His mother encouraged him from the beginning — he knew exactly what he wanted.

He had to reach that destination and achieve that goal because it meant everything in the world — life and death were in front of him as choices.

All he had to do was to reach for the ring.

He saw the ring as it pulsated and beat in front of him — but it was just seemingly out of reach.

He lunged forward and exerted himself to grab the precious ring that meant his own salvation but barely missed it.

“Come on, Herschel” his mother yelled out at him, for she felt the importance of the ring as much as he did — having read about the ring for many years before he was born.

As it seemed like things were getting desperate, he pushed himself forward and coiled himself with the anticipation to make a mighty leap.

He momentarily faltered, fearing that this last attempt might fail and that all might be for naught.

He lunged forth and grabbed at the ring and felt his hand fully grasp the ring, pulling it free from its stronghold.

Mother and son united, they celebrated his tremendous win and excitedly danced away, ring firmly in hand.

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  1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    David W. Boles says:

    Great story, Gordon! The tension is unbearable!

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