enig·ma noun \i-ˈnig-mə, e-\
1: an obscure speech or writing
2: something hard to understand or explain
3: an inscrutable or mysterious person
HER WAY OUT
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Trifecta Writing Challenge: Her Way Out
This post is in response to Trifecta's weekly challenge. They want you to use the third definition of the word given in a 33-333 word story. The word for this week is 'enigma'. Funny little story, when I first saw the word on their site I read, 'enema'. I got a good laugh out of it. :)
enig·ma noun \i-ˈnig-mə, e-\
1: an obscure speech or writing
2: something hard to understand or explain
3: an inscrutable or mysterious person
He drifted past her in the foggy shadows of her dreams. An enigma ingrained in her soul. A puzzle riddled with awkward fitting pieces. The veil of sleep draped over her eyes concealing his identity. She’d cry out for him but any response was lost in this world of dreams. As always, too soon, the morning would gently caress her face and she’d awaken, disappointed, confused, and longing.
enig·ma noun \i-ˈnig-mə, e-\
1: an obscure speech or writing
2: something hard to understand or explain
3: an inscrutable or mysterious person
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I've had dreams like that! Very evocative.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how dreams like this are so memorable and stay with you for a long time.
Delete"disappointed, confused, and longing." EXACTLY. There's a love/hate thing with dreams like this.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Thanks for reading.
DeleteThe morning would gently caress her face. How great!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThis absolutely captured a period in my life before I started dating. (Um. I married the first guy I went out with. I was 22 when we met.) As outspoken as I am, I was terminally shy about guys and had ZERO idea how to talk to them. SO I had a LOT of relationships in my head. The WORST part of these was the dreaming. In my waking life, I was in control of the desire. But asleep? Oh my fantasies were outrageous. And not always sexual. But waking up was always so heartbreaking. You describe perfectly the emotion I felt upon waking.
ReplyDeleteIt is so crazy how that subconscious works. Thanks for reading it, JQ
Deletetruly an enigma! then again, i believe many of us, at some point, look for that unknown shadow in our waking lives
ReplyDeleteThat is so very true. Thanks for reading.
DeleteVery dreamy, Mel. And not at all in a Donny Osmond kind of way.
ReplyDeleteOr in a Dean Cain kind of way. :P
DeleteGreat descriptions! I especially like the veil of sleep the concealed his identity.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Janna. I fiddled with that imagery a lot. I'm glad you liked it.
DeleteI really like the awkward-fitting pieces of the puzzle. What a perfect description!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kelly. I liked that one, too.
DeleteTerrific post! Sigh...sad to wake up:)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Jennifer!
DeleteWonderful! So far, I think this is my favorite use of enigma for the challenge.
ReplyDeleteReally? Thank you so much! :)
Deleteoh those people we just can't escape, even in our dreams. This was written with such emotions, I actually felt my pulse quicken with the thought of "him"
ReplyDeleteI really liked it.
What a compliment. Thank you so much!
DeleteThis really describes some of my dreams... Well written in just a few words!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this. Short but extremely clear. :)
ReplyDeleteOh I love this nice piece of writing! Very enjoyable to read. Fits together perfectly! Great Job!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written and I love your last line. You've done a lot in so few words. Nice job. Thanks for linking up.
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