The sun beat down on his skin. It was too hot to keep on his clothes, but without them, everywhere the light touched burned.
Turning like a sundial to only expose one side at a time to the unrelenting orb, he tried to count the waves as they licked at the side of the raft. It only made him seasick.
He closed his eyes and pictured her face handing him the cruise tickets she’d won. “If she hadn’t drowned, I would have killed her.”
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Welcome to “Flash in the Pan”
Tonight’s Flash comes under the August upper limit of 100 by a mere 16. If you would like to join Flash in the Pan, this week’s word is “light”. Link back to this post with your “light” flashes to be featured on the Flash in the Pan page due out at the end of this month.
Have you ever been given something which turned out to be something you should have turned down? Is anything really ever free? What is the best free thing you have ever gotten? Have you ever given a disastrous free thing to someone else?
Tcub
/ August 12, 2012I need a Flash in the pan for dummies L( How exactly does one “join in”?
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Red
/ August 12, 2012Instructions are here. Word limits are listed in the posts with the words. Grab a word, write a flash, link back to the post with the flash (If on blogspot, send me a link via email.), and get linked to the FTP page. Simple. 🙂
Cat Forsley
/ August 12, 2012ALL I GOTTA SAY is
SENSUAL
i am not even going to begin to try and write flash fiction tonight Mademoiselle Rouge !!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sending you some HAPPY TENSION AND LOVE AND MUSIC AND GOOD NIGHT VIBES
XXX
i will Flash fiction with a song 🙂 lol
“AMBER ” by 311 xo
love and more love xo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUFSB2plwzM
To a wonderful week ahead 🙂 xo
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Red
/ August 12, 2012I hope you have a fabulous week! I know this one is going to be another fun one. Oodles of plans and lots of fun things to do! The happy tension continues 🙂 Lots of love and {HUGZ} xxx Great song!
Cat Forsley
/ August 12, 2012HUGGGGZ DELUXE 🙂
i Just tweeted u some more love
sexy lyrics huh ….Yuppppp Yupppp Yuppppppppp
Good Vibe in that song – i will learn flash fiction one day ……:) right now the happy tension is uPPPPPPPPPP and me happy Cat and all is Good …. i don’t have to do everything all at once – gotta remember that !!!!!!!!!!!!! Please be my reminder 🙂 lol xo
Love You Rouge xo
and Hope You are getting less spammy spam
– i got like 10 ten today ……..
that’s a good day ! LOL 🙂
Love to You and all ur fam xo
Your Chat xo
Cat Forsley recently posted..Sundays are 4 xx Cat Forsley ©
Red
/ August 12, 2012HAHAHAHA! 10?? I have ten since your last comment!! I get more than 3,000 per month in the net. I have no idea how many my other filter deletes without me seeing them. Spam is not getting in the way of the vibe for certain. Yes, I will be your reminder, mon Chat Doux 🙂 <3 Much love, sweets! xxx
Cat Forsley
/ August 12, 2012NO SPAM CAN RUIN A BEAUTIFUL DAY !!!!!!!!
NOTHING CAN XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
LOVE XO
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Binky
/ August 12, 2012Sometimes Spam is a good thing. Spam in a can.
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Red
/ August 12, 2012Wait until the next Wombie post. Plenty of SPAM in it!
Binky
/ August 13, 2012I’ll keep my appetite high!
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Red
/ August 13, 2012I think you and Bruno will have to talk to Claret about the whole thing…
Laurie
/ August 12, 2012OK so blog spot, include a link back here and send you a link to the post? What if I find time alone and get to do all of them so far? can I do that? I’ll read the instructions again.
Red
/ August 12, 2012Of course you can. Just link each one to the post where the word originally appeared. You can do all of them. I will be putting up some advance words and the dates when they will go live. If you find time, you can even get ahead 😉
prenin
/ August 12, 2012Sorry to be boring, but I’ve never been given anything that bit me and I have not given out anything that bites!!! 🙂
Love and hugs!
Prenin.
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Red
/ August 12, 2012HAHA! Cool. {HUGZ}
Binky
/ August 12, 2012Sometimes you get something that is more trouble than it’s worth, but of course you don’t realize that until it’s too late.
Binky recently posted..Life of Fun and Games
Red
/ August 12, 2012That is the truth! Have a personal example?
Soma Mukherjee
/ August 13, 2012Red I just love this Flash in the pan stories….
for free,never ,never got anything for free,and have learned the tough way that when the mind and entire body says no to some offer,listen to your mind…
twice went for trips which turned into nightmares of sorts…never again i promised my self and have kept the promise so far..
oh man this story just reminded me of those two trips..one of them was a rail accident..it was real bad.
Soma Mukherjee recently posted..when in dream don’t meow,woof or say that thing
Red
/ August 13, 2012Oh, how dreadful, Soma. I have been travelling for ages. Occasionally, I do get to travel for “free”. It always means some portion of the trip is free, but you always end up paying for it in the end. Perhaps, staying home is best for you. Please tell me you were not on the train? <3
Deb
/ August 13, 2012Free means there is a catch to it…a price to pay somewhere.
Hi Red, I see you have been writing up a storm lately. Don’t see how I could get caught up at this point, but I know all of them are brilliant!…You shine!
Hugs a plenty! xoxo
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Red
/ August 13, 2012You are right. I have always found somewhere the piper must be paid when something is “free”. Not to worry so about getting caught up. Just pick up anywhere 😉 It is why I leave links, so if you have a few, you can see where else we have been. Otherwise, ever forward! So glad to see you today! <3 xxx
My Inner Chick
/ August 13, 2012–The greatest writers can write “Less” words and say so much “More.”
This is YOU, Red. <3 Xx
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Red
/ August 13, 2012Great to see you today, Kim! I have been having fun with the Flash. It is not my strong suit, as I am horrifically verbose 😉 <3 xxx
spilledinkguy
/ August 13, 2012I don’t suppose I could just repeat ‘light’ over and over again?
I won a stuffed ‘Monsters of the Gridiron’ football, once. That was pretty sweet.
🙂
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Red
/ August 13, 2012Well, hello, stranger!! So great to see you today…but no. I like prizes! Did you win one with the team picture or holographics on it? Or did you win the regulation ball with the team logo?
Lily
/ August 13, 2012I love your post! It made me thinking:)
Red
/ August 13, 2012Glad it did, Lily. Welcome to M3.