Lipstick Party

As Melissa walked toward the porch, she glanced at the invitation again. She had no idea what Helen had planned.

December 31
Starting at 9 pm
New Year's Lipstick Party

Tuesday: Three Word Salad

Smorgasbord

Rain

Commons

Monday Manhandling

"Right or wrong, it's very pleasant to break something from time to time. -Fedor Dostoevski

Sunday Funday

Well, at least it'd make a good white elephant gift....

Unpleasant Present

Why is my present wet?

Tuesday Prompt

"The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend." - Artistotle

Monday Monsters

(by Amelia, as posted on The Post-It Project)

Sunday Funday

She added one last thing to her Christmas list. It was a long shot, but she'd been pretty good this year....

Waiting

I sat at my father's desk, tapping a pencil along the edge like he used to. Ta-ta-ta-ta-click. That's when my life changed.

Tuesday Charm

"Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question." - Albert Camus

Monday Maffle*

"What are you doing here?"


* to cause to become confused or bewildered - from Worthless Word for the Day

Sunday Funday

It was an absolute disaster.

Friday Funkday

It was a simple lock. For such an intricate box--plated in gold, way heavier than its size indicated--the lock was far too simple. Like it was asking to be opened.

Snow

"What is snow?" she asked. I started to realize that running away into the city wasn't going to work so well with a new emigre out of south Florida. Or, as she put it, North Cuba.

Tuesday Prompt