“I’ve lived here in Strangerville for all of my 62 years.
I was born here.
Momma raised me alone because daddy was taken up into a bright light one night and never returned.
I married local boy Harold POTZ, who was also from here.
We were high school sweethearts.
Together, with our cat Clementine, we made a happy home over at the Dusty Gulch Mobile Home Park. Wasn’t much by some standards but we were content.
Only me and Clementine left now.
Harold‘s been gone nearly 20 years. I lost him young to some mystery illness that he caught there in that so-called science facility.
He worked there nights as a custodian.
Oh, they did an investigation … RIGHT!
Of course, nothing was found and his death was ruled natural causes. Said he had poor health and all that mopping was not good for his heart.
Anyway, ain’t nothing natural going on in there.
My name is Gladys, but folks around these parts call me Cracked Potz.
They think I’m crazy for believing those fine upstanding scientific folks that live high up on that hill are guilty of wrongdoing!
I know they’re into something shady as the Shady Acres they live on.
I come out here most every night to keep an eye on them.
They are aware that I’m onto them.
They know I am watching.
Always watching!”
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Submitted for:
Monthly SimLit Short Story Challenge
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Love the short story! Poor Gladys, losing her dad and then her husband!
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Yes and all she has is that crusty old cat left LOL but I guess she really likes her
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This is AWESOME!!!! Really well done on the character voice. 🙂
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Thank you so much that’s so very sweet of you to say!
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Loved the story!
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TY QT ❤ ❤ I hope to get some murky contributions too
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I adore Gladys!
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I really like this! The language is so great! And the pictures really tell what her own words can’t! So well done! 🙂
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Oh I love this story. Best line – “I know they’re into something shady as the Shady Acres they live on” I got a laugh out of this story. Great job!
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I don’t understand everything this time 😦 I am sad.
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OH ask what about and I will try to answer ❤
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In fact it’s the whole story I just need a sum up if you may please?
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That’s so sad. Poor thing. She knows there is more to what’s going on!
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yep
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I love Strangerville. I adore the first photo, so sweet.
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Ty so much … I have had a lot of fun with Strangerville
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I love this short story! I haven’t played Strangerville, but the more I see, the more I want to.
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It could be a fun dream sequence kind of thing
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Oh, yes! I agree!
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Mine fits in because I was doing alien military LOL but it has some fun applications in other ways too
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Gladys is quite the character & I LOVED how you introduced her in this short story! The bits about Shady Acres living up to its name and her always watching THEM cracked me up.
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TY so much .. I appreciate your support on this funny little story
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