I shed these boots with my pretenses. Kick them into the corner behind the bedroom door. Peel back all my layers. I stand here, exposed, laid bare, in my stocking feet and wait for you to say, “I thought you were taller.”
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Christine Hanolsy 
😦 This made me sad for her that all she got after all she bared was that comment. You lead me down the oath then twisted it at the end!
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*path (didn’t have my glasses on!)
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The vulnerability! I hope she is held, not belittled. Beautiful words and emotions as always.
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That’s the “height” of challenge 🙂
Nicely expressed!
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‘I thought you were’ – anything that begins with that makes me wanna run and hide.
I like the way you strip, lady!
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Hi, you’ve inspired me to do the gargle blaster too! Also my first time. I thought that today was Wednesday and was confused as to why I couldn’t find the link lol. Hopefully, I’ll remember to link up tomorrow as well!
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Aw, I thought it was kind of sad that she was waiting for the comment about her height, like she was like “Here I am! Go ahead and make your comment! But then love me! Accept me!” But maybe I’m just crazy.
Also, I’ve never done the Gargleblaster before – so it’s ok to post it today and just link to it when the grid opens for it Wednesday? I notice that is not the case with the non-fiction grid, as you can’t post anything you wrote before sunday..
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Hi Cheney! No, you got pretty close to what I’d intended. 🙂
You can post your gargleblaster today and link it when the grid opens on Wednesday. Technically, you can do the same with any of our grids – the rules say your post be *written* no earlier than the Sunday before the grid opens. So for the nonfiction grid, that’s Monday, fiction/poetry is Tuesday, and gargleblaster is Wednesday.
So glad you’re thinking of jumping into the gargleblaster! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Thanks for the info, now all I need to do is remember to link up Weds, lol! I put it on my calendar. Hopefully I’ll look at the calendar that day, too.
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Heh. I have that problem too. And I should supposedly know better.
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Loved it! That last line made me laugh, my partner said the same thing to me on our third date when I didn’t wear my platform shoes 😉
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So good. I’ve used a couple of your same phrases, “stocking feet,” and “…taller” in my own micro story. Dang, if your boots are shinier than mine, but I hold no pretenses either. lol
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*hahaha* I will run and check yours out. 🙂
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