POSTCARD FROM PARIS

By Alice Hamilton

Thu, 18 Jan 2018
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She was ready for a new beginning, ready to leave the apartment and London and England. Today was the turning point. She had cleaned every room, cleared cupboards and book shelves, removed posters from walls. Only memories remained. Her final task was to vacuum every inch of the place that had been her miserable home for the last year. And what did she find in the hallway, somehow lodged behind a radiator? A postcard from Paris - a sepia print of Notre Dame Cathedral. She read the message: on honeymoon, weather fine, missing you. xxx

 
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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I like the enigmatic ending - you've left your readers guessing!

 

Submitted by Alice Hamilton on

Thank you! Thanks to Ernest Hemingway too. I was inspired by his six word story. For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

 

Reminds me of the lost bygone pieces I've found when clearing out to move house. Old post cards and photos always have me desiring to know the story behind the picture.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Alice Hamilton on

Thanks for your comment. I agree with you. Once, in a box of buttons, I found a beautiful ring. Who was the owner? I would love to know its story.