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The Bright Side of Banishment

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Do--1904---randy-tarampi-221459-unsplash(Image taken from https://www.pathwaystogod.org/my-prayer-life/daily-offering/offering-those-who-wander2018)

The prompt was “conversation.” I took it a bit further and made a short story entirely out of dialogue because dialogue is my jam.

“You know, this could be worse.”

“Oddsballs, Lawrence! We’re scheduled to be banished. Forever. How could it possibly be worse?”

“Well, I mean, we could have been killed, so
.”

“Yes, being taken away from our country, never to see our friends and family again, is much better. I feel so much more optimistic now.”

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Pygmalion

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PYGMALION & GALATEA ©ELISABETH CAREN 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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(On thirdcoastwriters.wordpress.com, our theme was to rewrite myths….I’m terribly late with my post and not completely satisfied with the end result, but here it is, nevertheless…)

As soon as I finished her, I knew I had created a masterpiece.

She was perfect. From her long, softly braided hair to the tips of her rounded toes, she was wonderfully proportioned and lovely to behold.

Years of inhaling marble dust and whittling away until my fingers ached and here she was – the best that I could have hoped for. Better, even.

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