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Dirt Beneath My Nails (A Lacey thought)
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Dirt Beneath My Nails (A Lacey thought) |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida 
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It had been awhile since Lacey had seen or even heard from Travis. Life has a way of trudging on, her life being no different. She had made new beginnings had suffered unexpected ends. Yet there was always that place in her heart that was cold and empty. The place that held the could have been, the maybes and the should haves. Too late for that, she thought, as she swiped her brow with dirty hands. She was in the process of making a garden. So far all she had accomplished was the ripping up of earth leaving her dirty and unsatisfied. She realized the more she worked the more work there was. Maybe it wasn’t worth it, she thought. Yet she knew, unlike in her life, she owed it to herself not to quit. This time she was determined to cultivate something good. This time she would bear the fruit of her labors. Proving something to her self. She smiled at the thought,as she continued with her dismemberment of earth and self. "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Bodger Senior Member
since 2005-06-12
Posts 1260Tolerance for a short time |
Thought provoking Deliberately designed to be incomplete Excellent Bodger |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
this is about as complete as anything I've ever seen *just because I know* |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
 no...the next one is the completion. "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Susan, As an old gardener I understand. Sometimes it is just the digging that helps one clear the mind. Other times it is the choosing of the plants and that can be done all winter. Many times digging out rocks and planning a new garden helps one to sort out what is important and what can be dismissed. It pays if one is prone to speak before thinking, to sort it out while getting one's hands dirty. martyjo Keep your eyes on Ophelia! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
well ya had me fooled...agreeing with martyjo here... this one could stand on its own *on to read the next* |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Excellent Susan! Love it when you write of Lacey! On to the next one!  |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Nice writing, Susan!  ....jo |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow |
She was in the process of making a garden. So far all she had accomplished was the ripping up of earth leaving her dirty and unsatisfied. ---- Great writing.. You've gotten really good at this. Better than me! |
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Angelheart Senior Member
since 2005-09-08
Posts 754Jacksonville,FL USA |
this is good.. very nice |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
have to agree mad eme stop and think...very nicely done this must be a series I have missed.... |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
"She was in the process of making a garden. So far all she had accomplished was the ripping up of earth leaving her dirty and unsatisfied. She realized the more she worked the more work there was." Smart girl, that Lacey... A garden? I'd have never thought it. Made me smile with this one Myrtle. |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
like this sue, the way you wove the setting and the theme together |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
The next one is the completion? Heaven forbid... that there should ever be a "completion" to the "family"...  |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
and thank you all again! "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
You've reminded me of the yard work I have to do...soon...James |
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