A plausible or pleasing narrative can be pieced together with complimentary components, say, a sequence of events, which anchors the collection spatially and temporally. What if the "neatness" of sequential ordering inspires "veracity-light," less truth, but more (in the words of Colbert) "truthiness"? I like true stories to end happily (despite my love of suffering as an art form), so I've inserted the last photo to show that my children survived the loss of their favorite car (the youngest was crying also about her crayons that had melted into the back seat upholstery), even though the picture was actually taken before we knew the car was toast.
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Jerry--love the post, for its post-modern twist of an ending captured before the narrative began, and for the quivering lower lip of the youngest who is mourning the loss of her artistic tools. It also has historical relevance, as many 18th- and 19th- century travelers had transportation/mobility problems in the exploration of "new" lands.
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