Between Here and There

 

Photo from a writer's retreat, Table Rock Lake, MO

Up close, the hand-crafted railing. In the distance, a gorgeous sunset. But what about the middle? The lake, the lights, the life?
The imagination soars.

What's there? Who's there? Are they...
    Young? Old? 
         Rich? Poor?
             Mean? Kind?
                   Complex? Simple?
                         Calm? Scared? 

 Why? Why? Why?
And the story starts.

 Jody Feldman used this view, the depth of field, the space between here and there, to inspire an important scene. It's not the first time a picture like this sparked a story. it won't be the last.