Aura felt uncertain about her future as the StarChaser hove towards the harbour. The channel entrance remained so narrow a navigator need thread it like cord through the finest of fish-netting needles.
She was not the same naïve who stowed away aboard a trading sloop all those years ago. Questing for spaces where a girlchild might learn to scribe.
She had learned more than a life-time of lessons; could she share her knowledge with others? Her brother’s missive said yes. Enow of the leaders dead to give her a thin chance. Hopefully less thin the opening into the harbour’s mouth.
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November 16, 2021 at 1:32 pm
Great story. I am really rooting for her and for all the women and girls like her still breaking into “male” territories.
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November 16, 2021 at 4:17 pm
Thanks. I might drop in on her in a while and find out how the transformation of her culture is going.
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November 14, 2021 at 8:44 pm
I think she will go far. I love her determination!
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November 15, 2021 at 5:01 am
Thanks, Dale. I wish I were that determined myself.
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November 14, 2021 at 12:07 pm
Well done. A pleasure to read.
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November 14, 2021 at 11:10 am
Dear Lorraine,
I’m pulling for Aura. She’s a determined woman.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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November 13, 2021 at 11:16 am
I like the way you’ve used Aura’s voyage as a metaphor for her life. It gives a tangible edge to the physical risk she’s running in returning home in the hope of educating the other women. It’s nice, too, that you have written more stories about her, many just in your head; that shows in the depth of her characterisation. Finally, remind Aura that sometimes the grandmothers will be more receptive to a new outlook than the middle-aged…
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November 14, 2021 at 12:31 am
So true about grandmothers — I will definitely remind Aura next time we chat. I had an English teacher in high school, Miss Denton, who was in her 60s. She bought us copies of a book she thought we should read that the school board banned due to “language:” some cursing. The book was
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The biggest radical teacher was the oldest!
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November 12, 2021 at 12:54 pm
Loving the determination, good one, Lorraine!
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November 13, 2021 at 1:53 am
Thanks. It takes determination and guts to return to a less than welcoming homeplace.
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November 13, 2021 at 5:09 am
Yes it sure does. Once free stay free is the usual way.
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November 12, 2021 at 11:55 am
Her determination will see her succeed. An interesting character piece.
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November 13, 2021 at 1:53 am
Thanks, Iain. I’m curious to see how her return plays out . . .
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November 11, 2021 at 5:47 pm
I love the voice and the reflections.
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November 12, 2021 at 3:15 am
Thanks. She is one version of a character I’ve written stories about, mostly in my head, for years.
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November 11, 2021 at 11:07 am
A brave story, that could stand for so many women
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November 12, 2021 at 3:29 am
Yes, I have been thinking about the struggles of girls and women around the world to get an education. I am so priviledged that I had the opportunity to return to learning later in life. Even before, I had a decent education.
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