Challenge
January Drabble: "Some would say your life was sad,
but you lived it anyway" lyrics challenge
Incorporating lyrics from the song, "Far Behind" by Candlebox, tell me a story in exactly 100 words. Stick enough of the lyrics in your drabble to make it obvious you're following the challenge goals, but you don't have to copy/paste big chunks. I'm curious to see what y'all can do with prose on a song lyric challenge; my last lyrical prompt generated some STELLAR stuff. Get after it! Winner selected by me sometime in early Feb, entries need to be written as prose following conventional spelling, punctuation, and grammar to be considered eligible for a win or honorable mention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHi8bwGsaKE
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Forgotten
Stroking her hair, looking at pictures, I watched Nana's mind work. The little farm in Illinois. The sienna school photos of her and her twin sister. The picture of her mother, stoic and serene, and father, scarred from the war. Her little brother, who died of cholera as children. I thought maybe the memories trickled back, since she quickly bypassed the pictures of my grandfather, her first husband, and lingered on the pictures of her second husband, beautiful on the outside only. But then, she looked at me, teary-eyed and smiling, and whispered softly, "Your life is beautifully tragic, Anna."