99 word prompt : scraps
November 15, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that uses scraps. It can be scraps of dried flowers, paper, metal, fabric, food — any kind of scraps you can think of. Then write a story about those scraps and why they matter or what they make. Go where the prompt leads you.
If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2018/11/15/november-15-flash-fiction-challenge/
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A sign said, “Welcome to the 1969 Dance of Elegance.”
An orchestra began to play “The Blue Danube” Waltz.
My date asked, “Care to dance?”
He loved my irreverence, my sense of adventure. I loved how he made me feel so accepted.
Dresses of the finest satin swirled around while we spoke of universal concepts. But it was my tight empire dress, with velvet top and satin brocade, my favorite, turning heads!
“Such a lovely dress,” my date said.
“My mom created this dress with 25 cents worth of remnants.”
“And that is why I love you,” he chuckled.
Good one!
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Thanks. 🙂
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I like this you put me in that room swaying to the flow in my elegant frock. 😊
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Thanks. 🙂
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💄👠👛
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Nice one Joelle.
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Based loosely on experience. 🙂
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Ties in a little with my Tale Weaver
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I submitted this:
Scraps
“It sits on a counter, waiting . . .” “Can it be alive?”
“He knows he is about to die when . . .”
The scraps of an idea swirl around her head. Is it a poem? A short story? Should she tell the truth or concoct a believable lie from the scraps he left behind. But these are his words in her head, his lies. The only way to escape the torment he inflicted for so many years, through so many stories, is to act now.
She did. She placed the knife on the countertop and smiled.
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I love the imagery.
Did you put it on the Carrot Ranch site with the link I provided?
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I did but I also wanted to share with you.
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I remember thumbing through the pattern catalogs…wishing somebody in my family sewed! Great flash, Joelle! I can see that dress.
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Thanks. 🙂
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