The Best Laid Plans, Best Waylaid – 100 words

PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart

For a year of gazing out my office window I dreamed of a sunny seashore, steel drums of a poolside band, hitting all the theme parks in a blur of escapism.

But reality is a misty rain that soaks through my cotton shirt and floats uninvited under my umbrella.

I give up. I’m resigned to the lobby of my hotel with a warm pastry, steaming espresso and a panoramic window.

I watch water trailing down the glass in a mosaic of cross-cross lines that make me think of a great idea for that novel I’ve been meaning to write.


Today’s post brought to you by the Friday Fictioneer’s photo prompt found at Rochelle Wisoff’s amazing blog. Follow the link and check it out. Here’s hoping all your vacation plans change for the better! Best, Clare

21 responses to “The Best Laid Plans, Best Waylaid – 100 words”

  1. Sounds like a very replenishing kind of time … 🙂

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  2. I’m sure the outlook will change for the better. So she should get writing while she can.

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    1. Sitting in a hotel with nothing to do but write sounds like a good day to me!

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  3. something you do when it rains – just let in rain. 🙂

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    1. Good idea!

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  4. Well done story and taking time to be in the rainy moment. 🙂

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    1. Thanks Bill!

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  5. So it all turned out alright in the end!

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  6. So often ideas pop up in the least likely of places!

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  7. Dear Clare,

    Some brilliant descriptions in this piece from the mosaic criss-crossing down the window to the misty rain soaking into her cotton shirt. This could be an interesting beginning to novel. Well done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Thank you so much Rochelle for the comment!

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  8. A lovely moment of reflection and inspiration to find words for a novel.

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    1. Thanks James!

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  9. You do a nice job of contrasting expectation with reality. Try Greece for your holiday next year!

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    1. Thank you Penny!

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  10. Lots of atmosphere in this little piece. Makes you want a cup hot tea or coffee, along with that pastry, to get the writing juices flowing 🙂

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    1. Thank you! Wish there was good pastry shop nearby!

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  11. I like how she loosens up and allows the muse to speak. Nice prose.

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    Michael Humphris

    Sometimes that is the way the muse works.

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  13. Very true, a silver lining of wet weather – no excuse not to get some writing done!

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  14. Not a bad outcome after all, then

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