99 word prompt : stars in the sand
August 19, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the phrase, “stars in the sand.” Your story can be any genre (or poem) and can use realism or fantasy. It’s a dreamy prompt. Go where it leads!
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Sigrid had looked out her window at the steep fjords white with snow many times, and as many times she’d turned her gaze toward the wall mural of Florida she’d once loved.
She’d dreamed of the palm trees, sleeping in the empty hammock strung between them, and shining white beaches with tiny stars sparkling in the sand.
Her plane landed, a taxi carried her to a beachfront hotel with the promise of hammocks amid the palms. She fell asleep to the whisper of waves, awakening inside a Miami hospital.
“Third degree burns,” the doctor said.
Sigrid longed for home.
That would be me 😂
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I’ve advised many visitors not to stay in the sun too long. The only place worse is the Middle East and North Africa. I don’t go to the beach much and when I do, I have sun block all over my body. 😊
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I am exactly the same, I am very pale ……and interesting? 😂😂💗💗💗
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Never forget the sunscreen!
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Very important to have when visiting Florida.
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Yes!
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Sunscreens are an essential commodity
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It’s sad how many people won’t listen to a native Floridian when we say, “use sunblock.” I would listen to someone in Minnesota who told me to wear a snowsuit when going on a snowmobile.
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Your use of twinkling stars in the sand describes a pristine white beach. I loved the ironic humor!
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Thanks. 😊
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The other side is always … more appealing. Sun burn is no fun though.
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Sunburn is NO fun! I used to have at least one a year when living in south Florida. Some were worse than others.
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I know. I had plenty of sunburn as a kid. I’m paying the price now, and the dermatologist is reaping the benefits.
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I was fortunate. Others weren’t and they, too, are buying yachts for their dermatologists.
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I understand.
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