I’m somnambulant I said.
You said you didn’t judge, said it takes all types. You said I was your type. You said you just knew.
No, I insisted, this will never work out. It won’t last.
You said you’d convert for me, if that’s what it took. You’d become somnambulant too. You said our being together forever was your greatest dream.
I explained that I was dreaming you and all dreams end upon awakening.
Shh, you said. Sleep.
Above, 78 words for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt, “somnambulist”.
Below, 267 characters for the #sffiction contest. Selected stories will be published in a print anthology. Give it a try!
I’m somnambulant I said. This won’t work out. We won’t last.
You said it takes all types. You said I was your type. You said our being together forever was your greatest dream.
I explained that I was dreaming you and all dreams end upon awakening.
Shh, you said. Sleep.
That really romantic… 🙂
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Oh wow, I really liked this!! And thanks for reminding me of Sammi’s prompts 🙂
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Thanks and you’re welcome. I am irregular there but it’s a good crowd, she’s good people. I have been playing at getting some of these prompts into 269 characters for the Seriously Flash Fiction contest on twitter. It comes to around fifty words usually. You could do that with your routine story.
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Thanks for the tip!
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Interesting take on the prompt! I’ve had dreams like that. If interested, check out my prompt party (bottle – 65 words), open March 10 to 20.
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Thanks for the invite. I may give it a go. Some of my favorite things come in bottles.
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Great D, thanks!!
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Oh, I really like this, D!
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Thanks!
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I guess the lines between the two states are thin for somnambulists.
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And some walk the line.
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Agree 🙂
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Clever! And I’m not dreaming.
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Are you not?
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Well, I think not. 🙂
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Dear D,
This certainly kept me awake. 😉 Love the flow of the conversation and the last line couldn’t be more perfect. Brava!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you. I got lucky. The first line blurted out and I wrote it down and the rest followed.
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