I saw her eyes probing the object, a black square with no apparent feature. Behind the long eyelashes the green globes turned to me: - "And may I ask what the content of this thing might be, if any?" - "I cannot be absolutely sure... You see, like so many, I died in 2084, a … Continue reading #DailyPrompt: Buyers, Beware?
Aphrodite
#FiveSentenceFiction: Confusion (for Pâris)
As ever, she was pleased to see him, and could sense how much her visit meant to him. She delighted in the stories he was telling her, followed the spell of his voice, watching his lips intently: she knew of her power over him, and she knew how much she was at his mercy, without him knowing. … Continue reading #FiveSentenceFiction: Confusion (for Pâris)
“he says, you’re beautiful…”
Where laughter lives…
he says,
“you’re beautiful”
I smile, letting it reach my eyes
but I don’t believe him
not for a minute
I think, his eyes are blind
from lust
from a euphoric fog
of satiety
from anything that prevents
him seeing what my eyes do…
no svelte lines here,
no smooth and unmarred visage
no
only renaissance flesh
and a face with lines
where laughter lives
he can’t be right
he’s high
or the wine
has clouded his judgement
he repeats, “you’re beautiful”
and I wonder if my mirror, mirror
on the wall
has been lying to me
all along
#FiveSentenceFiction: Fenced
She expected obstacles, ditches and walls, even hideous traps. As she came closer she realised it would be worse: they'd hung their tortured victims on posts, making clear what fate awaited her. How little did they know that she was well acquainted with evil, and against evil she had the ultimate weapon: her pure heart. For the … Continue reading #FiveSentenceFiction: Fenced
#VisDare 64: Awash
The small boat rested on the sand bank, shallow waters rippled by the light wind. She thought of the days spent aboard, alone, the hopes the journey had raised. She was there now, standing immobile as a statue. In a few hours they would be reunited: her hero, his mermaid, as he used to call … Continue reading #VisDare 64: Awash
#WritersWednesday ~ Feiern
We celebrate The fire is burning Chasing away the demons Deep in the shadows… You come so close - And again, Enchanted On the wings of the night, Peaceful moon To rest In those arms That cannot stretch… Feiern, Lieben, Du Ich, wir. Image: Fred Stein, source: http://www.20minutos.es/fotos/artes/fred-stein-pionero-de-la-foto-callejera-10029/
#FWF Free Write Friday: The Circle of Life
Space ants, no light, no atmosphere, ersatz of everything, no longer human, dogs of war... In his sleep he remembers...In the immensity of space, in the cruiser armed to the core, he remembers: a clear stream flowing from high above in the icy air of an alpine Spring, snow still powdering the valleys, and her … Continue reading #FWF Free Write Friday: The Circle of Life
Weekly Writing Challenge: Characters that Haunt You
When you possess a creative brain, says Coady, everyday experiences are used as ingredients for the work you hope one day to make. I know her names: I've have known her since a child, she's always been there, not far, even if inaccessible. Imagination, or muse, she's influential, and, very, very pretty. The more inaccessible … Continue reading Weekly Writing Challenge: Characters that Haunt You
In Berlin (in five sentences…)
I drove carefully along your highways, approaching your centre as one approaches a very beautiful woman, a little tensed, perhaps apprehensive at the thought of your contemptuous stare... How quiet were your tree-lined streets, how beautiful Viktoria park in the late Summer light, and how radiant your smile when you open your door, my adored … Continue reading In Berlin (in five sentences…)
#AtoZChallenge: April 9, 2013 ~ Helen of Troy
Your face has come to us across three millennia, in a halo of mystery and staggering beauty: you were the daughter of Zeus, king of the gods, and Leda, also known as Nemesis. In Sanskrit, your name means “the shining one”. The boy who abducted you, Pâris, mad with admiration and lust, suffered a terrible … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge: April 9, 2013 ~ Helen of Troy
Of Glass & Paper 