AG...you got me hook, line and sinker. I thought this was a true story until I read that you drew the pictures and saw your fiction tag. The drawings are incredible and I think they helped make the story real for me. And when I read this:
the priest to account who had told her marriage vows tied her to that husband forever, no matter the circumstances.
I got chills and said, "OMG!" This is what I was told and some other choice words from a priest. Needless to say that I never went back to my church and finally got a divorce.
And that last picture of happier times with the axe, spoke volumes to me. I have to shake off all of my feelings I have for Maricia and I have to keep telling myself that this is not true, this is not true. Great job AG!
My dear friend @whatisnew,
Can't fool a friend, can you? I confess so much of this was inspired by true events. The pictures were put together from some I had drawn over the years, inspired by my childhood. It took a while to grow past that, but I have.
Nobody died, but a lot of the other stuff was true. And that story about the cleric is taken from life. My mother was devout and followed the advice, with disastrous consequences for the family.
Here we meet, you and I, through art and in a virtual universe, sharing a story that is all too common. This is what I have learned after a long life: We are unique and the same.
It is such a great pleasure to know you.
Your friend,
AG
I'm going to save my vote for your posts. Frustrating to wait for VP to replenish so it counts on a comment. I'm allergic to dust :))
It is good to know that nobody died in both of our worlds. AG...you summed it up perfectly when you said, "We are unique and the same."
I will always cherish your friendship, dear AG! HUGS!