Monday, December 13, 2010

Microfiction Monday 12/13/10

She dressed for the play, hating pink, the pinch of patent leather shoes

and rouge. Somehow the black lipstick kept a smile on her face.

21 comments:

Peggy said...

Black lipstick finished her look.
Good one.

Pat said...

Maybe next year she'll win the lottery!

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Sylvia K said...

Ah, black lipstick should do the trick! Love it! Hope you have a great week!

Sylvia

Dianne said...

yep, black lipstick is the finishing touch :)

Akelamalu said...

Ah black lipstick - the perfect finishing touch! :)

Lisa Ricard Claro said...

My daughter has a high school friend who would swear by the black lipstick! LOL

Scott M. Frey said...

HA, take that, mom... make me go to the play again next year, will ya? lol

nice!

G-Man said...

Sounds like a saucy wench!!

hope said...

Those shoes do like they'd leave a permanent frown line. ;)

Susan Fobes said...

And don't forget about those darn stockings! LOL!

Cheryl said...

Can't believe I missed the lipstick! Glad you saw it and put it to good use!

Bill ~ {The Old Fart} said...

A little bit Goth before her time.

Anonymous said...

I hadn't even noticed her black lipstick until you pointed it out...good one!
Have a great week. Cheers!

Jim said...

So that's why she wasn't complaining.
I just might have to wear black lipstick
when I'm doing my major household chores (washing and cleaning floors).
..

Jinksy said...

A Goth in the making?

SouthLakesMom said...

Oh, what actresses endure for their Art...

Beth Niquette said...

Micro Fiction! I've never heard of this before--I LOVE it!

Maria said...

Dressed in pink and wearing black lipstick. Yeoww!

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Brian Miller said...

nice contrast between the lipstick and the pink dress...perhaps there she finds her comfort...

Totalfeckineejit said...

Izzy, do you have an email address? I'd like to ask you something. Put it in the comments box on my blog. I won't publish it.I'm TFE (Peadar)from the Poetry Bus prompt and magazine.

Anonymous said...

Atta girl!