Photo Prompt © Lisa Fox
It was the opening exhibition, and she was a teensy-weensy nervous. She was wearing her good clothes (for once), and she had her best beret on her bonce (naturally). She held her champers while holding her pinkie out to look posh, as she helped herself with some dainty morsels.
It was terribly busy as everyone slowly milled around the various interesting (and uninteresting) paintings. It was always nice to see other artists, and many knew each other.
Then there was a loud couple of claps.
An art critic appeared.
There was a silence for a moment.
And the winner is…
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100 (Not counting the lengthy title)
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the person who sold her the togs!
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Second-hand shop, but hardly worn…
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She is an artist, and no matter who wins, the art stays the ultimate savior! 🥰💖
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I’m certainly going with that! 👩🎨💫
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The ultimate cliffhanger, Chris! But all artists are winners in a way as they express their creativity. 🙂
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Very true, Dave. However, I just ran out of words – this is a 100 word exercise: not more, not less! 😂
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Ooh, a word limit can definitely affect a story’s conclusion. 🙂
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😉
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awesome story Chris, I loved where you went with it! 🙌🎈🎈
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Aww, thank a lot, Carol Anne! 💛💛
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Why is life so competetive?
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An excellent question… but there’s no answer!
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Great write Chris love the build up ….but who won😃
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Ho ho… no idea! No one we knew. 😊
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🙌
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I guess we will never know! hehehe
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Just grinning…
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I love the l’il pinky held aloft, Chris, … as the tension mounts, … arrrrgh!! …we’ll never know? 😉…💙
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Glad that you liked that, Penn,💫 but sorry, I didn’t know she or he was in that big crowd! 🤔
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Judge ye not by product alone. It’s process, that stops in interesting places!
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A very good point! Processes make better results as well.
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And (more) consistently!
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I hope she won.
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It would be nice!
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😍😍😍
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🩷🩷🩷
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I can understand the nerves…
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Quite so!
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As long as she’s getting some hors d’ouevres, the night isn’t wasted no matter what happens.
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Heehee – more nice food and a little more champagne – if there’s any left.
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Who won?!
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We are still wondering… 🤔😂
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😁
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Loved the voice of this (Teensy weensy, bonce etc).
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I do like to put a posh accent sometimes!
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Chris, you painted the atmosphere with finesse. The worst part is the way it ends, as there can be just one winner. I think everyone should get a ribbon for making time to try. Trying is an underrated human attribute.
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I guess it’s better to not know about that winner. And is it important? I would say not.
Thanks, Li 😊
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You’re very welcome ❤
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Oh I truly love this, Chris! And I notice you have multiple books to your credit–are they sold on Amazon?
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So pleased that you liked that, Cale. And also, if you are interested about my books, they are all on Amazon – over here https://lunas-online.com/books/
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Thanks for the link!!
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that’s an ending, who won 🤣
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Who won? I have no idea! 😂😂
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This is vividly descriptive, Chris.
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Thank you so much, Robbie!
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💖
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Oho! You kept the winner a secret…
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But of course!!
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Great story, Chris! I guess we’ll never know who won! 😊
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Thanks so much, Eugi – and yes, sorry we never found out who was also there…. 😂
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You’re welcome, Chris. 😆
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Thanks for keeping us hanging, Chris! 😏😂
Love your opening lines…you had me giggling! 😄🧡
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Thanks so much, Punam! 💛
Well, I had to have a joke about this one since I once worked in an art gallery, including hanging interesting (and uninteresting) pictures! 🖼️😂
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You are so welcome, Chris!
No wonder the details were amazing and amusing. 😄
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Love your descriptions, Chris …. right down to the raised pinky! Perfect!
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Aww, thanks a lot, Nancy!
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Now I want to know who the winner is and whether it was an inspired painting
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Well, of course you would want to know, since you are a good painter yourself, Robbie. So sorry about that. We never found out who won…
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😊💞
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Dear Chris,
There’s a nail-biter of an ending. Fun stuff.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Glad that you liked that, Rochelle! There was great art stuff in that photo… very useful for writing!
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Art is the artist and both are subject to the self and others.
May we all be winners in our own mind and maybe a few… others too.
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Yes indeed!
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