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Love For Sale

Congratulations to Sammi Cox as she begins
her 9th year at Weekend Writing Prompt!
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Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #417
using the word ‘boudoir’
in exactly 56 words. This is my story.

© Smithsonian, photo by E.J.Bellocq, 1912

There, at a spindle-leg table in the middle of her boudoir sat the most alluring creature imaginable. She sipped a glass of Raleigh Rye, her lacy manteau barely covering her spotless breasts. She wore a hint of a smile and her eyes fluttered in a dream-like state. Sensing his presence, she glanced up, her look inviting.

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56 Words

Nancy’s Notes: This is a snippet from a story I wrote in 2023 called Mahogany Hall. If you are so inclined, you may read the entire piece here.

This is “I’ve Got What It Takes” by Virginia Liston

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