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Laura's avatar

This captured the total feeling of disorientation I felt when the prompt came to me. Not the same circumstance, of course, but looking around and thinking that I wasn't where I was supposed to be. I was so young when I planned my life but a flash of realization that it wasn't that now, not anymore. Releasing old dreams, embracing new ones. Wonderful!

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Dascha Paylor 🇨🇦🍁🐻‍❄'s avatar

Thank you so much, my friend. I'm glad this resonated with your experience.

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Sabina's avatar

Great microstory, could be the beginning of a novel.

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Dascha Paylor 🇨🇦🍁🐻‍❄'s avatar

So many of them could!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

That would be awful for everyone involved. At first.

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Dascha Paylor 🇨🇦🍁🐻‍❄'s avatar

Yes. And that kind of thing does happen!

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Justin Deming's avatar

I can’t imagine being in that predicament. Nicely done, Dascha! I really enjoyed this story.

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Dascha Paylor 🇨🇦🍁🐻‍❄'s avatar

Thanks, Justin.

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Barb's avatar

Great story! Our daughter had a concussion in college after a car crash. She kept asking for a former HS boyfriend. He graciously came and within a few days her memory came back to NOW.

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Sabina's avatar

That's a sweet story, too❤

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Dascha Paylor 🇨🇦🍁🐻‍❄'s avatar

Glad her memory returned! And thank you.

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Kim Smyth's avatar

Sometimes those are the best stories! Great job!

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