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Enclosed: A Short Story

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As I look forward to a wine and cheese social gathering at the Micciche’s home on April 9th for a discussion on hosting international students, I reflect on the supportive community at Friends School that helped to shape a promising future for my daughters, Kathryn and Caroline. Kathryn graduated from Friends School in 2008 with your son Nick and today, she is a self-supporting writer living in Los Angeles; an accomplishment for any young writer and a relief for any parent. Unlike Kathryn, I am not a career writer rather a dabbler with a fascination for words and a hearty story. With the latter said, I am pursuing my passion to write and I am seeking a recommendation for a local person to edit my work going forward. Enclosed is a heartwarming short story I recently completed and although I am satisfied with the story content and structure I recognize professional …show more content…

I spent 25 years researching, analyzing and reporting the real estate market but I often dreamt of the day when I would no longer write about neighborhoods, housing market trends, forecasting, and the mortgage industry rather begin to complete my start of several short stories mostly geared towards the younger audience. Seemingly overnight and without warning the trajectory of my beautiful life would take a sudden turn in August 2016. Unknowingly, it would be my husband of 36 years who would bestow the gift of a vile and tragic story worthy of an audience. After taking a break from writing my memoir, Night Dancer, I have rediscovered joy after tragedy having written the enclosed story about Ara and I am hopeful it’s the start of my liftoff as a committed writer. A longtime friend recently commented that my voice as a story teller is fresh, clear and

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