“Auwuuuu.”
The full moon rises and an impulse overtakes me. My handsome body fleshes out with fur, claws, and canine teeth. Is this from what I drank at Justin’s New Years Eve party?
Maybe it was her. Strange, yet so beautiful. Irresistible.
One kiss, and my life is changed forever.
© Copyright 2020—Present, Jenise Cook, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
First Published: 3 January 2020, The Friday Fix (RIP) on Medium.com
Image Credit: René Rauschenberger on Pixabay.com
The Story Behind the Story
The story prompt for the first week of the new year was “beginnings and endings”. However, the prompt didn’t inspire me as much as a graphic image I found on Pixabay that was kind of creepy, dark, yet irresistible. I had to find a story for that image.
René Rauschenberger’s graphic image struck me as dark and a bit creepy. Yet, my demented sense of humor found something funny about it, and I can’t put my finger on why I saw a comic aspect in the image.
I wrote the ending first. This approach isn’t a conscious decision when I begin to draft a 50-word micro flash fiction piece. The ending simply pops into my thoughts. I write it, and then I move the mouse to the top of the page where I have a chat with the blinking cursor.
“Hi, Jenise, I’m here for you.”
“Yeah, I know. I see you blinking at me. Are you taunting me, poking at my potential writer’s block?”
“Of course not,” it giggles. “I’m here to help you.”
“So, how does this story begin?”
Then, I let my imagination cut loose, stream-of-consciousness style, or free writing. I write a word or two, then a phrase or two, without thinking of Word Count. Somehow, the story takes shape. The character (or characters) talks to me and, before I know it, I have a mini story.
Finally, I edit the story down to 50 words. I take my time, I don’t rush or worry. I let myself feel the rhythm of the words. Sometimes I pull up an online thesaurus to find synonyms.
I’m not sure if this process is craft. Most of the time it feels like magic. And, that’s why I love to write. For me, it’s a mystical experience.
Your Turn
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