RANDOM WORD DRABBLE | FICTION SHORTS #13
The Frame
That time Ned selected the frame for his mother’s painting
The Daily Word from January 13: FRAME
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It was beyond Kate’s comprehension that Ned thought the frame he selected actually complemented his mother’s gorgeous painting. Kate knew the time Elsa put into selecting each color before putting brushstrokes on her blank canvas. For Ned to distort the entire image with that frame was disgraceful.
Ned simply looked at Kate and laughed.
“Take off those rose-colored glasses, and you’ll see the frame is not as hideous as you think.” Kate was horrified at her absentmindedness.
“It may be true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder — but not when she’s wearing tinted glasses,” she said.
