This week for the Writing Thursday feature, I am presenting an original scene. I hope you enjoy my latest creative exercise found below. Tomorrow for the Fiction Friday feature, I am reviewing the horror fantasy novel, Rose Madder by Stephen King. Next week for the Writing Thursday feature, I am presenting another original scene. Until then keep creating whatever your passion is; Nerd out!
Premise: a conversation between artists
Florence’s wife was shipped out on deployment, so we decided to do a creatives weekend together. We hadn’t done one in a couple of years. Florence is a painter and I’m a writer. We were treating our weekend together as a creative retreat. We rented a cabin in a town nearby. Upon arriving at the cabin, we immediately began setting up our workspaces. The trash cans created the dividing line between them. I would get lost watching Florence’s brushstrokes as I waited for inspiration to strike.
“What are you working on?” Florence paused to question me.
“So, Anne has an unexpected visitor show up and I am trying to find the right words to describe her feelings when she realizes who it is,” I sighed. “What’s your painting?”
“Well, the background is this galaxy feeling. As for the foreground object, I’m thinking of a skull. But I haven’t fully decided yet.”
We both worked for a while before either of us took a break. I only stopped a couple of times to grab snacks. I had gotten lost in my work and had forgotten to check my clock. Next thing I knew Florence was handing me take out she had delivered.
“I see you went for a partial skull.” I eyed Florence’s progress.
“Yeah, I like the half-face, half-skull look.”
“What’s the inspiration for the look on the face-side?” The expression looked familiar, but I couldn’t place it.
“The look on your face as you ponder what’s next for your book.” Florence giggled.
“Geez, thanks. I knew it looked familiar.” We laughed as we enjoyed our food.
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