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I submitted another short story as one of the features writers at bookscover2cover. This one is about the human toll on aging and what friendships mean to us.

http://bookscover2cover.com/category/...

I hope you enjoy! While there, you should browse around the entire site as they publish poems, reviews, short stories, and more by an array of writers.

Cheers,
Piper
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Published on May 05, 2015 19:37 • Tags: aging, elderly, frienship, short-story
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message 1: by Richard (new)
May 12, 2015 10:57AM

Richard Blakely One of the many things I like about this story is the way the author lets dialog reveal telling facts, like when the son reminds his mother that they did "all the paperwork," which tells us that he's worried about her memory. Another---and this is something I appreciate in everything I've read by Ms Templeton so far---is the overriding "humaneness" of all the characters. No saints, no villains, just people getting by and trying to do the best they can, like you and me. Still another is the subtlety of the ending. Edna's non-appearance is an earthshaking event for Muriel, cutting her off from her past and prefiguring her own end, but Templeton relates it quietly, in a low key, the way Muriel accepts it in fact, which is why the story is so moving.
Bravo!


message 2: by Julie (new)
May 12, 2015 09:33PM

Julie Witte Wow, I even signed up on the site. Thank you!


message 3: by Piper (new)
May 13, 2015 08:55AM

Piper Templeton Thank you, Richard, for sharing your thoughts about my story. I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and it's gratifying that you pointed out the subtle things.

Julie, I'm so glad you signed up for bookscover2cover. You'll find a lot of good reading there from a variety of authors.

Cheers,
Piper


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