Brigit's Flame, Week 1: Proud Mary

[lacruciverbiste]

When the economy bottomed out in ’09, Camp Shenanigans was born.

At the time, folks in the city were losing their homes and jobs by the dozen, and it wasn’t just the poor families, either. Dads and moms in suits and skirts found themselves parked on the curb outside of their dream, watching it go to the highest bidder.

With nowhere to go, they all

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[lacruciverbiste]

Thanks for reading. We have a tent city here in Providence, too. I just can't get them out of my mind.

[drippedonpaper]

This is a great story. Sometimes the poor are the most rich, for they actually care for others.

It IS extremely sad having to live like that though.

Financial woes are so hard. We're in debt but I'm thankfully every month we manage to keep our house.

[lacruciverbiste]

Thanks so much for reading! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Tell your friends :) lol

[insolentscrawl]

What a great story. You can feel the tension building, until the end is left with a feeling of anxiety. Very well done, and good luck this week.

[lacruciverbiste]

thank you very much! good luck to you, too, and congrats on your NaNoWriMo win. i got about 1,000 words in and had to give up this year.

[insolentscrawl]

I didn't have any choice but to win. It was my husband's Christmas present, and I didn't have a backup plan. lol

[lacruciverbiste]

what a crafty idea! i need something like that to keep me in it next year.

[maniccartoonist]

I loved the human element to this story- very touching and very mysterious. Engaging!

[lacruciverbiste]

thank you very much!

[sue_bridehead]

This was so well written. Very tense and not something everyone wants to hear, but it was beautifully told. Thanks for sharing this and addressing a very real problem.

[lacruciverbiste]

thank you very much for reading.