I'd call it: Painted Boots Inspiration, Chapter Two

the cheap thrill of vintage shopping

"The band and the tee aren't the same shade of yellow, but that's not the point."

In chapter two our lovely heroine, Aspen, suffers not only a lunch crowd of strangers but an unexpected revelation about her clothing--and drama results.


My grandmother's stories of growing up in rural Wyoming were laced with her unique brand of strength, contained emotion and drama.  Aspen's stoicism, and her dramatic flair, grew from my memories of these stories.  Years later, after researching the truth of my grandmother's world, I came to accept that her stories were larger than her life: the stories were scarier, meaner, happier, lonelier or more about her than the event really was.  I didn't fault her for it, though.  I think we all do that with our stories, in our own way.