Colors have connotations. They imply. Your voice, tinged with ochre, reflects the westward sky and I think of endings. I deflect, offer up my blue eyes, distant and deep as night. You smile.
That wasn’t what I meant.
This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge Trifextra prompt:
Plenty of times over the past two and a half years, we’ve given you the beginning of a story and asked for you to complete it. This time, we are giving you the end, and we are asking you to start it for us. We want 33 words in addition to and preceding the following:
That wasn’t what I meant.
So, to clarify, you write 33 words and then you tag on the five that we’ve given you. Our five come after your 33 for a grand total of 38.
Christine Hanolsy 
Gorgeously written. Love the intonation of those first two sentences.
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Thank you! That bit had actually been tumbling around in my head for a week, and I just needed something to focus them around. This challenge was perfect.
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What you do with words is consistently stunning, Christine. This is incredible.
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Right back at you, Momo – I love your stuff!
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Well written, Descriptive and lovely.
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Thank you so much!
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Breathtakingly beautiful description !!
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Thank you! I’m glad you liked it.
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vividly done, Christine. Love this moment.
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Thank you so much! I am glad you liked it.
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I absolutely love this. How you used color to implicate what is being meant. Truly wonderful!
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Thanks, Renada. I had colors on the mind… 🙂
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This is beautiful. It reminds me of an artists palette.
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🙂 What a lovely compliment – thank you!
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Beautiful.
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Many thanks!
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This truly is gorgeous, Christine! And I have to agree with Kymm! There’s no better way to get across the magnitude of the beauty of this piece than what she said! Well done!
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You are so sweet! I absolutely loved your piece, too. Congrats!
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gorgeous
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Many thanks, Christina!
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You are so fucking eloquent. ❤
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Dude… 🙂 You are one to talk, you know. I have oodles of Kymm envy.
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Intense as always,,,
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Thank you! It felt really good to write this one.
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Oh, Christine :)) Your writing inspires me, always. You incorporate such vivid mood and texture. A very thoughtful piece. :))
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🙂 Thank you so much, Jo-Anne – you are so kind. I’m glad you liked it!
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I’m so pleased to see your piece chosen as the winner. Truly outstanding work – yet again! Well done :)))
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Swoon. Love this.
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I aim to please! *grin*
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These images are so vivid. Love this.
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Many thanks! I’m glad you stopped by.
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Gosh, this is so good! Clearly a winner 🙂
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*blush* You are super kind. Thank you!
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