But I Smile Anyway...

March 26, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that uses the word eminence. It’s a rich word full of different meanings. Explore how it sounds or how you might play with it. Go where the prompt leads!

Feeling Like A Fraud

“Jill, could you just glance over this, please?”

Nancy thrust a piece of paper in Jill’s hand.

“I’d really appreciate your opinion. Would you mind?”

“Sure, why not.”

Jill smiled and turned around, surreptitiously rolling her eyes.

Ever since her book had been released and had shot to the top ten in the charts, she’d been inundated with ‘friends’ who wanted her advice on their writing. It’s like her eminence in word craft meant she was now a fully-fledged expert.

But that was furthest from the truth.

All she’d done was write from the heart.

And readers had appreciated.

March 28: Flash Fiction Challenge

#WritePhoto – bright

28 Mar 2019 30 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Bright, Photo Prompt, Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent’s #WritePhoto prompt for this week:

“Move your leaf!”

“No, you move yours!”

“Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Will you both just be quiet and shuffle along a bit!”

“It’s just not fair.”

“Yeah, we found this spot first.”

“We?! You mean I found it and you’re just trying to muscle in!”

“Er, no! I was with you when we stumbled across it, don’t forget!

“Children, children, just calm down will you? This sun trap was here long before you discovered it, and now you have found it, it’s time to use it. So, which one of you will spread the sun cream on my back?”

“Mum, really? Since when did a beetle need sun cream?”