Wednesday, March 26, 2008

3 Word Wednesday & 55 Flash Fiction Friday

The prompts for 3WW this week were glass, question, and token. The first thing that came to mind turned into a 55 Flash Fiction Friday submission too. It is great to be lazy.

Who is the old man in the glass? Is this some kind of funhouse mirror that progresses age like a police computer program? The eyes he recognizes without question, but the face is that of a stranger. What once were only token lines and wrinkles are now carvings, chiseled by the many ravages of time.
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11 comments:

  1. Tammy BrierlyMarch 26, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    Now that's alot of wrinkles. I feel young now. Well done!

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  2. Go FigureMarch 26, 2008 at 5:12 PM

    If you didn't have a Green Day song playing I would have to sue you for using my photo without permission!

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  3. TCMarch 26, 2008 at 5:33 PM

    I loved this. So realistic.

    I think we all look in the mirror and wonder... when did that change? How'd that get there? I look at a picture from just two years ago and wonder how I can look so old now in comparison.

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  4. Tumblewords:March 26, 2008 at 5:59 PM

    They just don't make mirrors like they used to! Grin. Nice post.

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  5. paisleyMarch 26, 2008 at 6:45 PM

    well i just really noticed my first lines this year... but i will tell you ,, i am pissed... i never in a million years believed getting old would happen to me......

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  6. anthonynorthMarch 27, 2008 at 3:01 AM

    I'm in my fifties. Changes coming fast. My damned mirror lies !!! :-)

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  7. James GoodmanMarch 27, 2008 at 6:51 AM

    Wow, that was a great 55. I can relate to a certain extent. My wrinkles have already begun, but I surely don't feel old enough for that yet. :D

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  8. LucyMarch 27, 2008 at 7:06 AM

    WO that man looks like he is made of stone! There is a turning point in life, when you look in the mirror and ACTUALLY SEE yourself changing. I am going through that THIS year and it is really really scaring me. ( and quite frankly Pissing me off)
    Great take on the 3 words baby!

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  9. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsMarch 28, 2008 at 1:51 AM

    Instantly I think of Oscar Wilde's story "Picture of Dorian Grey".

    Beuatifully worded!

    Gemma

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  10. G-ManMarch 28, 2008 at 5:24 PM

    MBW...You need a GPS to find your 55...
    But I managed!!!
    Great job BTW, please feel free to visit even if it is NOT Friday, and please, keep playing...G

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  11. BoneMarch 30, 2008 at 3:47 PM

    Quite poignant! The moment we no longer recognize ourself.

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