Friday 55 Flasher
Flasher by Nara Malone You remember the story about red shoes?The girl had a craving. Craved something no one approved of.I had a craving like that.For a trenchcoat.Long black leather.Heavy.Supple.Gleaming softly in lamplight. I found one.Then I did something with it I shouldn’t have.Now I can’t take it off.Cuz when I wear it I can’t stop writing–Friday 55 Flashers. ~Nara Malone This is my contribution to G-Man’s Friday 55. Stop by to see what others wrote or to join the fun yourself.
55 Reasons to Believe
Taken by Pedro Yorcliffe at Sandbox Plaza II (BulletSim) On the night before The night before ChristmasI met some folks virtuallyFriends I knew only from their creative workThey were awesome! We may never meetBut 52 times a yearYou give me 55 reasons a week[More or less ;-)]To believeYou are awesome too Wishing you a creative 2014. ~Nara Malone The first draft of this was 69 words. But hey, even I can follow the rules once a year. Happy Holidays! This is my contribution to G-Man’s Friday 55. Drop by after 8 pm ET Thursday nights or anytime Friday to see what others wrote or to join the fun yourself. Special…
BluCanny
Back Then when my vocabulary was about six words longeven ahead of Outside, Kitty, NaNa, No, NoWayBluCanny was my favorite worddelivering anticipationof unwrappingcrackly cellophanehard lozengegoing liquid on my tonguementholated tingle zingslike snowflakes landingvanishing in a sparkgoing viraltongue to throatexpandingdancingin breathin heartzapping through veinscurlingtoes and hair NowYou are my blue candy. ~Nara Malone dVerse Meeting the Bar challenge tonight is to go home to the roots of our voice and language to write something that is “…uniquely you — using the words you might say to a neighbor or friend, keeping it familiar and seeking to make it distinctly you, about you, in your vernacular.” This is also my contribution to…