It wasn’t now anymore. That wasn’t quite right. Ruth struggled to wrap her mind around it. It wasn’t the now that she remembered. She wasn’t when she thought she was. She looked at the picture in her hand and gave up. Thinking about it made her head hurt.
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!
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.
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!
Great microstory, could be the beginning of a novel.
That would be awful for everyone involved. At first.
I can’t imagine being in that predicament. Nicely done, Dascha! I really enjoyed this story.
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.
Sometimes those are the best stories! Great job!