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Love’s Edifice
Mom always said about gorgeous dames, “She’s built like a brick shit house.” First time I saw her, my gonads were pumping like pumps at a half-off gas special at the corner station.
I courted her like Billy Jean King courted her tennis balls, hard and fast. She fell for my candy apple red 1971 Mach 1.
It didn’t take me long to see that her mind was a labyrinth and she was lost in it. Over time, I didn’t know if I was getting gaslighted or blow-torched.
We got hitched in Vegas at The Little White Chapel. Tomorrow’s our fiftieth wedding anniversary.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
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Mom said that, did she? 😂
Happy 50th to them!
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My mom had a million of them. She worked as a bartender for many years, which I’m sure added to her idiomatic lexicon :)
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Interesting story Li. They were made for each other 💞
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Yes, they were, Sadje. <3
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💞💞💞
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Wow! Wonder how he survived, perhaps the gonads kept him going ;) Very interesting take, Lisa. I enjoyed reading it.
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Thanks much, Joy :)
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Sounds like a roaring bonfire of a romance that is still burning. Great stuff.
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James, I like how see it, thank you.
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Pitch perfect voice in this
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Neil, high praise. Thank you!
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❤️
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<3 Thanks, Paul!
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A strong voice in this story, it totally works. Also, a nice touch that the marriage worked!
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Clare, when you write you are a god and can make things like happy endings happen ;) Thanks for reading and your comment.
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Absolutely love this, Lisa! A tell-it-like-it-is kinda tale!
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Keith, many thanks. I tried to bring the building to life. Glad you enjoyed the story.
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FUN
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Thank you, Chris.
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i always love a happy ending. well done. :)
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Thanks much, Plaridel :)
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OMG hilarious
What a pair
Fun story!
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:) Thanks, Laurie!
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Great narrator voice here. I love all your metaphors too. :) One of my favorites this week.
-David
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Thanks much, David :)
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Dear Lisa,
Apparently it was a match that was meant to be. Entertaining.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, 100% agree. Glad you enjoyed the story, thank you.
Shalom,
Lisa
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Haha! May they be married for many more years!
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Indeed!
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