Photographs of Daves Gone Past

This one is a bit hard to describe. You will honestly have to read it yourself and see.


Please read the caption first as I don't want to spoil it with the rest of my post. Go on!

Made this one last night, and it didn't end up the way I thought it would when I started. I had the picture saved a few days before Halloween of 2018, and I had even gave it a title so I wouldn't forget, since I obviously didn't have time to even throw it into a caption setting. It was called "Who's the boy with my mother?" so I knew what to do with it when I snagged it and brought it into Photoshop.

I liked the photo because it wasn't too girlish in the facial features, and she wasn't wearing much makeup. Just the right touch of androgyny to make a story seem real. For some reason, the title of the caption came to me before I had even written a word. At first I thought, well, I'll make it for one of the Dave's at the Haven, but as you've probably noticed already, it was too dark for me to give out.

The first two paragraphs came easily, and were probably what I'd have written if I had the chance back when I first saw it. Then I started writing the next two paragraphs and I was getting a creepy vibe about the whole situation and story. What had actually happened? Were the parents evil?

And I thought, nah, that's usually for crazy moms and naughty aunts .. a husband and wife wouldn't do that unless there was a really good reason. And if it was an acceptable reason, then it'd be a happy thing that SHE was now a girl and would remember why.

No matter what, I wanted her to think it odd, but then go back to being a total girly girl, getting dressed up and setting the table, etc .. and somehow she'd forget again until the next time she found something that could trigger the same pondering she had earlier in the caption.

Then I was like, well, why aren't they home yet? AHHHH! There is is! And at a perfect time where she doesn't have too much time to dwell on something bad. Or IS it? I left it vague enough for you the readers to fill in the blanks yourself, both in the ending and as to what actually was going on.

So ... dear readers, what do you think about the caption? Did it meet your expectations? Did I lead you along the path enough where you knew where I was going? What do you think happened and is going to happen after the caption ends? I will let you know my thoughts about it in the next few days, but I want to see your comments first, especially since it's a blog exclusive!