Copyright –Douglas M. MacIlroy
“Apple was founded in a garage.”
She frowned. Bits of metal and paper mâché were scattered haphazardly around. There were piles of junk thrown hither and yon. The only technology, his laptop, was open to a romantic poetry blog.
“You are no Steve Jobs, let me tell you!” She shook her head. “I’m leaving.”
He shrugged and continued to putter.
Three years later she was shaking her head at his image again. This time it wasn’t in person, it was on the cover of a magazine. Gavin had just been awarded Time’s “Person of the Year” for his ground-breaking invention.
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Word count = 100
Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. This week’s prompt is here and uses a photo © Douglas M. MacIlroy. Read more or join in by following the InLinkz “linky“.
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This can be read as a continuation of Rochelle’s story….
Trent's World (the Blog) 
Good for Gavin.
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Always persevere despite the nay-sayers.
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Well done Gavin for sticking to it
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Not having another person, or two, to worry about made it easier…
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I thought there was a rule that forbade women from complaining about
“Man-caves.” :) Every person, creative or not, is better off with a few (hundred) square feet to call their own. The marriage might be better off, too. Too bad she couldnt put up with it.
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I thought there was that rule as well. Yes, creative people do need a space to call their own, someplace where they can be free to be themselves. She couln’t see it, so too bad for her…
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The creative side of trying to make something all your own is the part many successful and not-so-successful people will remember with pleasure. Like writing, it’s the doing of it that matters. Success is a bonus and welcome, of course.
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I agree. Most of us will never become rich or famous perusing our creative endeavors, but we still do because of the inner rewards. It is something a creative’s spouse/partner needs to understand, and which the woman in the story clearly missed…
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Proves once again you have to follow your own path. Glad it worked out this time.
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You do have to follow your own path, and in this case it worked out very well for Gavin. For his ex? Not so sure…
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So happy it worked out for Gavin. Love when people prove other people wrong!
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It is nice to to show those naysayers that some people can create a ‘yay’. Thanks.
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Nah, good decision, if she didn’t love him enough back then, fame and fortune wouldn’t make her happy.
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I agree. Most spouses or partners put up with all of those quirks and oddball things their “other halves” do. If she couldn’t, good riddance…
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So if you work in a garage, there is a good possibility to invent something. He was no Steve Job, but he was himself.
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A lot of guys tinker in their garages without coming out with anything earth-shattering, but you never know who that one in a million person will be. And exactly – he was no Steve Jobs, but was himself, and that’s what mattered in the end.
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Her failure to understand didn’t stop him,, just her. .I’m alright with that.. Excellent writing. We wouldn’t be talking about the characters as if they were real people if it wasn’t….
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Typically a spouse or partner will put up with those little quirks even if they don’t understand, so I think her not even trying to understand is what makes it all right that she wasn’t there when he succeeded. Thanks!
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She of little faith. Good for him for keeping to his dream.
And, maybe she could have humoured him just a bit… ya never know…
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Typically spouses and partners do humour those little quibbles and quirks, so it is totally her fault if she missed out. And, hey!, you are commenting on this post – thanks for the heads up about it not working.
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It is true. Most couples have their quirks.
And you are welcome!
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Sometimes you should trust your dreams…. sometimes you have to trust other’s dreams.
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Yes. Typically we do try to trust our spouses dreams no matter how farfetched, but she couldn’t see it. Her loss…
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Not a wise move then.
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No, she should have trusted him…
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Dear Trent,
I suppose this means that Lois is eating crow. I hope Gavin is at least paying her child support for their now six-year-old son. ;) Nicely written sequel.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I think Gavin is a decent enough fellow, so I expect his six-year-old son is doing pretty well out of it ;) Thanks.
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Person of the year or not, he’d sounded pretty dull!
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He might have been very dull, though often I find people with messy workshops a little more interesting than those who are tidy.
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If only she’d had faith in him. Mind, the chances of him actually stumbling across something were at that point admittedly pretty remote!
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Very remote, but she could have just humored him. “Have fun in your man cave and call me when you save the world” type of thing.
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