Growing Old Together

[David Perlmutter]

So few words, so much said.

[Mark Starlin]

Thank you, David. I am trying to get back in the practice of writing 50-Word stories regularly.

[just mud by Ron]

There you go, keep on a walkin!

[Mark Starlin]

I do love to walk. Thanks, mud. 🤓

[Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️]

She smiles. I smile. We all smile at this sweet story.

[Mark Starlin]

Aww. Thank you, Patricia. 🤓

[Pamela Leavey]

Beautiful story!

[Mark Starlin]

Thank you for your kind words, Pamela. 🤓

[Pamela Leavey]

I'm so long-winded I don't know if I could ever write a 50 work story.

[Mark Starlin]

It is a good exercise. It forces you to get down to the essentials of the story.

It is challenging but I enjoy it.

[Pamela Leavey]

I'll have to give it a try at some point. I know it's been a thing for a while now and I keep meaning to try it! I think I need to make a list of new creative things to try and practice.

[Mark Starlin]

Do it. I didn't know I could do it until I tried. 🤓

[Pamela Leavey]

I will do it! :)

[Elizabeth Marro]

You nailed it. Thanks for a gem of a story.

[Mark Starlin]

Thank you, Elizabeth. That makes me smile. 🤓

[Jack Herlocker]

Excellent short, Mark! 💚 Just a couple iambic pentameters short of poetry. 😁

[Mark Starlin]

Thanks, Jack. Obviously, I had to look up “iambic pentameters.” Where do you get this stuff? Writers are weird. 😂

[James Ron]

You are a fortunate man, Mark! May you both share many more years.

[Mark Starlin]

Indeed, I am. Thank you, James. 🤓

[Scott Ocamb]

Great story.

[Mark Starlin]

Thank you, Scott. I appreciate it. 🤓

[Connie Starlin]

loved this, that's one of my favorite pictures, you two are amazing, and it's a great (true) story

[Mark Starlin]

Thanks, Mom. 🤓

[Justin Deming]

A beautiful story, Mark!

[Mark Starlin]

Gracias mi amigo. 🤓

[Ben Woestenburg]

Do you know how close you came to the truth?

[Mark Starlin]

Very. 🤓

[Bill Adler]

That's a beautiful short story. I love it.

[Mark Starlin]

Thank you kindly, Bill. 🤓

[Justus]

Good to know that I’m not the only one who gets shut down at the slightest hint of flattery. Cheers!

[Mark Starlin]

We are not alone. 😂

[Jim Cummings]

Nice, Mark. Congrats on keeping it together all these years!

[Mark Starlin]

Thanks, Jim. The credit goes mostly to my wife, who is an amazing woman and somehow put up with me all these years. That’s real love. 🤣

[Jim Cummings]

I'm sure she is but as they say, "It takes two."

[Mark Starlin]

True.

[Sharron Bassano]

Delightful!

[Mark Starlin]

Thanks, Sharron. 🤓