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Blind Sight, creative writing, Odette Reyes, photography, poetry, writing, writing exercise, writing prompt
We urge people to join in, comment with your paragraph of fiction to accompany the image. It doesn’t have to follow our story or reflect the same themes. It can be a poem or in a different language (please provide a translation). Anyone who wants to join in, is welcome. This photograph will be reblogged under Ermisenda on tumblr and added to the Picture it & Write gallery on Facebook and Pinterest.
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My fingertips reflect the world back to me. What I cannot see, I feel, smell, taste, and hear. I feel shadows as I reach for the sun and smell the coming weather on the wind. I’ve never felt deprived of sight even though I’m blind, but sometimes my fingers have a mind of their own. At first, I felt nothing. There would be periods of my day missing; people actually accused me of drawing. At first I didn’t believe them, now I’m awake when I draw. Despite feeling shoved to the back while something else controls my movement, there’s a wave of serenity that keeps me calm. Am I crazy, or just weak? Everyone else has their magic under control.
-Eliabeth Hawthorne
This piece is about Odette Reyes, the main character in the Blind Sight novels. Her brother Leocardo thinks she’s having premonitions; her best friend Aniela thinks she’s a medium. Who’s right? Whose eyes will you read through?
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Ermilia 
Your first line is perfect. So much emotion in this.
Thank you! For some reason, I struggle to write Odette. I’ve written blind characters before, but there are so many layers to her character that I get intimidated.
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Here is my offering for the week: http://starvingactivist.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/picture-it-write-10-march-2013-loving-touch/
There’s someone for everyone 😀
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Thanks for the challenge! My submission for this week:
http://ericmvogt.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/mirror-mirror-on-the-floor/
Hi Eric, thanks for another great week. This reminded me of Bill Cosby, “oh toilet bowl, you understand me toilet bowl.”
🙂
I’m so blonde sometimes. I was trying to figure out how this was going to relate to Blind Sight. I love Odette! ♥ I like that she never felt deprived of sight. And of course in a way, she’s gifted with other senses. And gosh, your fingers… can you imagine if they were numb?
Here’s Sarah’s Window (I rotated the picture).
I can’t imaging losing touch. Think about touching a hot surface and not realizing you’ve burned your hand, or dropping something on your toe and not realizing you broke it. Never mind feeling like something else is taking over.
Your writing hit really close to home. Someone I knew was that girl on the sidelines,bipolar disorder. No one understood how she could be happy one moment then crying the next. I wish more people had reached out to her, thankfully there were at least some that did.
This is a very interesting story to read 🙂 The paragraph written here is already full of emotion and mystery to unfold…
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. 🙂 Odette is one of my favorite characters, but the hardest to write.
Here is my submission
http://ramblingsfromamum.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/picture-it-and-write-i-am-blind-but-still-i-see/ thank you.
I liked that you continued with the blind theme. Your imagery was beautiful.
Thank you so very much – appreciated.
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Here is my part of this weeks prompt
Quite suspenseful. I liked the change from a mirror to a cement floor.
My fingertips reflect the world back to me. — very beautiful line.
love that the piece, in so few words, conveyed so much emotion and is wrapped in so much mystery. goes very well with the photo 🙂
Thanks KZ!
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my story this week http://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/picture-it-write-xvi/ 🙂
Wow, I loved the tie into inspiration and muse. That’s a different twist; really enjoyed it.
I forgot to mention in the main post, I’m going to be slow to reply. I’m the maid of honor in a wedding, so I’m running around with the bride, taking care of last minute details, bachelorette party, etc.
Thanks for understanding.
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Here is mine for this week
Enjoy
Have fun as a bridesmaid. I love a good wedding. 🙂
Joe
Very interesting back and forth, creative use of the mirror in the picture. Thanks for contributing.
aww weddings are great! ^^ hope you have lotsa fun ^^
That was… interesting >.< In no rush to be a bridesmaid again.
haha could be stressful job ^^
cake ordered with less than 24 hours notice. We asked my brother to DJ the day of the wedding… I’ve known about this wedding for ~9 months, so I don’t know why nothing was done, but NOTHING was done. I must now shush before I get myself into trouble.
hahaha i swear i’ve never heard of a wedding that was actually perfect. something always had to be done at the last minute.. but weddings are weddings, so in the end they always seem “perfect” ^^
This is another contribution to the photo prompt – Thank you Ermilia for allowing me. Hope you have great time at the wedding…lots to do!
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this was emotional and moving. Pls find mine here:
http://call2read.com/2013/03/11/picture-it-write-a-movement/
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http://mythoughtsonthesubjectareasfollows.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/the-mirror/ hope you enjoy
hauntingly beautiful. I may participate this weekend.
A wonderful piece, Eliabeth; so many must experience this…! Deeply emotive…
I have been inspired to write this week, for which I am quite chuffed.. 😉
Here is my contribution –
http://abcofspiritalk.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/picture-it-write-water/
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Tried out something new this time: http://evilnymphstuff.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/in-a-parallel-world/
Hi! THe prompt was wonderful which surely gave thoughts and creativeness an abstract run! here is my contribution ,although Iam late on giving it a try ,I just did and impromptu! http://soumyav.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/picture-it-write-relive/
This is my entry for this week: http://shashimoore.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/clone-of-me/
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