Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Pondering Existential Thoughts”.
This is my response to the challenge.
Tag: Unexpected
RDP Wednesday: generous
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word βgenerousβ.
Thanks, Heather! Hereβs my take.
We’re Here For The Sex
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing
Prompt #414 using the word βperiwinkleβ
in exactly 30 words and for Sue & Gerryβs
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge β βpinkβ.
In exactly 30 words, this is my story.
Our Little Rendezvous
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are asked
to get creative in 250 words or less using the photo
prompt below for inspiration. Here is my story.
βWoods. Roger Woods. Please check againβ I implored the desk clerk at the Hotel Moderne.
βIβm sorry, madame, there is no reservation for that name.β The young man looked at me with a mixture of embarrassment and pity.
βYou must be mistakenβ I replied, my voice shaking.
βThere is no mistake, madame. Perhaps you have the wrong hotelβ the clerk suggested, offering me an out.
Of course I didnβt have the wrong hotel! Roger and I had been meeting here the second weekend of every month for three years.
I checked my phone for missed text messages or calls from Roger; there were none. Rather than stay in the lobby looking distraught and abandoned, I sat in the lounge and ordered a martini. I had a clear view of the front desk on the left and the entrance on the right. Iβd be able to see Roger the moment he arrived.
After thirty minutes and two martinis, I began feeling paranoid. It was painfully obvious, at least to me, that I looked like a lonesome and tedious woman who had been stood up.
I became aware of someone approaching. Expecting to see Roger, I looked up, smiling; it was the concierge. Whispering discreetly, he handed me a note: βDearest Cecile. I cherish our little rendezvous but itβs time to go our separate ways. Farewell. Rogerβ
‘Our little rendezvous!‘ I was shattered. Just like that, as unexpectedly as it began, it was over.
Looking straight ahead, I gracefully exited the hotel.
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250 Words
This is βNon, Je ne regrette rien (No, I do not regret anything)β by Edith Piaf
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Step Right Up
Sammi at Weekend Writing Prompt
has challenged us to write a piece
of exactly 87 words, making sure to
include the prompt “appointment”.
This is my response to that challenge.
βDo you have an appointment?β
βAn appointment? I didnβt even know I was coming!β
βHaha! You should have seen your face! You looked like you were gonna die!β
βFunny! You’re a regular Jerry Seinfeld!β
βListen, toots! You barely made it up here so don’t push it. HE remembers everything!β
βUp here? So I made it? Oh, thank God!β
βYouβll get your chance.β
βGatekeeper, can I put in a good word for a friend?β
βNo saving seats.β
βCan I tell you her name?β
βNo need. HE already knows.β
NARΒ©2024
87 Words
From the soundtrack of The Aviator this is Rufus Wainwright with βIβll Build A Stairway To Paradiseβ
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