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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Closed - A to Z Blog Hop

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My theme is 10x10.
A maximum of ten sentences, a minimum of 100 words.


She parked in front of her childhood house, the realtor would be here soon. Her grandmother had been gone for years, now her mom and pop were gone as well, killed in a car wreck.
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21 comments:

  1. StephanieApril 3, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    This one is so sad.

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  2. donna galantiApril 3, 2012 at 1:39 AM

    Lovely post...a visual story in so few words. I love how she took the shutter, a unique gift to hold on to the memories

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  3. deathwriterApril 3, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    I didn't find it sad at all. Very touching.

    Pamela

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  4. Texas Yellow RoseApril 3, 2012 at 2:06 AM

    Very nice, Donna. Taking the shutter sounds like something I would do. Thank you for that one!

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  5. Donna B. McNicolApril 3, 2012 at 3:00 AM

    Thanks everyone, busy morning so replying in bulk. Glad you enjoyed it. As to sad or not, it was sad they were gone but it was happy because she had so many good memories...with the shutter as her prompt. At least that was what I had in mind. ;-)

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  6. RekhaApril 3, 2012 at 3:16 AM

    A memory filter to keep good ones and bad ones out. Lovely piece. Nice meeting you via A-Z

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  7. SuzeApril 3, 2012 at 5:51 AM

    I love the image of the blue shutter.

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  8. The Hopeful RomanticApril 3, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    Ah that was lovely Donna! And I'm so impressed that you're challenging yourself by the ten by ten theme!

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  9. Pearson ReportApril 3, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    Lovely writing, Donna...lots of pull on my emotions.

    Jenny @ Pearson Report
    Co-Host of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.

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  10. Jocelyn RishApril 3, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    I love your 10x10 theme. This is a lovely piece that captures the wistfulness of childhood memories.

    Continued luck with the challenge,
    Jocelyn

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  11. Tracy JoApril 3, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    Beautiful and touching story!

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  12. CherylApril 3, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    Nice job. I love these short pieces. They are packed full of emotions.

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  13. Donna MartinApril 3, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    I grew up in such a house...thanks for the memories...

    Donna Martin
    www.donasdays.blogspot.com

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  14. Masquerade CrewApril 3, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Thanking for linking up with us on our site. Feel free to grab the code and put the list on your site.

    Nice piece above. My only technical critique is that you used some commas as periods, creating comma-splice run on sentences.

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  15. Donna B. McNicolApril 3, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    @Masquerade CrewI know...it's due to the ten sentence restriction I've put on myself. Have to grant a little leeway to get out a whole story. LOL! Not the best practice and not something I do for publication. ;-)

    Thanks for stopping by!

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  16. kmckendryApril 3, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Great piece! It's funny how objects like a shutter could make someone think of so many fond memories.

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  17. Leigh CovingtonApril 3, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    Your writing is wonderful. You are so good at evoking emotion & you do it in such a small amount of space. I'm so jealous. You're amazing!

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  18. Gal_on_the_GoApril 3, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    I really like your 10 x10 concept. Thank you for sharing you creativity.

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  19. KjMApril 4, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    Memory - it's good to have touchstones, talismans, those things we can tie out memories to.

    Great writing in this.

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  20. Beth ZimmermanApril 6, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    I was bracing myself for something unexpected. Instead it was sweet and sad ... which I didn't expect! :)

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  21. lynnelivesApril 8, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    I loved the use of the shutter.
    Wonderful to read.

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