Lizzie stared at the monitor, hands folded in her lap. The cursor blinked.
Sighing, she trotted off to the kitchen for more coffee.
Returning, she sat again and watched the cursor blink.
Blank.
A dearth of inspiration.
Even that third cup didn’t raise Lizzie’s superpower: quirky imagination.
“Wonder what the weather’s doing?’ she clicked to raise the radar map on her screen.
And there: a dense cloud of snow skating toward her town, like a sneeze of mashed potatoes.
“No inspiration inside? Then it’s outside for me!”
Lizzie rose to dress in layers, inspired enough to don a bra!
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2018)
Carrot Ranch Prompt (11/08/2018): In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that pairs mashed potatoes with a superpower. It can be in any circumstance, funny or poignant. Go where the prompt leads.
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That “sneeze of mashed potatoes” was my favorite line!
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Now that’s motivation! 😀 Love the “sneeze of mashed potatoes” metaphor!
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Haha! Loved the ending, Liz. Though I find layers a perfect excuse to exclude the bra!
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For me, only when I’m out of the public eye…Lol!
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I used to take that stance but I’m becoming bolder now that I can only tolerate wearing a bra for 4 hours maximum. haha!
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lol coffee and no bra, my kinda gal!
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The female writer’s battle-ready!
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stand at the ready to duel, with pen or keyboard 😉
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Can’t (won’t) speak to that bra thing – but layers (upon) layers are the order of the day. Just going out on my six mile trek with Scooter. I dress in layers, Scooter, not so much.
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Nothing like a cold wind on a long hike to loosen up the brain freeze!
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It’s what I am going for.
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