"Will it truly make me beautiful?"
She drank, eyes closed, tasting nectar.
The tiny black beetle in the bottom of the bottle moved.
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I'm late posting this time, but if you want to give it a try, go to http://www.stonyriver.ie/ and follow the isntructions there. It's simple really--copy and paste the picture from Stony River's prompt into your blog and write a short-short story, not to exceed 140 characters, about the picture. It's not so easy as it sounds!
I finally went and did one of these! Yay!
ReplyDeleteGood on you, Jason! Now I'm off to read it--on your blog at www.wordsfromthemountains.blogspot.com ?
ReplyDeleteOh Lord...is that like Mountain Tequila? :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe a lil' shine, with a friendly addition :)
ReplyDeleteEEWWW!! Oh but so many possibilities in that beetle!
ReplyDeleteI am SO sorry I missed this on Monday -- what a week I've had. I've been wanting to call you but the kids and the incoming phone calls keep getting in my way -- that and walking everywhere (thanks to the kid who wrecked our car! grrr...)