The Long, Lost Rose of El Dorado

Winner of October 2015 Hannah Arlene Writing Contest (AWC). A young man visits El Dorado Kansas on a business hunch, but instead is directed to an old, haunted art museum. There, he encounters an art portrait of a beautiful woman entitled "To Leave A Lady a Rose." Inspired, the young man leaves a rose at the foot of the picture, and his life is forever changed in an unexpected way.
Any and all apologies to the great people of El Dorado Kansas, and the family and estate of Marion Koogler McNay.
Dedicated to my wife and to all moms out there.