“Mom hated obits saying, ‘So and so died peacefully in her sleep.’ â€
“Aunt Jane was a hoot! I loved when she changed her name insisting we call her Morningstar.â€
The cousins laughed, huddling together in the unheated Customs shack. The crematorium prepared them for the border crossing. Taking Morningstar’s ashes from Alaska to Washington was as simple as showing proper credentials.
NOT!
Morningstar fought death valiantly. Now guards were saying one piece of paper was missing. They couldn’t cross.
Instead, the cousins shook Morningstar into the wind laughing as she settled across two countries.
She would have liked that.
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Nice one. Imagery is good.
From these few words, I think Morningstar would have approved.
I love this!
I love it. Everyone needs an aunt like that!
I love the idea of “settling across two countries.”
Very nice.
At least Moringstar got to cross 🙂 Nice job.
I love how they did what their aunt would have wanted regardless of the road blocks.
Good story! I like the spirit conveyed here.
I hope when I die there are a couple of cousins who honor my memory with laughter and rebellion!
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