Photo by Sonya Oldwin
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‘Lazy bloody moon,’ he muttered, draping an arm over her narrow shoulders.
She hated how the weight of him constrained her breathing, hated his greed for her, his undeserved swagger.
None of that would matter soon: soon she would be gliding across the bay under that lazy moon, heading to a Somewhere he was too stupid to find – happy to become invisible again.
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For Sonya at Only 100 Words Three Line Tales. Write a little something of no more than three lines inspired by the photo prompt, then post, link back and take a gander at the other contributions. For full rules see here.
Enjoy.
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I did enjoy! I know this is fiction, but how many women have suffered under the weight of an unwelcomed arm? How many would like to vanish?
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Thank you! It’s those young men you see I had in mind – those ones who drape themselves over their girlfriend, marking their territory, a clear ‘hands off’ to any competition. And I’m sure there are plenty of women – and men – who would love to vanish from their own lives. I guess many do. Thanks for reading 🙂
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I love this. You’ve packed a lot of meaning into just a few words.
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Thank you so much – what a lovely thing to say 🙂
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“I hope she gets away from the weight of his arm,” she comments. “Very powerful three lines.”
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Thank you 🙂 I have a feeling she will – though where she’s disappearing to, I’m unsure.
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“The disappearance piece offers lots of possibilities as you mention others have gone before her,” she said. “Of course, you’ll want to see just where these women go,” she added.
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Yes, I only have a hazy idea of that, but pretty sure it’s somewhere a big lug of a man like that cannot go!
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Great, evocative lines, Lynn! I picture him wearing a wife beater, with a hipster sleeve tattoo… Thanks for taking part again 🙂
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Total pleasure, Sonya! Really enjoying these Thursdays – thanks so much for running 3LT 🙂
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Oh, that’s powerful and a bit chilling. So glad to know she knows what she needs to do snd is going to do it.
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I second this. I felt I was with her, looking ahead to a brighter future. Wonderful piece, Lynn!
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Thank you, Annie! I’m really enjoying 3LT. And yes, she’s definitely heading for a brighter future – not sure where …
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You’re welcome! It doesn’t matter where as long as she’s happy 🙂
I’m late to the 3LT party but from now I’ll be watching that space! 🙂
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Sonya’s running a great prompt – just a little bit of fun that inspires so many interesting works of fiction.
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She is! 🙂
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Thanks Jenny! I have a feeling she’ll be away and free soon, though I did wonder where. I can’t help but think of sneaking a touch of fantasy in stories, so maybe she’s slipped to another world …
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A great sense of personality in so few words. And I like how each ‘line’ of the story was one line longer than the previous one…nice touch!
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Thank you! Such a great prompt, inspiring stuff from Sonya. These things are a pleasure to write 🙂
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They are indeed. I’m glad she started up these prompts!
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Your 3 line tale is wonderful! She is going to be free. 🙂
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Thank you! Yes, free she will certainly be, bless her. Let’s hope happiness and fulfillment await – I think they will 🙂
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Yes, I hope so too.
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I definitely love this three line tale. Very brief but I can feel the characters, great post!
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Thank you so much! And thanks for reading
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