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Sunday, June 23, 2013


This post was written for the Trifecta Writing Challenge. This week’s challenge is to write a 33-word story inspired by the idiom “third time’s the charm.”

 
Awakening
 
I am falling asleep when my eyes open. I see the pores in his skin, the tiny dark hairs, the shining sweat. I smell us. How, where, who…? I sigh. The third time.
 
 
 
 

5 comments:

  1. I love the conundrum of this piece--from the first sentence to the last. Great job with the prompt. Thanks for linking up.

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    1. Thank you! I just recently discovered Trifecta and I'm loving it.

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  2. This is oddly calming. Very nice (:

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  3. This is lovely! I love the vividness of your imagery and the almost mystical feel to your words.

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  4. The ambiguity of this piece works wonders. Nicely written!

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