Purest of Prose Drabble Competition

[keppiehed]

Title: Stradivarius
Author: Keppiehed
Word Count: 100
Prompt: “bow”
A/N: This was written for Purestofprose drabble contest #4

Comments

[writingmoments]

Oh, man, this is BEAUTIFUL! I love the part about "music spilling forth and her heart was free." That's a wonderful image. I think that is what I write sometimes..to free my heart.

[keppiehed]

Oh, thank you! I don't feel that I am very good at drabbles, but I do it just to try different things. You should totally come on over to the contest! I know how busy you are, but it is really low-kew. Katden from Brigit's Flame started it, and it is a lot of fun. I always love your writing, and I think you'd be perfect for it!

[writingmoments]

OK, I entered this week but it is not pretty like yours:)

Thanks for the encouragement.

[thaneofcawdor]

This is written with great care and attention - as much love has been lavished upon this as the girl lavishes upon her violin. I was secretly hoping for something like this when I thought of the prompt. Really intricate and pretty writing, and it's perfect for the 100-word length.

[keppiehed]

Aw, thanks! You are too kind. I always feel like my drabbles aren't my best work, but I keep giving them a shot. I didn't know if anyone else would think of violins ... there are so many directions you could go with this prompt. Great idea for this week! You really gave me some food for thought, I tell you!

[keppiehed]

I read it! But I am terrible with the vote deadlines these days; I need a secretary, I swear. Still, I think you should write. Not to overstep and get all pushy, but it isn't about the win, mister! If it was, I'd have given up ages ago. It's about the writing, and I always enjoy reading what you come up with. I hope you find the time, inspiration and inclination to join us again soon!

[katden]

You conveyed the violinist's emotions (and priorities) very well, Keppie. Great use of the prompt :)

[keppiehed]

Thanks much! And thanks for starting the comm! It is great fun!

[quaffswinegaily]

Can almost feel the warm resonance of her instrument.

[keppiehed]

Thank you muchly! 100 words is quite a challenge. You should come over and join! There is a new competition running right now, I think it is "glass" this time, and it is fun!

And Istanbul? What in the world are you doing there?

[quaffswinegaily]

I struggle to string a couple of sentences together, so writing regularly would be like drawing teeth. I have the utmost respect for your ability to write good quality pieces week after week, but don't think I could do it myself.
Let me wallow quietly in the mire of my inadequacy, where sunny33 comes along occasionally and pokes me with a stick.
Istanbul was the last stop on a college history and classics tour of Italy, Greece & Turkey that I was helping escort. A bus load of New Zealand teenagers, a whole heap of history and an introduction to European culture. The kids all come from small towns and have had the chance to experience huge cities and quiet beaches, temples and museums, mosques and bazaars. They've eaten different foods, avoided crazy Italian drivers, chilled out on a Greek island and haggled with the Turks. They returned home with some amazing memories, suitcases full of souvenirs and enough Turkish Delight to rot everyone's teeth.

[keppiehed]

Inadequacy, *pshaw*! I won't bug you, but hardly inadequate!

And I knew that you were traveling, but I had no idea what a grand tour it was. WOW! That really is amazing. You went to the far ends of the earth there! I don't know whether to be envious or not. What an experience, to travel around like that! I am from one of those small towns myself, so I would be as wide-eyed as one of the kids, and I fear I would be grabbing onto the escort tighter than they would be! Well, it must have been an enormously fun experience, but I imagine that there is still no place like home. I hope you took plenty of pics ... it sounds like a trip to remember!