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This week’s prompt has part of an empty wine glass in the right foreground. You can see a candle lighter through the glass. Toward the back is a candleholder with melted candles. There is a cork on the table.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count:100
A NICE JEWISH GIRL FROM CINCINNATI
Papa recited the prayer over the wine. As he recounted the ancient story, ten-year-old Theodosia Goodman envisioned herself in a sweeping drama set in Egypt.
For his part in the Passover seder, her brother Marque asked the question, “Why is this night different from all other nights?”
She interjected, “Someday I’m going to be an actress.”
“Of course you are,” Papa patted her head. “Tonight, we remember when our ancestors were slaves in Egypt.“
”A quarter of a century later in 1918, mesmerized by her onscreen performance, millions of moviegoers applauded Theodosia, now Theda Bara in the blockbuster Cleopatra.
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