I swear, no good deed goes unpunished.
I tried to do something nice for the town and have been met with nothing but ridicule.
The alley that leads to my backyard where I placed a lending library is, it seems, a danger to children.
They say the area is full of too much junk and too many hazards.
The colorful library, they say, will entice children to explore and maybe get hurt.
Junk? Excuse me? I operate a beautiful antique store filled with treasures.
My items are eclectic and unique.
Maybe they should teach their children not to trespass.
Hmmph!
This week’s photo: © Dale Rogerson
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The Day After 
Sometimes councils can be hare-brained. They don’t do the things they should be doing and meddle where they shouldn’t.
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So true!
Thanks Joy.
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This is irony at it’s best. There’s a lending library very much like the one in your story located about a mile from my neighborhood where one will find a number of auto repair garages; it’s a rather industrial part of town. This has caused an uproar with the residents declaring the auto repair area too dangerous for their children, which, BTW, would require crossing the street. The whole outcry by parents is ridiculous. If they were really concerned about the area posing a danger, they should accompany their children to the lending library. This is what happens when parents plead for more community interaction, then complain about it. I think it’s irresponsible for parents to allow their children to walk almost one mile unaccompanied to another town.
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Wow, you are so right.
Thank you.
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Dear Dawn,
Love this story. She tried, didn’t she?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yup!
Thanks Rochelle.
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There will always be the naysayers, won’t there? Good on her for trying to create a beautiful thing!
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Thanks Dale.
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A great presentation of differing POV!
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Thank you.
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Loved your story, Dawn. A great take on the prompt!
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Thank you.
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Love the story. I read one recently about a library set up in a redundant UK telephone box which sounds like a great use to me
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To me too!
Thank you.
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It’s a great alley. I’d trespass.
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LOL, thanks James.
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So often the blame goes to the wrong people! Keep up the library and the antique shop.
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Thank you Angela.
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It hurts when you try to do something nice and it is unappreciated. Realistic scenario in your story.
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome.
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If the children didn’t trespass, they wouldn’t find the books. And that would be a greater trespass
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Thanks Neil.
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Once upon a time Hansel and Gretel came across a lending library in a clearing in the woods. Dressed as an antiques dealer, a witch peered through the bushes, twitched her switch,…
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To entice kids to explore, what a sin! They may actually learn how to think thoughts, we can’t have that, can we? Great story, Dawn.
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LOL..thank you.
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My reply went to the wrong place…
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Ha, I didn’t even notice!
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This is great. There’s no pleasing some people. I like the narrative voice in this.
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Thank you.
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