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Book Me!
I felt his gaze, scorching through me and involuntarily, turned and looked, taking in the wavy hair, the rolled-back sleeves- seven out of ten, I decided. Before I could make up my mind on whether to make a pass, he … Continue reading
Posted in 55 fiction, beauty, cheeky, emotions
Tagged appreciate, beauty, best seller, book shelf, involuntary, make a pass, nature, pass, pass up, scorch, shopping, short fiction, style, surprise, turn back, twist, walk past
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Need me, you do, me
Supple, yet taut. Sheer potency, that I unleash if provoked. Animal-like, you say? Yes, quite; no, very much animal. It pays to be nice to me, you shall see and pay, still more dearly if you ignore me, for I … Continue reading
Pen-pal
“You are my inhalation. I live and breathe you. My thoughts are only of you. You elevate me. You reduce me. You envelop me. I adore the practicality that brims in you. I enjoy the effort you put in. You this. You that. You the other. ” The … Continue reading
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Tagged admire, author, brims, burst bubble, fan, fun, gibberish, humour, imagine, let down, lie, machine, mock, poet, shopping, spam, trash, true, unimaginative, writer, writing, yul brynner
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Ensnared
That’s it, thought she, she was enchained for life. This spelled the end to all the variety and colour in her life. She was going down that drab lane that a lot of women do. Thankfully, her maid managed to … Continue reading
The Gifts of Magi
FRom the white balloon-skirt TO the bright pink shoes TRavels all over the country NEw tastes, cuisines and flavours fresh SPecial treats in my honour EVen when it wasn’t my birthday IT did feel like Christmas comes not once a … Continue reading
Effulgence
It was a day of self-indulgence: she bought everything she didn’t need, rarely glancing at the price-tags and never dissuaded by them. Her garishly painted nails tapped the glass-counter a tad impatiently as the clerk did the billing. “Shall I … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, cash counter, casualness, charity, charity trust, clerk, clothing, donation, indulgence, kindness, lavishness, money, price tags, self-indulgence, shopping, spending, style, super-store, thoughtfulness, vanity
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