Indigo ’92. My boat moored at the pier, meters away from the bridge.
I named it after my girlfriend. She was a rare beauty, I mean both the boat and my lady.
I don’t do things in half’s, I demand the best at all times.
Blond hair, bold blue eyes and a surfboard belly, steady on land, smooth on the sea. I mean the girl, not the boat. My Indigo.
‘Honey did you put enough ice in the bucket, you know I like my wine quite chilled.’
‘Sure did babe.’
The last drops trickled down his throat as she vanished.
Written for Friday fictioneers a writing challenge hosted by Rochelle. The picture was provided by George Koch, the task is to write a 100 words story inspired by it. Thanks Rochelle for hosting the challenge. Thank you for stopping by… do click on the link to read other stories.
Dreams are like that… just like the boat I can see indigo go grey..
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Indeed she might,or maybe the dream will keep her ever young.
Thanks Bjorn.
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That’s a nice thought!
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I love the dream quality and the morality tale of this.
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Thanks Dawn!
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Lovely memory.
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Thanks Iain!
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I love the parallels between a beautiful woman and the boat. Mine’s called the Old Nag–the boat that is.
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LOL!
Thank God it’s the boat else you might not have any dinner tonight.
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Thanks Russell.
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Dear Chioma,
Nicely written descriptions. It sounds like she didn’t do anything in half’s either. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle.
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Interesting piece. Great write.
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It had almost a mirage-like quality to it. Well done.
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Thanks Sandra!
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Nice piece! Good job it was her and not the boat which vanished or he’d be in real trouble 🙂
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Hehehehe!
Thanks Draliman.
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is there a reason you use single quotes instead of double?
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Nope none really.
Might I ask if there is a difference?
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big difference. double quotes are for dialogue. single quotes are for possessives, contractions, and quotes within quotes.
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Thank you.
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If I may be so bold… in England it is accepted as the norm for single speech marks, in the states it is used but double are their norm.
Pleased ro virtually meet you all. 😇
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Pleased to meet you too.
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Enchanted. 😇
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Sinister, to say the least!
Reminds of the poem MY LAST DUCHESS
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Thank you!
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This is at the same time real, and dream like. Or in other words: where does the time go? Great atmosphere you create here.
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Thanks Gabrielle!
Hope I got your name right?
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It’s only one l, but that’s no big deal. 😀
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Ahh ok.
Sorry about that, thank you.
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In England: ‘Double (“…”) and single (‘…’) quotation marks or inverted commas (you can use either term) can be used in the same ways. Whether you use double or single is up to you.
You could use double for quotations and single for titles. This is what we do in Writing for University Courses. It can help the reader to see which are quotes and which are titles.
Whatever you do you must be consistent, i.e. do it all the way through your piece of work. This is partly because it looks better, but also to avoid the reader being confused.’
Ref: http://universitywriting.shu.ac.uk/punct/advice/s_double.htm
Personally I use double for speech and single for quotations, but if you’re English they are interchangeable providing you are consistent 🙂
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Thanks Clare, I appreciate this a lot.
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I think it’s different in America. When I was at uni, they wanted all students to follow the same format and I have continued to stick to that, but it is personal preference 😀
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Oh ok.
Thank you.
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Great story by the way!
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Thank you!
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Is this a real woman who left him (or perhaps killed him) in the end, or is she an imaginary girlfriend who disappears as he loses consciousness? Either way, it’s an intriguing story!
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Hehehe
In my head she’s imaginary.
Thanks Jan.
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Chiama, what a great piece of writing. I really enjoyed the dreamy quality. He didn’t dream in halves either.
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Nope, he didn’t.
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Thanks Amy!
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She must have been quite a woman for the memory to still be that real, or else he’s added to it over time. Good writing, Chioma. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne.
I think she’s totally imaginary.
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why is she a dream again. aww it look cruel.
this a beautiful piece!
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I enjoyed your story, I almost felt his girl was a wish or a mirage *thinks* ‘mmm’ maybe due to excersising his elbow. 😇
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Maybe!
Thanks for reading.
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Haha!
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