Here’s this week’s photo prompt challenge. Where is the staircase? Where does it lead? Who is going to walk up or down it? Let your imagination go:
Last week saw you with two photo challenges. Here’s the first:
Here are your wonderful creative words:
https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2018/11/23/quiet-yard/
http://geofflepard.com/2018/11/25/pearl-barley-and-the-recalcitrant-incumbent-prompt-shortfiction/
The guests have all gone, and I’m sitting on our bed, our wedding photograph in my hands.
I brush my fingers across your face, imagining the taste of your lips on mine, wishing I could have just one last kiss.
I close my eyes and I can see you standing at the altar. I remember you turning your head and smiling and my nerves simply melting away.
I hear the music; ‘How Great Thou Art’; I sang it for you again today, were you listening?
I chose freesias for you today my darling, just as I carried in my bouquet all those years ago; their sweet perfume so evocative.
I go to the wardrobe and fish out your old scarf, wasn’t it only a few weeks ago you wore it last? I hold it to my face, feeling the softness against my cheek.
I drink in the faint aroma of Paco Rabanne.
Pieces of you, keeping you close.
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And here’s the other photo prompt:
https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2018/11/30/gravy/
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I particularly enjoyed Val Fish’s piece, she writes very well.
She does indeed. It was very poignant.
Thank you Phil, much appreciated.
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Hi Esther. I missed last weeks one, for some reason it didn’t show up in my reader. Oh, well, I have caught up with it again now. Here is my short story based on that great staircase.
All the best
🙂
I love the twist. I really wasn’t expecting that!
Thanks, Esther. I do like to have a twist at the end, but you don’t really know if you’ve been clever and subtle or plain obvious until someone tells you. I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
That was a powerful and beautiful piece written by Val Fish. It made me feel quite teary and emotional. 🙂
Thank you for your comment. Her piece was very moving.
Thank you Kristian, much appreciated.
You’re so welcome. I’m glad you got to see my message. 🙂
Not sure where I should post my answer to the challenge with the staircase. I sent Tallis Steelyard off to deal with it
https://tallissteelyard.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/art-for-arts-sake/
Perfect! Many, many thanks, Jim 🙂
thanks for the inspiration 🙂