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Emmi Lawrence

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Tag Archives: microfiction

Reflecting Rebirth (5 of 5)

08 Sunday Dec 2019

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After the world moved on, so did I, fleeing the agonized memories of the city for the regrowth beyond.

It was there, deep within the peace, far from the abbey where he’d been born, I found him anew, his wings as glorious as when he first burst free, shining color upon my world all over again.

~Emmi


Image by David Aguirre Hoffmann


And they are rejoined, this time for good!

I like to think the glare behind is water and too bright sunlight rather than snow, but maybe you see something different. What would your two line story be? :)

Fractured Grave (4 of 5)

01 Sunday Dec 2019

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War stole years, not just from me, but from the land, from my city, from a boy who once shook the stained designs upon the floor with hearty laughs and sweet flutterings of lashes.

His voice no longer echoed in the abbey, in the alcoves of the windows where I’d sit with him; the glass has shattered from the raging storms, the pieces left in jagged shards within his grave.

~Emmi


Image by silentfield (on ArtStation)


And the nostalgia reigns as the POV grows up. But good stories never end there, for they need to have the ‘sweet’ in bittersweet to be truly remembered.

Artistry Aflight (3 of 5)

24 Sunday Nov 2019

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On our side, winging with a thousand shades, an impossibility roared through that first rush, staunching our assailants, slicing with a sharpness no steel could emulate.

This time everyone heard him, yet I saw in him a reflection of my own rage as I lifted a heavy sword and followed his lead.

~Emmi


Image by Exileden (on DeviantArt)


I actually used a completely different picture by the same artist as my prompt for this third part, but when I found the artist, I discovered they’d recreated the same stained glass creation. Not only that, but the image still worked perfectly, possibly even better, with the small story I was concocting.

Wounded Stone (2 of 5)

17 Sunday Nov 2019

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A tortured night, of thunder cracks and powder sparks, crawled through my city, destroying my innocence and wrecking our future.

He burst free from the abbey, an explosion, grand, yet terrifying, for no glass rained down, nothing but his dappled beauty, color for that infamous day.

~Emmi


Image by Daniel Kvasznicza


I thought it just perfect since the building itself does not seem to be wrecked, nor is there glass littering the ground, so I was able to make it far more supernatural an occurrence.

An Affinity for Glass (1 of 5)

10 Sunday Nov 2019

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I never knew what to call him, that boy within the glass.

He spoke to me, face awash with brightened color, of cornflower, grape and rose, his motions quivering the patterns cast upon the pews, yet all who heard me thought I merely spoke to my reflection.

~Emmi


Image by Munashichi


As I was scrolling back and forth between all my pictures trying to get inspired, I began to notice similarities between a lot of them. Same dragon, different color, or backgrounds with a familiar mossy covering, all beautiful in their own right, but they tend to blur together after awhile instead of standing out.

Then I caught a few that felt as if they were linked together, stained glass joining them into a chain of stories rather than the same one over and over. So the next few are all interconnected in my mind, though you don’t have to read them that way :)

The Expedition of a Lifetime

03 Sunday Nov 2019

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Some stumbled upon the portal, while others sought it deliberately, but none ever returned.

That choice, to follow where his love had fled or stay behind forever, tore him asunder.

~Emmi


Image by Giuseppe Parisi


The picture I used for a prompt today is a digitally altered photo that reminds me of Dune a little bit. The artist has a making of below the actual picture when you click to get a real look :)

What would your two line story be?

Ward Off the Innocent

27 Sunday Oct 2019

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In the waning years of my youth, I’d had a choice: to leave him, allow his evil to spread, infecting the world with its pervasive stench while I fled to safety.

Or to stay – love him with all my being so I could both save him and yet still warn the world.

~Emmi


Image by Bo Zonneveld


Happy Halloween!

Even villains have people they love and those who love them in return. Otherwise, they’re far too easy to dehumanize and are far less fun to write.

What would your, possibly scary, two line story be? :)

Dressed Decoy

20 Sunday Oct 2019

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An impractical costume, to be sure, but it made an impression on our conquests, and the Captain enjoyed the view.

And after our spoils were tucked below or trailing behind ship, I took pleasure in his undivided attention and his groans of pure lust.

~Emmi


Image by Conquer Online


Pretty sure this one was supposed to be published in August, given the nautical theme. Hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing summer with lots of water, maybe some sand and plenty of butterflies :) What would your two line story be?

What Spells Give Camouflage?

06 Sunday Oct 2019

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“After everything I’ve taught you, all the power I know you both possess, and yet you’re still caught?”

The dean sadly shook his head.

“They’ll be no more warnings after this. If you can’t take what you’ve learned and hide your indiscretions…then there’s no room for you at this school.”

~Emmi


Image by funkwood (DeviantArt)


It’s like a test all of its own and they’ve been failing miserably since they’re too caught up in one another XD

Woeful Courier

29 Sunday Sep 2019

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The message whispered and hummed and crackled, a sizzling fire morphing upon brazen wings.

Then it dispersed, orange embers floating away, turning to ash upon the carpet, leaving him with nothing but the fading echoes of that goodbye.

~Emmi


Image by (not sure)


Emo anime boys are a staple at this point, I’d imagine. So here’s a pretty one with a morose end (or beginning) to his love life.

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I am posting new Two-Line Stories based on illustrations/photos and would love for you to play along if you’d like! :)

A few of my more recent snippets:

They Never Returned Whole

Wish Wings

A Lofty Goal

I no longer publish a free story a month at this time, however, all the previous ones are still around for you to check out :)

THE BAYWATER & THE HURRICANE
(fantasy M/M)

WHAT SECRETS MIGHT REMAIN
(fantasy M/M)

TALL, DARK & HANDSOME
(contemporary M/M)

THE IMMORTAL LOVER OF LAKE PHANTA
(fantasy M/M)

THE GARDEN OF LUST AND BONE
(fantasy M/M)

MY LIFE, HIS BREATH
(contemporary M/M)

POET’S BANE
(fantasy M/M)

What’s Up!

  • Reflecting Rebirth (5 of 5)
  • Fractured Grave (4 of 5)
  • Artistry Aflight (3 of 5)
  • Wounded Stone (2 of 5)
  • Survivor: Island of the Idols Controversy Thoughts
  • An Affinity for Glass (1 of 5)

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