At my last writer's group meeting the flash writing prompt I chose was 'Hot Pink'. This is what I came up with. I rather like it.

Hot Pink
Blusher Brush
Toes Done
Bubble Gum
Flip Flops
Tu Tu
Going on Thirteen

Super Heroes

People find it hard to recognize them without their capes. Always unassuming and quiet, never do they seek attention. Shadow people, going about the business of fighting for justice, they move quietly among us.

The best super hero stories are the ones in which the hero is suddenly thrust into battle already underway. Not fainting in the face of responsibility, he takes up the sword. The villain is twenty or one hundred times his match but the fight is on. Quitting is not an option.

A hero uses his own body to shield those weaker than himself. He fights for the side of right and helps the fallen. Hero work costs. Everything he has is given. Muscle, might, and mind strain against the adversary bearing down. Super heroes suffer. Super heroes don't whine.

Isn't it amazing how slipping on a pair of glasses fools the world? I wonder why no one sees the super heroes standing right beside them.

Sustainability

My second son was reading a newsletter article titled "Sustainability."

"Hey Mom!" he said, "We're energy efficient. We always fill the washer to capacity when we do laundry."

Point A to Point B

Recently, I attended a lecture about writing by Allison Pittman. It was morning. There came a time when we were asked to pick up a pen and write. I had my notebook. I had two pens. But it was morning. Besides, flash writing is not something I usually do well at. And it was still morning . . . or at least it wasn't lunch time yet.

I gathered my thoughts and was about to make a mark on my paper when, at that exact moment, she said, "Your three minutes are up."

Discussion followed. I did not contribute. When she resumed her speech I was struck by her statement, "to get your writing from point A to point R . . ."

I thought to myself, "I'd be happy to get from point A to point B."