Brief Summary of Photogratastrophe: A Short Story by Adam Kite
Adam spins a tale of the chaos surrounding 13 family members having a family portrait taken in a shop in the mall. Several attempts were made to get the perfect picture of the family that would be transposed onto a quilt for the narrator’s grandmother only to be thwarted by wayward children. Finally the picture is taken. The narrator lets the reader know that he saved the silliest one on his USB, which he then gives to his grandmother for Christmas. She loves that one which is a truer representation of the grandkids.
Response:
The essence of trying to create the”perfect” family portrait is spot on. Anyone who has ever had this done knows how exasperating it can be and how long it takes to get the right one. I liked several similes and the Christmas setting at the end. The reader gets the sense that this is a close knit family who enjoy each other. I found myself getting frustrated with the narrator for messing up the shots.
Areas for revision:
There were so many family members, I got lost at times. Maybe focus in on a few of the main players in the story. Would like to read about the relationship of a few characters.
I wondered if this was a non-fiction accounting of an occurrence in your life.
Thanks for a fun story with a happy ending.
Claudia Blaize
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