 It’s flash fiction time again – yay! Veronica Forand wants us to write 100 words using Spring, coffee, and lizard. If you’ve joined me from A.S. Fenichel, what did you think of her take? Here’s my attempt: Careful not to disturb her sleeping husband, she slid open the patio doors and stepped onto the tiny tiled balcony. The Mexican morning sun held only a hint of the heat it would have by midday yet felt wonderful on her winter-pale skin. She lifted the thick white porcelain mug to her lips, savouring the rich, dark scent of the fresh-brewed coffee. A flicker of movement caught her attention and she smiled at the sight of a tiny lizard scurrying straight up the wall into an almost invisible crack near the ceiling. Back home, Spring was weeks, if not months away, with snow piled to the eaves and temperatures cold enough to freeze her bones. But for the next seven days she would relax in the sun, re-energize her soul and reconnect with the love of her life. I cheated a bit (it’s over the word count). Let me know what you think. And now I invite you to move on to PJ Fiala and see what she came up with.
9 Comments
3/31/2015 04:11:16 am
A very relaxing piece. Now I need a cup of coffee...and a lizard (Okay, maybe not the lizard.) 3/31/2015 04:20:15 am
Oh, now, I want to go back to Mexico. It has been years. I'm very relaxed after reading your work. Great job.
J.J. Devine
3/31/2015 04:45:32 am
I love how so many of these blogs are so insightful into how I love to spend a warm spring morning. Loved this piece!!! 3/31/2015 07:57:27 am
Great imagery, and I just love the quirky antics of all the lizards today!
Carolyn Spear
3/31/2015 10:12:52 am
Just what is needed after a long hard winter. Great scene! 3/31/2015 11:23:58 am
Yes, I was there! Could see and feel the whole thing. Great writing. 4/1/2015 09:02:05 am
That was perfect! Made me think of the last time Mr. X and I escaped winter for warmer climes. =) Leave a Reply. |