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I urge people to join in, comment with your paragraph of fiction to accompany the image. It doesn’t have to follow my story or reflect the same themes. It can be a poem or in a different language (provide a translation please 
). 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.
Every fortnight we hope to host a photograph suggested by contributors. So, keep those photograph recommendations coming. Submit your favourite images (with credit) for next week’s Picture it & write!
The man had a clean-shaven face, soaked his neck with expensive cologne, and had slipped into his finest suit. He prowled the party, scanning all the potential mates. He licked his lips salaciously wondering how good they would taste. One girl came up to him, real young, and began to flirt. Perfect, he thought. She had big dark eyes that mesmerised him, an exotic beauty for the taking. They strolled through the decorated backyard. The multi-coloured lights laced the trees and illuminated the balcony. She rose her glass up and stared at the kaleidoscope of colours refract within her drink.
“What are you thinking about?” he asked. “We should head back. It’s cold out here. I can get you a nice blanket from the room if you’d come with me.”
“About what you have done in your past.” She murmured.
“You don’t want to know,” he chuckled. Taking the glass from her hand, he took a swig.
Desolately, her gaze came to meet his. His feet came out from under him, the glass shattered, and he lay limp on the floor. “Yes, it may be best that I never know.”
– Ermisenda Alvarez
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This was an interesting photo, and caused me a bit of keyboard diarrhea… 🙂 http://starvingactivist.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/picture-it-write-lonely-teardrops/
That was some quality keyboard diarrhea. 😀
Grrr! That is so cruel. It’s so terrible that these things happen. Infuriates me to no end. Great storytelling! Thanks for contributing this week to Picture it & write. 🙂
Didn’t see that one coming, like the twist – read the end twice just to make sure! I think you were clever to write in the lights as well as the glass. I had to rely on my setting covering that. Also the glass was the centre of your story, the pinnacle vessel. I just used it more in a sub-textual level. The picture of the glass was squashed in my copy – good photograph to use as a start to writing.
Thanks, neenslewy. I’m glad you thoguht it was a good photograph choice but also an unexpected twist. I wasn’t sure where my writing was taking me but it ended there, I suppose that happens to many of us though. 😛 The story takes us on a ride and we just document the process.
Absolutely, my writing journey was the same, all I had from the photograph was that it was a glass of water, at a fun disco type night. Even as I wrote the story the plot morphed down a different avenue. That’s the great pleasure in writing challenges.
Here’s mine
http://awritersfountain.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/picture-it-write-speed-date/
I’m not 100% sure of his intentions, but I’m assuming they were friendly and romantic. If so, awww! I thought that was a really cute way to end it, especially since the speed dates didn’t excite her at all. I love how you used the photograph in the story. As you mentioned before, it was more subtle but at the end it’s what I saw. I could envision the bar tender staring at the glass, hoping that she’ll finish it and want something a bit stronger. Great work, Neenslewy! Thanks for writing this week with us. 🙂
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Oh, nice twist. The world is minus one lecher. I put the photo into the background this week, I mentioned it, but it evoked an entire story that didn’t put the photo in the foreground. Hope that’s ok. Here it is: http://musingsfromtheturnippatch.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/picture-it-write/
So inspiring! I loved it. Considering that my story was a little on the sinister side, I love how full of life yours was. The beginning sentence had so much wit, it gripped me from the get-go. Awesome storytelling, Swirling Turnip! Thanks for contributing this week.
Nice! Kaleidoscope was one of the impressions I kept. Love the use of the word refract. He was seeming really vampiric at the beginning and you caught me off guard a little with her being the predator. I love the way you challenge me with your usage of words. “Desolately, her gaze…” So much added to the big, dark eyes of P1 in a single word!
Here’s Glass of Courage.
I’m glad you weren’t expecting the twist. I always feel like my twists are obvious. I find it’s hard to lead my readers down the wrong path convincingly. 😛 So I’m happy it seems to have worked in this instance. 😀
Hahaha! This was great and so funny. Her rant about his presumptions made me smile. This line was so amazing – ‘It was as if the water embodied the lights, a magical myriad of liquid color.’ Magical liquid colour, I want some! 😀 Thanks for contributing this week, Annie. Amazing work as always. 🙂
When you stop and think about it, we all want to be led willingly down the wrong path. You really only need to hold our hand, or in some cases just the allure of a gingerbread house will cause us to wander down it all on our own.
*Makes more gingerbread houses* 😀
uh-oh… no worries, tags from now on ^^
i liked your story. that was quite an unexpected twist. i was pretty sure she was at his mercy. ^^ kaleidoscope of colours refract within her drink – very pretty line.
Thank you! I did take a moment to think of how to word the kaleidoscope line, I’m happy it was noticed. 😀 I look forward to reading your story!
this is usually longer than the stories that i write ^^ http://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/picture-it-write-xiii/
Yes, this was long, but well worth it!
Definitely worth the length!
A fantastic story! I loved how you used the two names, meaning pearl and snow, to symbolise so much. Absolutely riveting. Thanks for contributing this week to Picture it & write, Kz. You’ve wowed us once more. 🙂
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Here’s mine..
The ending! An unexpected shock that pushed the story that bit further. It really makes my mind start spinning about what happened, what didn’t happen. Thanks for contributing this week, it was a splendid read!
Your’s was chiling! I loved it…
Thank you! 😀
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“Just one drink.
‘That’s all I have to have.’
I’ve been wondering what it tastes like for years.
My birthday was months ago and I’m finally ready to try.
I’ve been afraid to admit that it would be good.
I’ve been afraid that I might want more than one taste.
I’m afraid I’ll like it more than I want to and become addicted to it.
But I still want to see.
It’s only one drink.”
🙂 The gateway drink.
Ooo, the mind of a potential addict? One drink can lead to many. I find it funny how the rules on alcohol consumption are so rigid, since that doesn’t reflect how we work or think. We evolve. I think it’s part of the reason why young people get lost in binge-drinking because they view alcohol as a forbidden fruit. When they finally get access, they go a little crazy. A thought-provoking piece, Meghan! 🙂
Thank you, and that’s so true! I actually wrote it as a personal thought I’ve had in my head for a while. So thank you for letting it out. 🙂
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A bit of a short one today! I apologise if this one may come across as a little self-indulgent, this one did come a little close to home 🙂
http://joe2stories.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/picture-it-and-write-hopeless/
Enjoy
Joe
Fell in love with this line – “Sure I might be well-dressed but still, I’m no oil painting.” So brilliant and witty. I liked the hopeful ending too! Thanks for contributing this week, Joe!
Well, read your Ermilia, and a few others, including kz’s and saw how high the barrier had been pushed. I just reread this and frankly it scares me..not my best by any measure, but am sending anyway, before checking myself in..! http://managuagunntoday.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/under-my-skin/
Horrific and very gruesome. I like the humorous addition at the end, about the girl who doesn’t like the sight of needles. A thoroughly creepy story. Chilling. Thanks for contributing this week!
here is my work for this week Ermilia
http://terry1954.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/picture-it-write/
Aw, so cute. I love the ‘fingers touch/toes against toes’. Adorable and so sweet. Thanks for contributing this week, Terry!
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Here is my piece – thank you for the opportunity – 1st time visitor and now follower.
http://ramblingsfromamum.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/you-failed-to-say/
So very sad. It makes it even more bitter-sweet that she’s angry/annoyed at her mother for failing to teach her or let her know of these things. The difficult thing with children/teenagers is that they often won’t listen to parental wisdom, some lessons have to be learned the hard way. Thanks for contributing this week to Picture it & write!
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I was in the process of writing to last week’s picture when you put up the new one. It was exactly what I needed to finish, so you get 2 picture it’s in one. LOL.
http://frommywriteside.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/hand-in-hand/
I wouldn’t have thought those two prompts could have been mixed. The story flowed on so well. I would’ve loved to have figured out what had happened to Mirielle. If she had overdosed, it is bitter-sweet and poetic that her sister would die the same way…but if it was foul play, then they don’t die the same way. You get what I mean? Regardless, loved your storytelling and this sentence in particular – ‘They spun together in a circle, faster and faster until their hands slipped from each other’s grip and they fell, laughing, to the green carpet of grass beneath their feet.’ Beautiful imagery. Thanks for contributing this week, Sam! 🙂
unexpected and made an interesting read.
Thanks, nightlake!
Bringing a little joy to the table…http://storiedimpressions.wordpress.com/
Loved this line – ‘I had to pull out of my funk. I needed to feel alive, not half-way to dead.’ Hahah, made me smile. She is only 50 years young! Why should we also say ‘so and so years OLD’. We’re not old. We’re as young as we want to feel. 🙂 Thanks for contributing! I hope to see you again next week.
Thanks it was a fun prompt!
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Here is my contribution for the week. Inspired by The Cure’s “Picture of You”
http://mindofshoo.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/shattered-images/
A very sad story. I liked how you had the lyrics of the song interwoven throughout. Great storytelling! Thanks for contributing to Picture it & write this week, mindofshoo!
I thought of celebration. and all my celebratiosn are for this special love in my life. so a dedication to him :
http://wordpossessedlady.blogspot.com/2013/02/love-you-always.html
Aw, very cute. I love how it’s also in Hindi. The words look so beautiful (even though I can’t read it:P). I also love at the end the repeats of ‘mine’. It’s great knowing that someone belongs to you romantically, and you to them. Thanks for contributing this week with this sweet poem. Just in time for Valentines. Enjoy yours!
you too 🙂
And thank you so much for always taking time to visit my page !
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Pls find my contribution here:
http://call2read.com/2013/02/13/picture-it-write-ray-rita/
Maybe this V-day he’ll finally find her again! It’s a shame when love is unrequited…especially for this long! Lovely story. Thanks for contributing this week, Nightlake. 🙂
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Finally my contribution! A dark valentine’s Day story… 😉 http://evilnymphstuff.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-love-potion/
Wow! Very dark. Exquisite story. I loved how Cupid (the love angel) sadly couldn’t be loved herself. So very tragic. Thanks for contributing to this week, M. D.! Loving your dark stories as always. 🙂
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