Thank you to Sadje for the Tell the Story Challenge . “Write anything that comes to your mind in regard to this picture.”
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She wanted to live forever. Avoid death at all costs. Every living moment focused on that goal. All consuming. All pervading. Her wealth and all her energy spent on her personal holy grail quest. Friends shunned and family scorned by a pathological obsession. No scientific or mythological stone left unturned.
But when the end inevitably came. What was it all for. A fools gold prize. Body turned to dust. A life ultimately wasted in the desire to prolong it. No fond memories created . No legacy built. Her clothes and a book are all that remained in the end.
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I am tagging
If you fancy having a go then have a look at this picture and see where it takes you.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 