AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Monday, August 9, 2010

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Microfiction Monday #43 ~ where a picture paints 140 characters, or even fewer. Susan says:
Photos will be from my own archives; illustrations are from Dover Publications' free clipart sample newsletter.
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The postcard slithered from her hands. All those lonely months wondering.
His Greetings from New York meant Farewell with a slinky smile.
(140 characters)
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Hosted by Susan (Ireland) @ Stony River

17 comments:

Ellie Garratt said...

I loved the end of the last line, so much said by just two words. Inspired as always!

swputh said...

Wonderful...

John (@bookdreamer) said...

The cad. He should be horse whipped. Gone for SF adventure today. My 140 is here

jabblog said...

That's a nasty way to be dumped!

Nessa said...

A Dear John postcard. Cold.

Very well done.

SouthLakesMom said...

Well, at least she can stop wondering, and move on. And put the voodoo doll on the right location before she inserts the next pin!

EG CameraGirl said...

Kind of sad...but very well written, Gemma.

ninotaziz said...

Urgh... nasty!

Tasty MFM.

Anonymous said...

sad..
well done piece.

Pat said...

Ooh, I hate him and I don't even know him. Good one!

Mama Badger said...

How heartless to send a postcard. Slithered, indeed.

Sylvia Morice said...

What lengths some men will go to in order to avoid dealing with tears! Good story. Thanks for sharing.

http://sylviamorice.wordpress.com

Susan at Stony River said...

Someone posted on Twitter today, 'for every girl with a broken heart, somewhere there's a man with sticky tape and some glue'. Oh I hope it's true!

septembermom said...

You drew a character through that short piece. Well done.

Anonymous said...

A sad story but oh so well done. I don't care for him already. Good one my friend. :)

hope said...

Never has one postcard left so many people behind in a week. :)

Suz said...

I liked what Susan said
and I think this was a great micro
such emotion evoked

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