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Recently she had received a flyer from the center about some upcoming art classes and had been debating if she wanted to sign up for an oil painting class and maybe make use of one more of her unused canvases taking up space in her closet.
Thursday morning she grabbed a small miniature canvas done in pen and ink that she had finished last year of the fountain in the city square and stuck it in her tote, just in case. She felt a little silly, and disappointed when she learned that Steve was being encouraged to run for a local water district position, and he needed one more person to do some convassing to help him get some idea of how many voters would consider backing him.
Six Sentence Stories - Canvas A blog hop hosted by Denise of Girlie On The Edge's Blog |
Painted into a corner. Damn. :-)
ReplyDeleteSometimes that happens. HaHa
Deletehelping a friend, good lesson learned.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteTwo different meanings of the word "canvas". Not every opportunity is what it appears to be.
ReplyDeleteSo true.
DeleteAlways wait until you read the fine print.
ReplyDeleteThat is for sure, Mimi.
DeleteSadly, I'm with Mimi* on this one.
ReplyDelete*not sad that I concur, merely that cynicism as a response to the 'novel good' in this day and age is a bit of a survival trait
Thanks, Clark.
DeleteTotal sideswipe by her unconscious mind?! Your character clearly connected all the logical dots as to the reason for the call (with some wishful thinking thrown in). No doubt a huge disappointment.
ReplyDeleteI am guessing she was very disappointed.
DeleteOh, shame! A groan escaped my lips as I read the end. Good Six!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chris.
DeleteDamned politicians! Always missing what's truly immportant!
ReplyDeleteThere's a catch for every occasion?
ReplyDeleteLook closely, listen carefully, read between the lines, consider the options, etc. etc.
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