Congrats to this week's FFF winner, June Calender! June is a previous FFF winner, she won for the prompt It's a Mystery back in December. I couldn't resist giving her the title again though for this wonderful slice of fiction. It's got very vivid, bright detail and true-to-life dialogue that sticks in your memory. If you want to find out more about June, you can read more at the It's a Mystery FFF linked above.
Here's this week's FFF win:
Maybe there was thunder, I was walking in the rain and the rain was falling on my face and a dog was barking very near by. Something was on top of me and when I opened my eyes I saw the brown hair of the dog's neck. He was excited that I was there and wanted the world to know. "Nice doggie," I whispered. "Over there!" a voice shouted. "Another one. Good boy!" A hand caught the dog's collar and pulled him back. I saw the man's dirt- smearedface and the yellow of his hard hat.
"Oh, hello," I said.
"Hello," he said. "Hell of a spot you chose to take a nap." He grinned at me. He had blue eyes.
Other voices approached, many men, it sounded like. "Another. Alive?" I heard.
"Yeah, doesn't know what happened to her."
"What happened to me?" I asked the cheery man. I was already growing fond of this guy. I liked his attitude.
"Earthquake. Whole damned building collapsed."
"On top of me?"
"You and a few others. We're here to dig you out."
"Good. The sooner the better. The rain is ruining my hair."
"You look beautiful to me," the guy said.
"Thanks. And give that dog a bone."
They tell me I actually had that conversation when I was discovered in the debris. I have absolutely no memory of anything but the dog and the man's blue eyes.
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1. Read the daily writing prompt.
2. Push "Play" on the timer on the right side of the screen.
3. Spend 60 seconds or less writing a response to the daily prompt.
You may respond in the "Comments" section of each post, if your response is family-friendly. Or you can write in your own journal or blog. If you respond in a public blog post, post the link in the comments and share it with us. Also feel free to use the "Comments" section for informal discussion about the responses that are posted.
Today, take a minute to write!
Questions? Check out this link for The One-Minute Writer Q&A, including comment guidelines and copyright information.
Monday, February 4, 2013
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3 comments:
Congrats, June! Good one!
love this!
Really liked this piece. Could really "see" it. Good job!
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