and learned from past experience. Good 50s, Sharron.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank you, Ms. C.

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Jim Cummings's avatar

#1: Yeah, clingy is not a good attribute for a guy.

#2: I think I have probably been in a few torn-up pictures. It takes a while to get to happily ever after.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thanks for giving these 50s a second look, my friend. And I am certain J. Cummings broke a few hearts, probably from the age of 15 on.

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Nathan Slake's avatar

"I believed all of it … and ran like hell." -- such a great line! I figured something twisty was coming at the end and it didn't disappoint! Great, Sharron.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I've had a couple of close escapes myself. Phew! Maybe we all have. Thank you, Nathan.

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Yael Gelardin's avatar

First story: good girl! Second story: something sad happened !

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Love's illusion, right? Thank you, Yael, for being such a faithful reader here at Leaves. It means a lot to me.

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Justin Deming's avatar

These are excellent, Sharron. That final line of the first story is perfect—and the correct course of action, ha!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

👍🏻😬

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

"Better to have loved and lost, than to have lived with the psycho for the rest of your life," I've heard it said....seriously, you do have a way with love stories. These are short and brilliant!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

My love stories! I bit manic-depressive, I have to say.

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

Yeah, run away. That bolt is too possessive. What happened to love ever after? Bolt! Both stories are beautifully written, Sharron.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Two fantastic tales, Sharron. They've made me grateful for the knowledge that everything a person goes through adds another layer to the person they are today.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Yes, whenever life is brutal , I just keep telling myself that. Always seeking the Good.

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