One of the perks of writing YA fiction is that you can write in any genre as along as your main character is a teen. This photo caught my attention because it looks like it was taken a hundred years ago, and about 1925, my grandfather severally injured his hand as a teenager. He was firing a muzzleloader that someone had overloaded with gunpowder, and it blew up. He lost the index finger on one hand. His father didn’t think he would be able to use his hand, which had serious consequences on a farm.
He should have know my grandfather better. He was the hardest working person I’ve ever known. The doctor told him the exercises he needed to do to regain strength and mobility in his hand. He did them no matter how much it hurt. As an adult, he ran a farm, mined coal, and eventually researched businesses for Dunn and Bradstreet.
What story do you imagine for this character?
What an inspiring piece of family history- thanks for sharing!
I dunno, this young guy looks almost like he’s daring us to ask what happened. Maybe he was somewhere he shouldn’t have been when his hand was wounded…
You could start a story with him wounded and reveal what happened bit by bit. Thanks for stopping by!
Yankee with no brim