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The prompt this week is the front porch of an old hotel in Missouri. There are stone arches in front. Double wooden doors welcome the guests. There is a light over the front doors. Through the glass on the doors and the windows you can see the pleasant lobby. Welcome! Enjoy your stay! 😉
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Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
BLACK THURSDAY
Henry had a lucrative position with a Kansas City bank, a dream home, and a beautiful wife. The world was his oyster.
He’d booked a room in Booneville at the Frederick Hotel where they’d spent their wedding night. It was a crisp October day. Perfect for celebrating their first anniversary.
As he was packing the telephone rang.
Tears blurred his vision that night at dinner. How can I tell her we’ve lost everything?
As he groped for the right words, Ginny blurted out. “Oh Henry, 1930 is going to be the best year ever! You’re going to be a daddy!”
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
What a twist!
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Thank you, Reena.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It was such a great twist, Rochelle!
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Thank you, Aptivi. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You’re most welcome, Rochelle ☺️
See you Wednesday!
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“It never rains, but it pours”. You have hit the emotional button in this little story, and a moment of moral courage is expected; but how will he respond?
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Dear James,
I can only hope they stayed together and made the best of it with their new little one. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow, those emotions are poles apart! Great twist!
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Dear Fleur,
Mission accomplished. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You’re most welcome, Rochelle 😊
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The timing’s awkward
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Dear Neil,
Timing is everything. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That’s not going to work out so well. Still, a lot of people managed during the depression. I hope they do too.
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Dear James,
Hard to say from just 100 words. It’s my hope they make it through. My parents and their families did. 😉 Thanks.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I can’t imagine how he coped with all that. A great little tale, Rochelle.
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Dear Keith,
We read the horror stories, but there were plenty of regular folks who made it through. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Talk about a roller-coaster of emotions – all in one evening! I shall choose to believe they will figure it out.
Lotsa love to them and you,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
I, too, choose to believe they figured it out. Thanks you for checking in with your encouraging comments.
Shalom and lotsa enduring hugs,
Rochelle
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Too many lucrative banking and other financial type jobs are what led up to the crash, I believe, just as the moneygrubbers keep sucking the lifeblood out of the rest of us. I feel sorry for the baby yet to be born, but maybe if Henry sees what it’s like to scrape by he will have an epiphany.
Good story, Rochelle!
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Dear Lisa,
Here I am late to reply on last week’s story as we start a new one for this week. Hoping that Henry will land on his feet. Hard to say in 100 words. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you are very welcome ❤
Shalom,
Lisa
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Oops. A terrible time to have lived through. I can’t imagine loosing everything overnight. The financial breakdown destroyed so many lives. Some recovered, many did not. Good story.
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Dear Jan,
I know what you mean. And nothing is guaranteed, is it? Thanks M’luv.
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Oh no, that would have been very hard at that time. Good story though!
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Dear Chris,
Hard times indeed. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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i suppose it’s all about perspective. 🙂
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Thanks for coming by, Plaridel. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great story Rochelle- I dread to think how he’s going to break the news – 😟
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Dear Ange,
I think they have a long, tearful night ahead of them. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great one! It’s fun to dream about different time periods with old hotels like that.
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Dear Sheila,
I do love historical fiction. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh boy! Henry’s got some ‘splaining to do! Terrific story, Rochelle!
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Dear Nancy,
It’s probably going to be a very emotional night for them. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh no! I mean yay but I’m guessing this will make his panic worse. Brilliantly tense scene written here…
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Dear Laurie,
Hopefully one day they’ll look back on that night as a turning point…in a good way. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Is Henry a glass-half-full kind of guy who’s going to see this as a light in his darkest hour? Or half empty, and this is a new bottom? Poor kid was only 9.months away from being born rich.
I’ve been gathering pictures for you. Do you want a zip? Or email attachments?
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Dear Nobbin,
I can’t speak for Henry. If I’d had more words to work with I might have fleshed out his character more. Another prompt perhaps? Although I don’t generally do series flashes…but if the muse strikes. 😉
Email attachments are fine. Thanks.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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