These Setting Suns

This short story is a telling of a few important days in the ordinary life of Ann Marie Jensen, a woman who lived during both World Wars and the Great Depression. Her few days include falling in love, starting a family, and losing loved ones. Her life is ordinary, yes, but that just means anyone can relate.This short story follows certain days in the ordinary life Ann Marie Jensen’s, the daughter of a Marine Officer who heads out to fight in World War one. We watch as Ann Marie and her family move from their hometown, and start a new life without her father and her lover. A lot happens in these few important days of her ordinary life, including the death of loved ones and living in the times of both World Wars and the Great Depression. Anyone can relate to her life, especially those who lived through the times.