Makeup scraped off, smile in a bag: I so wish I had written those lines. As always, you’ve bookended your writing with unique (and a tad creepy) photos. Really enjoyed this.
“smile in a bag” was reworked several times. I went through a lot of versions, to say what I wanted in 33 words. By the time I published it I was sick of the whole thing.
You really managed to tap into the collective “yes!” with that “smile in a bag” line, but the whole thing–the startling juxtapositions of the images, the punch-packing poem–is brilliant. Congratulations on the win!
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Chamblee54
I like this one.
Unsettling and intriguing. Smile in a bag caught me. Thanks for linking up!
Makeup scraped off, smile in a bag: I so wish I had written those lines. As always, you’ve bookended your writing with unique (and a tad creepy) photos. Really enjoyed this.
“smile in a bag”
I really loved that. Nicely written. :)
Love this!! Especially the phrase “smile in a bag”
(That horse looks just like mine! He’s a retired race horse I named Sedintariat
Funny people are always the most insightful, i agree. they see more and so are more burdened. Very skilfully written.
I’m with everyone else…”smile in a bag” is a great line!
“smile in a bag” was reworked several times. I went through a lot of versions, to say what I wanted in 33 words. By the time I published it I was sick of the whole thing.
“smile in a bag” just works. in so many ways. I enjoyed this. The pictures are well placed.
You really managed to tap into the collective “yes!” with that “smile in a bag” line, but the whole thing–the startling juxtapositions of the images, the punch-packing poem–is brilliant. Congratulations on the win!
[…] For which we can all be grateful. Are parents and teenagers still fighting over haircuts? ~ This collection won second place in a writing contest. The pictures are from Short Mountain. One comment: “As […]