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Friday, July 20, 2012

Five Sentence Fiction Friday - Scarlet

It has arrived! Friday is finally here, bringing promises of a sunny, peaceful weekend. I plan to spend the next two days soaking in as much summer as I can, writing whatever I want, and taking the alarm clock out back and smashing it to smitherings. Okay, that's not true. The alarm clock will survive the weekend. But I do plan on turning it off. And to kick off a weekend filled (hopefully) with creative expression, here is this week's edition of Five Sentence Fiction. The prompt this week is SCARLET. If you'd like to see what it's all about and maybe give it a try yourself, just visit Lillie McFerrin Writes. Enjoy!

Scarlet. It was the only word he could think of to describe her; from the hair that spilled out over her shoulders in relentless waves, to her soft, beckoning lips, to the spreading pools around her feet. The front of her dress was stained with it, as were her hands and fingers. She looked up at him from amidst the mess, confusion and sorrow making her eyes shine with unshed tears.
"Oops."

Voila! I hope you enjoyed my latest excursion into Five Sentence Fiction. If you'd like to read a few more, I've posted a few links from previous weeks below. If you particularly enjoyed this post, I hope you'll share it with friends and relatives who might also like to read it, and of course, please feel free to follow this blog and come find me on twitter @MelanieKCole. Have a great weekend everyone!

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13 comments:

  1. Scary and Awesome!

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  2. Oh my, had to read it three times. Striking!!

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  3. Now I'm curious about the backstory. Well done.

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  4. What a very clever take on the prompt. And that last line, "Oops" -- perfection!

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  5. Thank you all so much! You're very kind!

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  6. Loved how you described the character by using the one color, and enjoyed the "oops" ending as well.

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  7. Loved the 'oops' ending. SoOunds like more than 'oops'with such vivid description using scarlet. Well done. I really loved this piece. xx

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  8. I also loved the ending to this... so suggestive yet leaves so much to the imagination. brava!

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  9. Thank you so much, everyone! As usual, you have completely made my day!

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  10. A modern day Romeo and Juliet? Nicely done!

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  11. I like how the color is present through the whole piece! Wickedly good :)

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