17 September 2011

A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words

by Diane Carlisle

Silence is Golden


This is my post for the September 2011 Blog Chain at Absolute Write. This month's challenge is to respond to a picture.


"We can't keep meeting like this," he said.

She pulled out another cigarette. He struck a match and cupped the tip as it flickered. She leaned in and let the flame dust the tip, drawing the smoke into her mouth and letting it fill her lungs.

She lifted her head up and away from him and blew the fumes out, "What's the matter? The Mrs. keeping you tied up on a leash now?"

"It's not like that." He drank the last of his scotch and placed the glass on the bar as the ice clinked to the bottom.

"One more, Frank?" the barkeep asked.

Frank nodded. He stared into his empty glass.

She crushed out her cigarette, picked up her purse, and stood. "So, I guess this is it?"

He looked at her for the last time. Her beautiful red lips turned down at the corners, eyes ablaze with anger.

She cracked an open hand across his cheek. "I'm sure you'll be happy one day, Frank."

He watched her leave. She had a hell of a figure, that one.

A stranger at the end of the bar lifted his bourbon and gave a slight nod of condolence.

Frank raised his glass back at the stranger and they drank in silence.


Here are the other participants and their responses if they've been posted:

orion_mk3 (link to post)
BigWords (link to post)
robeiae (link to post)
pezie (link to post)
Ralph Pines (link to post)
AbielleRose (link to post)
Darkshore (link to post)
dolores haze (link to post)
Alynza (link to post)
pyrosama (YOU ARE HERE)
lufftocraft (link to post)
Cath (link to post)

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22 comments:

  1. Kelly HashwaySeptember 17, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Great job! Loved it!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 17, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Thanks Kelly! I love writing prompts, especially the picture ones. Glad you liked it. :)

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  3. Alynza SmithSeptember 18, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    Great descriptions and pace! Great job. :)

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Very nice. Love the inevitable slap.--robeiae

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  5. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Thanks! Looking forward to more of these chains. Very awesome and they keep me writing (and reading). Love it.

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  6. Sharon StognerSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    what a great idea for a post feature. :)

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  7. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    You should join, Sharon! It's very inspiring. :)

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  8. Darlene Steelman McGarritySeptember 18, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    I loved this! Very well written. I could feel the energy in the air.

    :)

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  9. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Thank you, my Ninja! lol

    Please take the link to the Absolute Write site and join us. I think you would have a lot of fun! :)

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I think Frank should be afraid. I think his lady friend is going to take more revenge than just that slap.

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  11. UnknownSeptember 19, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Ohh, the plot thickens? :D

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  12. Erin BrambillaSeptember 19, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    I loved this. I could picture the whole thing (apart from the picture, of course). Great job.

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  13. UnknownSeptember 19, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    I wish Blogger.com had "like" buttons, Erin. I like your feedback. Thanks!

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  14. Regina RichardsSeptember 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Wow, that was a great scene. Loved it!

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  15. UnknownSeptember 22, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Thanks, Regina! Hope you make it back on a regular basis. Loving your 4 Bad Mommies site, too. :D

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    This may be off the subject, but I need help on my social media accounts. My publishing enrolled me in about five. So far I have had no responses. I hired someone to help me and see messed up my blog on Wordpress and I have not been able to fix it. I cannot pull up my administration page to post. Help on Wordpress doesn't help me because I don't understand what they are telling me to do. I used to be able to get on my administration page and hit post, the publish. Now I can't do this. can anyone help?

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  17. CathSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Very sensuous post. Nice take on the prompt!

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  18. UnknownSeptember 24, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Thank you, Cath! I just read yours and I love it! Updating my links now.

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    People have long speculated that the couple in the picture were having an affair. Looks like you took that and ran with it very nicely!

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  20. UnknownSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I didn't realize that about the painting, Altos. The woman in red just looked to me like a diva and the guys just look a bit tired and beat. :D

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  21. ShyxterSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Picture prompt is a great way to practice your writing skills. Good going Diane! Your interpretation here is a reality that happens to many people.

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  22. UnknownSeptember 25, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    Thank you, Shyxter! I welcome you to stop by Absolute Writer site in the link above and join us next month. It does challenge, every time. :D

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