A Visitor at Our New Home
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I am active on a website called Quora.com. It is a place where people can ask and/or answer questions. It is a fascinating site that can suck years of your time reading or pointificating. I have millions of views for my answers. Maybe ten people agree with me, but millions of views. I was asked this question:
What is the rudest thing a guest has done in your house while paying you a visit? Are you still friends?
This kind of fits.
We bought a new house, and the yard needed some care. I was out working on it when a woman driving past pulls over to the opposite side of the road near to me and waved me over. The neighbors have been wonderful and very friendly, and I like people. So, I stop and go over with a big smile to meet someone new.
“Are you doing work for the Janes (some name like this)?”
“No. We just moved into this house.” I introduce myself. She does not return the favor.
“I was told Sarah Janes put a bid on this house. You are not her husband.” (More of a statement than a question.)
“No. I don'’'t know them. My wife'’'s name is—” and I reintroduce myself.
She looks at me with a stern, disapproving look and says, “Sarah should have gotten this house.”
“Well, we own it now. It is a great house.” I am not going to apologize to a passerby I have never met for buying our home.
She huffs and drives away. I still see her occasionally and wave.
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About me
I love to write. There are always dialogues and adventures going through my mind, asking to be told.
In my process, I tend to create mayhem and then try to figure out some plausible, fun, and unique way for the characters to escape. Readers are smart, so I avoid lengthy descriptions that slow the story.
I seek to make stories and characters that you like and think about months later. Good books end with you saying goodbye to friends.
