Musical accompaniment: Risque by Los Españoles.
These beautiful autochromes have a peculiar dream-like quality. They inspire me to toss out a creative challenge to you in the form of a game!
The challenge: Weave together these three pictures into one compelling story. You don’t have to incorporate the name of the pictures.
The twist: Your story must be told in three sentences or less.
Japanese Parasol by John Cimon Warburg:
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Cafe Bauer unter den linden Berlin
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Sisters in a garden by Etheldreda Laing
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If your story has the most likes at 11:59 p.m. PT tomorrow (July 24) you’ll win a Grievous Deeds audiobook, written by Kimberly Tilley and narrated by the legendary Samuel Burst! If you aren’t a true crime fan, you probably have a friend who is!
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the woman in the striped dress appeared to be carefree as she twirled her parasol. her mind wandered back to that hot day when she signed the adoption papers in the cafe. she hoped her daughters had a better life because of her decision.
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Very interesting! You picked up on the concept perfectly!
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In a time and place of long ago there was a look that set hearts on fire and tossed souls to-and-fro. Like the streets of a city the arteries of blood flowed uncontrollably as thoughts of love followed that fire that flowed. But just like children that mind of old avoided the love that searched for that soul.
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That is beautifully written!
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I vote for this one : O)
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Congratulations K! You are the winner! 🥇 I’ll reach out to you separately to give you the code for the audiobook!
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A SISTER’S LOVE
Our youthful days, Dear Sister, will always bond us. Where we live during our lifetime, that bond will remain cemented.
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“Born in Ely in 1872, Etheldreda Laing was the daughter of Richard Winkfield, head of the King’s School. After studying drawing in Cambridge, she married the barrister Charles Miskin Laing in 1895, after which the couple lived in Oxford. In 1899, they moved to Bury Knowle House in the Oxford district of Headington.
Enthralled with photography, which she appears to have practiced since the late 1890s, Etheldreda had her own darkroom built in the house. She showed an immediate interest in the Autochrome color process when the plates first became available in 1907. From 1908 she took many photographs of her daughters Janet and Iris in the garden. In later life she painted miniatures and joined the Royal Miniature Society.”
— vintag.es
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How did I miss this? I like the biography!
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That’s lovely! And in less than three sentences too!
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The parasol photo immediately struck me as a young woman pining for a loved one. Based on the photo of the sisters, the nexus of a sister’s love and friendship seemed logical.
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Press the thumbs up button under a story/comment to vote for it 🙂
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A woman clutched the handle of her parasol as she paced. Many busy people walked and ran around her, but her sister was nowhere to be found.
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That’s pretty good!
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