Perhaps these 102 words are a bit off-center, I’m not sure. Thanks to “Mrs. Russell” for the photo and to our fearless leader, Rochelle, for posting yet another interesting picture to lure us into doing our very best in 100 words.
“Thou speak’st aright this night.”
Bam!
“I am hard-wired for this job!”
Bam!
“Two down, lots to go. A merrier hour was never wasted!”
Bam! Bam! Bam!
“Man. Woman. Man. Woman. Must be equal on both sides.”
Bam!
“No kids.”
Bam!
“Naked legs and naked arms a-tangle as they fall. Silly grins and kisses all. No flowers pressed upon the eyes. Got a gun today.”
Bam!
“Shoots straight. Shoots true.”
Bam!
***
At dawn our Puck tip-toes from the woods, whispering, “If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended. That you have but slumber’d here. While these visions did appear.”
Up From the Ashes 
Ooo…ouch! I love it. Very clever.
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Thanks, Melanie. I was hoping this didn’t go too far a-field.
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Not too far at all, at least for me. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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What a bizarre take.
Hugely entertaining.
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Thank you? Glad you stopped by to read Summer Dream (or Nightmare).
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I may be lost in these woods… Is it a description of a shooting?
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It’s a modern take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Chilling. Can’t say that I like the implication but it’s well written. I doubt William could have imagined our violent world.
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I think this story can be taken two ways ~ thus the title. And, no, William couldn’t have imagined our violent world, although I think his world had its own unimaginable violence. Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
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Absolutely loved this, Lish!
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Why, thank you, kind sir. And I appreciate your leaving a comment! (Big grin)
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Clever take on Shakespeare, Alicia. You’ve delivered the scene well. Wish I could think not like my mundane self. 🙂 Maybe this will jolt my brain.
Lily
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Thanks. Brain-jolting can be a good thing. I’m glad you liked my “outside the box” take on Shakespeare.
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the woods are dark and deep indeed.
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And a bit magical, too.
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Quite clever indeed!
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Thanks, Dale.
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Very interesting take, had to look up puck and midsummer dreams. I hope it stays a dream.
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Puck seems to be such a like-able creature. I’m glad I could introduce him to you.
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Mischievous too!
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An interesting read but I felt uncomfortable in a way that I can’t verbalise. After three re-reads I don’t think it worked for me. It’s good to think out of the box though – well done.
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Sorry this made you uncomfortable, Sandra. Nothing works for everyone. I’m not sure this even works for me. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Such a violent Puck! Clever interpretation. Actually I gave the Bard a bit of an (updated) airing myself this week.
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I haven’t read yours yet this week. Must do. Thanks for stopping by, Alicia
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Oh, a Shakespearean take on our modern world. So well delivered, the Bard would be proud!
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Thanks for your kind words.
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Dear Alicia,
Innovative take on the prompt. I liked the connection to Shakespeare, however I found the ‘bams’ were a bit over the top. I certainly can’t fault you for imagination.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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As I told Sandra, this may be too much for me, too. I’m recuperating from corrective eye surgery and yesterday was a particularly trying day. I think my writing reflects that. Thanks for your comment.
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Sounds like YOUR guy is creepy too!! ha ha! 😉
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More than a little
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And I thought I was the only one who could twist Bill Snakeskin’s work into an odd shape. 🙂
Brilliantly done, Alicia.
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Thanks for thinking so, Russell. Here’s to twisting Bill. Alicia
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Quite an explosive take on Ol’ Will… 🙂
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Yes, it is.
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Feat take on the prompt… Bam!
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Explosive indeed.
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Yes! And darn it! That was actually meant to say great! Great take on the prompt
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It’s crazy what our fingers do! Thanks for the compliment. As you can see by some of the previous comments, this was an iffy one.
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I know, I have fat fingers today! I think you did a great job on this one. Well done
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I’ve never read “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” but this worked for me as a psycho shooter. Once I got 2/3 of the way through and read the word “gun” I re-read it in that context – very chilling.
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Thanks for taking the time to read twice. I know this piece is a stretch . . .
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Struggling with this – I’ve seen the play once or twice but don’t know it other than Bottom has a dream and Puck behaves badly. But your piece has some great lines especially “Naked legs and naked arms a-tangle as they fall. Silly grins and kisses all. No flowers pressed upon the eyes. Got a gun today.”
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Thanks for your time. I appreciate it very much.
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“Run for your life!” is all I can say!
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“Run for your life!” is as good as anything. Thanks very much for reading.
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My pleasure truly!
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I’m honestly still thinking about this one – and will be for a while. A strange, weird piece – i like to be provoked!
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Well, in that way, perhaps it worked very well. Thanks for the comment, MJ
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“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, but in my case mostly nightmares.” I know, I know, wrong play. Great take on the prompt.
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Thank you, Perry. We certainly are such stuff as dreams, and mostly nightmares, are made on. Always appreciate your stopping by. Alicia
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I love it, what an idea. But to me it’s a nightmare. Imagine magical creatures with today’s weapons. Shudder…
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Thanks so very much. Wow! That truly would be a nightmare.
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Wow, gritty and thought provoking stuff, Alicia. It seems like a nightmare to me. Great style and use of language. Nice work.
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I do think it is more nightmare than dream now that I’ve read all the comments. Thank you for reading and leaving a such a nice compliment.
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If I understand this correctly, Alicia, one interpretation is that the characters are dreaming of the shootings. Well written in a creative way. Well done. —- Suzanne
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Suzanne, Puck is actually shooting love flower juices at young lovers instead of applying the juice to their eyes as Puck did in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This way he can get the job done faster and apply it to more couples. Rochelle pointed out that using “Bam” might have been too harsh, too over the top. Thanks for working with me on this. Alicia
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You did a bang up job with this prompt, Alicia.
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Thanks, Dawn.
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