She curls her shoulders every time he nibbles on her ear, pinches her upper arm. I have to capture it— the love and playfulness of this day. I dab light pink smudges across her high cheek bones with my middle finger. I dip the tip of my brush into the brown and black and trace a line around her collarbone to bring out the sharp curve of her bare shoulders.
Then I see it— how she radiates from head to toe. By the way they bite each other’s bottom lip, they don’t know it yet, but a woman’s intuition is never wrong. I saturate the canvas in scarlet, lavender, and chartreuse. I darken her complexion, kiss it with the sun using maroon and amber. I deepen his onyx tuxedo. The bright colors accent the ivory in her dress, the light around her abdomen.
“No charge,” I tell them I as present the finished product. “My blessings to you and your new family.”
word count: 162
—Nortina
Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers is a weekly challenge where you write a story in 100-150 words (give or take 25 words) using the provided photo prompt as inspiration.
Beautiful! I love the vivid imaginary.
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This one really got me — so beautifully written, and what rich feelings it conveys.
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A colourful post .
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Painting the world with a smooth tipped pen ~ Your story is a work of art Nortina ~ 🙂
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This is SO well written – I’m in awe!
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Thanks you! 🙂
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Lovely writing.
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Thank you! And thanks for reading 🙂
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Your imagery and language is wonderful.
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Thank you!
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Interesting take. We can’t really see what’s on the canvas or what’s in her line of sight so she could be painting anyone or anything. I love it.
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Thank you. I think that’s the beauty of creating your own story from the photo. 🙂
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I love this light hearted take to the prompt. Seems so cheery, happy, and hopeful, just as I imagine the couple is. Wonderful story! Thank you for participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers Challenge.
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Thanks! I think this is my favorite FFfAW story I’ve written so far! 🙂
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I certainly can see why!
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A really wonderful story with vivid descriptions and a beautiful scene which I can picture.
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