Dylan Thayer

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“Lily” by Dylan Thayer

Submitted to Contest #50

Through the car window, I see the home my mother and I had made that one summer, up in the biggest tree in our backyard.  My father laughed when he first heard our plan, confident that we would fail or quit, that the treehouse we wanted would never be assembled.  “Where are you going to put it?” he asked.  “None of our trees have branches to support it.  Where will you get the wood?  Hell, how are you possibly going to build it?”  Through the questions, mom kept quiet, determined to prove her husband wrong. ...

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Beginning writer. I have aphantasia, which means I can't picture images in my mind (this is not a defining aspect of me I just think it's interesting). Always looking for constructive criticism. As in, please leave me constructive criticism if you have any.