Inspiration 2.0

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I love all of these! It's been too damn long. I've mojoed you but I feel the need to do at least a little public recognition.

"A woman, who was an Art History teacher, and her beau, an artist, were married in a festive and creative ceremony befitting the artistically-inclined couple." I love the set up - totally digable. Just this one line evokes so much.

"A woman made of wax." I loved the squishiness of this....it kept slipping through my fingers, changing in front of me.

"Emily found him slumped over the newspaper, facedown in a puddle of coffee with a half-eaten piece of toast still in his hand." Wendy, you have no idea how easy it is for me to see this. A similar thing just happened to someone I know and the thought is so chilling, for such a possible scenario.

"Mediocrity was always happily waiting in the wings when inspiration failed." I'm such a sucker for art about art. The fears and stumbling blocks you write on are very close to my heart, and the analogy is spot on.

"Grown ups don’t live like this, Lena muttered." Lena is so instantly real, Traci, so immediate and true. The characterization here is stunning.

I could write for days about how great these are! I'm definitely waiting two weeks to change the topic, so we can see more submissions. Let's see what you've got!