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“You can come with me,” she insisted.
“Mazie,” I sighed. “You’re old enough to know not to take Gramma’s stories literally.”
The seven-year-old shrugged, and the new pixie cut she’d insisted on and which took away the curls I so adored, glinted in the light.
She glanced at the dilapidated building, then at me. Her face was inscrutable. Was she hesitant or exasperated? Perhaps both?
The moment stretched.
“Gramma’s right,” she sputtered. “You’re too stubborn for your own good.”
And she stepped through the mirror, onto grass, and disappeared into the shack.
For Friday Fictioneers: August 31 2018
Na'ama Yehuda 
I like this. Children and grandparents know things middle-aged adults can’t imagine.
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Or forgot … 😉
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Exactly!
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Yep. Granma’s right.
Mine is at http://www.aliceaudrey.com/?p=16206
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Ah … maybe she won’t notice … 😉
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Wonderful magic moment, an adventure awaits.
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Indeed! 🙂
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The child understood the magic. If you don’t understand the magic, it doesn’t work for you 🙂
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Exactly! 😉
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Children and Grammas… the best connection ever!
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Yeppers! 🙂
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Little kid believed in grandma’s magic. Mother did not. If you believe, things happen.
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Indeed! Thank you for stopping by to comment! 🙂
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I believe in magic. Now, where’s that mirror?
Click to read my FriFic tale
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LOL!
It is right there. Can’t you see it? 😉
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Na’ama Y’kar,
To quote Chief Dan George, “Some days the magic works and some days it doesn’t.” 😉 This time it most certainly did. Love this magical tale.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Mine’s here 😉 : https://rochellewisoff.com/2018/08/29/31-august-2018/
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🙂 yep, seems like it sure did work!
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Definitely a moment when the magic worked. Charming story.
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🙂 Thank you. Magic is magic. …
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So many little delights in this story! Mazie spluttering “You’re too stubborn for your own good.” – one of those wonderful moments when your child suddenly says something far too grown-up, and you recognise exactly who they heard saying it. The pixie cut that Mazie had insisted on. The mixture of hesitation and exasperation. All these great little specific details making the narrative so credible. And then the magic happens.
Really nice!
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Thank you! I appreciate the kind analysis! 🙂 So glad it came alive for you. Yay!
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Love the little girl details–that moment when you cut off the beautiful baby curls, the indecision between sticking close to mom and going her own way. She showed mom, didn’t she!
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🙂 Indeed she did! 🙂 Thank you for the lovely comment!
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Wonderfully magical.
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🙂 Thank you! It was fun to write!
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I rather think she’s a gutsy little gal. Really enjoyed reading this one.
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Glad you enjoyed it! A gutsy little gal indeed!
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Intriguing. Yes, why not step through?
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Indeed why not? 🙂
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