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Copyright – Douglas M. MacIlroy
Wish You Were Here
by
Alice White
Genre: Fiction
Word Count: 100
Lily had seen too many blazing hot summers in her fifty-five years. A born and bred Texan, she never grew accustomed to the dry heat of her home state.
But Jack got sick in cold climates.
Now that he’d passed on after thirty years of marriage, she finally found courage to relocate.
Flights booked, she stared at the photo on her laptop.
“Alaska, here I come! Wish I was there now.”
In a flash she became part of the image. Ever to live out her life inside the computer.
Be careful what you wish for…You might just get it.
Alice White Author 
Dear Alice, Can I come home for a visit every once in awhile? Love your story. Nan 🙂
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Thank you, Nan. I guess she could travel within the computer world, but I don’t think she will ever see the ‘real’ world again. She may even be stuck just in that picture! However, it’s more fun letting you all decide for yourselves what should come to pass 😉
Thanks again for your kind comment 🙂
Alice xox
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Now I am scared to wish.. 😉 Nice post
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Now I am too scared to wish… Nice story..
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Don’t be scared… just careful 😉 Thank you for your kind comment, Dusky 🙂
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‘Be careful what you wish for’ indeed!
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Thank you, Siobhan. Glad you enjoyed it too 🙂
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Ooohhhh, be careful indeed. Nice job.
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Thank you, Alicia 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it.
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I guess on the upside, you could travel the world once inside a computer. They don’t call it the World Wide Web for nothing. Nicely done, Alice.
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Very true, Russell 🙂 Thank you for your kind comments 🙂
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Alice, Good fantasy and well-written. Be careful what you wish for indeed. 🙂 —Susan
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Thank you, Susan. Glad you liked it 🙂
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Oh lovely story. And clever.
But you could dispense with the last line. The title has already said it?
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Or perhaps a different title 🙂 Thank you 🙂
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Dear Alice,
This reminds me of a few episodes of the Twilight Zone. One of my favorite shows of all time, I might add. Nice.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love the Twilight Zone also 😀 It is completely my kind of thing 🙂 Thank you for your kind comments, Rochelle 🙂
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Dear Alice,
I find it interesting that your name is Alice and you have written your protagonist down a rabbit hole. Curiouser and curiouser. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
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I do love the Alice in Wonderland stories. Perhaps it was an unconscious inspiration for this one 🙂 Thank you for your kind comments and for allowing us to be inspired by your photo, Doug 🙂
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I really liked it!
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I am considering expanding some of these creepier FF entries into possible short stories or essays. Perhaps one day have enough to release a little anthology of spooky stuff 😉 It seems I can do spooky/mystery in a short version, but I know I could not keep track of everything in order to write a novel of those genres. Short is, apparently, IN at the moment though. It seems that a lot of people like shorties that they can pick up and put down without losing anything of a story these days. Perhaps that is the way to go…don’t worry though, Still working on my book too 🙂
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Oh, snap!
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Indeed, 😉 Glad you enjoyed and thank you for your comment 🙂
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