Today, I'm going to take a real news article and turn it into a story. I'm choosing this one for obvious reasons--it's so darn unbelievable! The owner of a 4-person town in Texas is selling it on ebay. Here's my version.
Our story is kind of like the movie The Goonies. We only have 5 days left until fate decides when we have to move out of town. In The Goonies, however, the ending is a happy one. The kids recover lost jewels and use them to keep their houses. We have no such choice.
The town of Sherwood was our ancestors' landing spot when they came to the New World so long ago. The dry desert Texas heat seemed to agree with them, so they chose to set up a new life here in Sherwood.
I can trace my father's ancestors all the way back to the beginning of Sherwood. That's how long we've been here. The Westons have built homes here, raised young, and are buried here. It would be a terrible shame if we could not continue to do so. It seems as if the end has come.
Twenty years ago, a man named Oliver Weston moved into Old Man Potter's place above the dry riverbed. Given his surname, we all assumed he was one of us, one of the original Westons.
At the time, there were about 6 families still living in Sherwood at the time. It had always remained a small town, but we had our own post office which made us official.
Oliver Weston came with his wife Christine and their adorable daughter Emma Jane.
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You're very brave. I wish you luck and thank you for the inspiration.
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