55 Flash Fiction: Nothing is Free
G-man, I’m here! Finally! So sorry I’m late! Please don’t grade me down!
There was no moon and the dry winter air seemed to soak up all the light so that each step away from the house was a step into the unknown and unknowable. But anything, she rationalized, was better than what she left behind. This heavy void gave her hope. Free! Soon she would be free!
Story behind the story:
I don’t know. Really, I don’t. It was dark out when I went to visit some relafriends last night, and that was a feeling I had. That’s all.
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Speaking of nothing being free, I’m going on the Great American Road Trip, take 2, with an aniticipated departure date of April 3rd. I am currently seeking sponsors for this trip. A page explaining the different sponsorship levels and what you can receive for your generous contribution will be coming soon, but in the meantime, please read about this trip here.
February 18th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
very nice. some feel that way when they escape the house….for other reasons. makes a nice 55 though.
mine is up!
February 18th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Smoofy…
Ya know, for being thrown together…
This Was Great!
Suspenseful, engrossing, and PERFECT!
Excellent 55 My Dear.
Thanks for answering the call.
You Rock from Texarkana to Blythville!
Have a Kick Ass Week-End…G-Daddy
February 18th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
That’s good, real good! There is a story all over that.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Road Trip!!! ;-)
February 19th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Not everything needs a story behind it. Some things simply are.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:02 am
Great 55, loved how the winter air soaked up the light, and how the void was a welcome escape from what was left behind.
February 19th, 2010 at 5:24 am
Having a ‘feeling’ can end up making some of the best 55s if you ask me.
TIGER TEARS is my 55 this week.
February 19th, 2010 at 5:32 am
I walk a lot at night, and your piece captures the feeling of stepping into the dark on a moonless night. All the possibilities. And the strange emptiness.
February 19th, 2010 at 5:58 am
I can soo relate to this 55. Walking at night does feel verty freeing as well. Something about the change in the way the air feels.
I’m up right HERE
February 19th, 2010 at 6:07 am
This is so awesome and
I was going to ask you what happened next.
lol
I can relate to that when
I got out of my ex marriage.
Mine is up
http://justmeshakirack.blogspot.com/2010/02/flash-friday-55-have-you-ever.html
hugs
shakira
p.s I really do not know why my html is not working today,
but again, I am in Malaysia. lol ( I really do not know what that means either.)
February 19th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Good story! I say “I don’t know” a lot…I just told a friend yesterday I’m not sure why I say that…
February 19th, 2010 at 7:36 am
The story behind the story is that you got out of the house! It’s a story I could use now. Nice 55.
I’m up here:
Friday Flash 55 ~ Know
February 19th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Nicely spooky. It made me wonder what was behind, and ahead.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I have a story behind the story of my 55 today. I was also a late poster. Love your 55. Inspiration is wherever we can get it. My 55 is HERE . Come see what’s up.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
There is magic in the unknown… and there’s no such thing as too late.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” DJ Ralph Waldo Em
February 19th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
I like this. It’s a little spooky!
February 20th, 2010 at 8:22 am
I sometimes write like that, where there is no real meaning behind a piece. The fun part is when everyone tries to figure it out! LOL
March 1st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
There could be many interpretations to this story. That’s why I like it so much.