Here are four separate FSF entries [all at no extra charge] on the prompt VISION, for the four main characters in what is either a developing story or a semi-coherent jumble of intertwined vignettes.
SLUMBER [76 words]
After dinner, Marci was drawn again to the roll top desk.
Almost absently, she opened it and slipped into the heavy oak chair.
Suddenly sleepy, she laid her head on her arms, close to the cubby holes holding some of Uncle Albert's weird artifacts.
She missed the old man, and welcomed the connection the old desk offered.
Soon she drifted off, and in her strange dreams saw life-like visions of [what she thought were] imaginary creatures.
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HOMECOMING [76 words]
When Cheryl arrived home, she checked herself in the rear-view mirror and was disappointed in what she saw: sunken eyes, no make up, hair in a disarray of droops and tangles.
What would Gil think when saw what a mess she was?
But he greeted her with a kiss, and told her she was beautiful.
She ran her fingers through her hair, saying, "That's sweet, I'm a sight."
"No, darling," he replied, "You are a vision."
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REVELATION [79 words]
“Yes,” Rob cautiously admits when the bottle of wine was drained and he again stands with Marci gazing on her painting, “I’ve seen visions like this.”
Marci turns him toward her.
"That must hurt!" she says, lightly brushing over the mark on his cheek with her fingers, then her lips.
Then she draws back, eyes wide, as if shocked, and smiles knowingly.
"Rob," she says, leading him into the bedroom, “there are things we need to tell each other.”
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DEAD RECKONING [89 words]
Gil tries to act normal, but isn’t sure how to navigate his marriage, now that he’s an adulterer.
Is he overcompensating, being too attentive, not attentive enough; how does he act when he isn’t acting?
That night when they make love, Cheryl seems uncharacteristically different in some undefinable way, almost as if she were desperate.
He really does love Cheryl, but Marci has an allure that quickly became addictive.
He’s sailed into rocky shoals without a chart or even as much as an astrolabe to guide his muddled vision.
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Cheryl's Thread
Gil's Thread
Marci's Thread
Rob's Thread
Good work - I'm glad someone was feeling more productive than me. I like seeing these characters develop through snippets.
ReplyDeleteAhh..these five sentence fictions are really great ...loved the second one :)
ReplyDeletenice one! love it and well written pieces- like the idea :)
ReplyDeleteFour great stories and my favourite is the last one. I can't imagine his journey getting any easier, even if he had a chart.
ReplyDeleteWow what a collection of riches I have found here on this christmas afternoon. Glad I stopped by. I loved all 20 sentences! It was a treat to discover the loose connections. Fun, fun, fun fun.
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