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Christine's avatar

This is incredible! I’d read a whole BOOK of these short stories. :)

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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

Thank you my friend! I have several more in the works! They are so much fun to write.

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Judy Bowman's avatar

I love Edna. Thanks for conjuring her up!!!

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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

I’m having so much fun with these people watching stories!

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Judy Bowman's avatar

Oops. Erin !!!

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Linda Naylor's avatar

What a fun creative endeavor, Rebecca! Love your imagery ~ and Sarah’s! Where on Earth do you find the time?

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Linda Naylor's avatar

What a wonderful (and creative) partner she is. Isn’t the synergy of two people on a project marvelous?

It becomes its full self.

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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

I am having so much fun with this! I've started several of these this year and was having trouble getting them finished. So, I gave them to Sarah in their super rough form and asked her to pick the one that she wanted to start illustrating. She picked this one and watching Erin come to life got my ass in gear to finish writing about her. I tend towards such independent work... but I'm learning how valuable collaborations like this are. :-)

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Connie O's avatar

My goodness! That is a better story than Edna. Love your brain!

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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

Thank you Connie! I am having so much fun writing these! People are so fascinating... and it's so much fun to let someone light the spark of an idea and then see where it takes us. We've got a few more of these in the works before the year is out!

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Sheryl O'Connell's avatar

Omg - so fun … I love this

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Nica Waters's avatar

I love this backstory, and the practice of telling stories about people.

I wonder how Erin would react if you brought her a container of your favorite drink to share?

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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

I just asked her and she said she’d love it! 😊 (Is it weird to talk to the made up people in your head? Asking for a friend.)

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Nica Waters's avatar

So when are you coming over with a pitcher of your favorite drink??? (I am neither made up or only in your head, just to be clear.)

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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

One of these days I am going to make that happen! You can count on it!

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