Oh, Sheila! (Micro Fiction)

 

Time to join in with Friday Fictioneers.

Here is the photo prompt:

photo credit JS Brand

Here is the fiction:

Genre: Realistic fiction

Word Count: 100 

Title: Oh, Sheila!

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Sheila seemed to spend money foolishly.

I’d shake my head and grumpily whisper, “Oh Sheila.”

Years passed and a veil lifted from my eyes.

Sheila wasn’t spending, she was investing: planting seeds and bringing beauty to the world.

Recently, she hired a local artist to transform an old tree stump. After learning she hired a lapidary artist who was unemployed for a year, I could understand why she kept asking him to add a few more carvings.

The artist hummed as he joyfully packed his materials and left with a hefty check.

My heart smiled and I whispered, “Oh Sheila!”

 

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Author Question:

Have you invested in an artist lately? (local artist, author, photographer, musician, etc. ) 

Maybe it is time to do so…. (Sheila would want you to).

 

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P.S. This fiction has nothing to do with the 1985 hit single “Oh Sheila” (here) but it is playing in my mind, “Oh…. oh, Sheila”

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