Photo copyright Douglas M. MacIlroy
After only the briefest glance, Deena slammed the book shut and stuffed it with shaking hands back into the Amazon.com box the UPS driver had just delivered to her door.
Jake had spent the last ten years schlepping his assortment of Nikons from country to country, capturing unique views of the world’s most stunning vistas. Now that his efforts had finally drawn the attention of a publisher, her brother had every right to be proud.
She was touched that he’d sent her a copy from the first printing.
But the book was the stuff of nightmares for a severe agoraphobic.
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The muse has been on strike for the past couple of weeks so I’ve opted out of participating with Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ crew of writers at Friday Fictioneers. The muse and I have reached a tentative labor agreement, so here’s my 100-word attempt for this week’s photo prompt.
Things I See and Know 