Friday Fictioneers

Keith's Ramblings

Personal issues prevented me from writing and posting tales over the past few weeks, but I’m back! Here goes…..

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60946129_cf51e5035f_bReflecting on the past. Thinking of what might have been, what could have been, what should have been.

Time had blurred the pictures in her mind. Images once vivid were vague, memories once deep,  shallow.

Then a glance in a mirror showed another view, the reverse of what she’d seen in her mind. Happy memories, long forgotten, came back into view. Positive deeds, once buried, reappeared.

If only she had looked before.

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  3. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff Aug 29, 2018 / 14:04

    Dear Keith,

    That’s the kind of mirror to have. Nicely done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    PS the photo is actually by Dawn’s grandson, Nathan Sowers.

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  8. Fatima Fakier's avatar Fatima Fakier Aug 29, 2018 / 17:02

    Sometimes we tend to look back in mostly positive or negative perspectives, and at least she was reminded once more of the happy life she had.

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  11. pennygadd51's avatar pennygadd51 Aug 29, 2018 / 21:57

    How fortunate that catching sight of herself in a mirror should remind her of the positive events in her life.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Aug 30, 2018 / 10:43

      I’ve reached an age when I avoid looking in mirrors too often! Cheers Penny

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  12. granonine's avatar granonine Aug 30, 2018 / 00:53

    I’ve missed your contributions, Keith. Hope all is well. This story is definitely one to set me thinking 😛

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  13. Dale's avatar Dale Aug 30, 2018 / 01:35

    Glad to have you back and with such a lovely story to boot.

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  17. Deepa's avatar syncwithdeep Aug 30, 2018 / 15:02

    wonderfully written with positive vibes. beautiful Keith

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  19. Priya's avatar Priya Aug 30, 2018 / 16:54

    We understand the situation more objectively when we look back after a few years. Well written.

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  20. Anita's avatar Anita Aug 30, 2018 / 17:27

    Optimistic story. Always nice to have positive memories replaying.
    Hope we all discover this magic.

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  22. Jelli's avatar Jelli Aug 30, 2018 / 18:23

    Really loved this story, dear one. If only, when we looked at the past, we could see only the good…. that would be wonderful!

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  26. hilarymb's avatar hilarymb Aug 30, 2018 / 22:29

    Hi Keith – glad all is ok and good to see you back. Just heard some nostalgic thoughts by listeners about their parents – and the whys and wherefores … so much we don’t understand – yet the memories are there … cheers Hilary

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  27. michael1148humphris's avatar michael1148humphris Aug 30, 2018 / 22:36

    The story drew me in as I found myself wondering what had happened to her, nicely done

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  28. Stu's avatar StuHN Aug 30, 2018 / 22:38

    I was comparing both images, trying to fit them both to your words. The Shack Mirror does fit as well. Glad all is ok now.

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  33. larry trasciatti's avatar larry trasciatti Aug 31, 2018 / 11:19

    Sometimes It pays to pay a bit more attention. If she would have kept letting her guard down, misunderstandings could have set in

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  34. draliman's avatar draliman Aug 31, 2018 / 13:27

    Quite a thought-provoking piece – we do tend to dwell on the negatives from our past.

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  35. Alice Audrey's avatar Alice Audrey Aug 31, 2018 / 14:35

    If her brain is like mine then looking before might not have done any good. I call it hide and seek memory. Stuff I try to remember flickers around the edges while stuff I didn’t intend to think about springs up full blown.

    Welcome back!

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  36. Rowena's avatar Rowena Aug 31, 2018 / 16:41

    Keith, a great effort. I wish I could find a mirror that took me back in time instead of forwards. On a personal note, I sometimes look in the mirror and see my great grandmother a woman I barely met, looking back at me. I look quite a lot like her.
    Best wishes,
    Rowena

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Sep 1, 2018 / 09:01

      I like that – the next time I look in the mirror I’ll tell myself it’s my grandad! Thanks so much, Rowena.

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      • Rowena's avatar Rowena Sep 1, 2018 / 09:56

        You’re welcome, Keith. You need a few tricks up your sleeve when it comes to getting older. Denial is serving me very well.
        Best wishes,
        Rowena

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  38. aheartforafrica641064503's avatar aheartforafrica641064503 Aug 31, 2018 / 20:11

    I really, really liked this, Keith. Simple but very profound. Sometimes we tend to dwell only on the negative and the bad/sad times. Great take on the prompt.

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  39. 4963andypop's avatar 4963andypop Aug 31, 2018 / 22:18

    I like how you play on the little-considered aspect of the mirror–it’s reversal of the image presented to it. How nice to interpret that as a reversal of fortunes, or at the very least, of mood, from sad to happy.

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  43. Pandora's Box's avatar Pandora's Box Sep 1, 2018 / 10:37

    oh! ^,^ I love this, it’s a great take on the prompt, maybe I’ll try looking in my mirror ^,^

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  44. Sonia Chatterjee's avatar Sonia Chatterjee Sep 1, 2018 / 14:46

    What an usual and positive take on the prompt. Reflections can indeed bring about a lot of clarity.

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  45. deborahsdeliberations's avatar deborahsdeliberations Sep 1, 2018 / 16:51

    Lovely poem. And so true.

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  49. Piyali's avatar Piyali Sep 2, 2018 / 10:22

    It ended on a positive note and I liked that. Uplifting story, Keith.

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