99 word prompt : crowning glory

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July 30, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that uses the phrase “her crowning glory.”  It can be in the traditional sense of a woman’s hair or applied to any idea of a best attribute. What happens if you play with the meaning or gender? Go where the prompt leads!

If you want to participate, here’s the link  CARROT RANCH

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Queen Catherine loved her silver crown inset with sapphires and diamonds.  She sat quietly on a smaller throne, a trait expected of the window dressing sitting next to her husband, and sank into mental soliloquy.   

Her only sister had a washerwoman’s build and face. Catherine, graceful and filled with a legendary beauty, was traded into loveless marriage at 15 for a substantial fee. Women envied Catherine, but her sister chose to read, chose to be tutored by scholars, and still lived with her brothers.

Catherine had chosen the design of her crown.

Why did it seem a hollow victory?

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