{"id":4201,"date":"2017-03-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:36:35","slug":"prompt-074","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/prompt-074\/","title":{"rendered":"Prompt: 074. turned to stone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prompt: 074. turned to stone<\/h1>\n

1. Facing down a gorgon had to be the stupidest thing they’d ever done. They weren’t just risking death, but being turned to stone.<\/h2>\n

A. Facing down a gorgon had to be the stupidest thing they’d ever done. They weren’t just risking death, but being turned to stone. Sentient statues left to suffer for all time or until they were shattered all at once or a piece at a time. Yet here they were, going over the plans one last time before they went to their doom in the morning.<\/p>\n

“We’re idiots.”<\/p>\n

“What was that?”<\/p>\n

“You heard me. We’re all idiots. Every single one of us. What are we doing? We should be running away.”<\/p>\n

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2. He felt his heart turn to stone as he watched them from the shadows. Kissing, groping, betraying him–his lover with his best friend.<\/h2>\n

A. He felt his heart turn to stone as he watched them from the shadows. Kissing, groping, betraying him–his lover with his best friend.<\/p>\n

They were beautiful. It wasn’t something he wanted to notice, but he wasn’t blind. They were beautiful together, their bodies complementary in a way his could never be. They looked like two parts of a single whole<\/p>\n

He watched them until they were finished. He couldn’t force himself to look away. Then he quietly turned around and strode through the woods back to where he’d left the car.<\/p>\n

They could have each other. He would find his own happiness.<\/p>\n

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3. “…turned to stone and shattered into a million pieces. The End.<\/em>“<\/h2>\n

A. “…turned to stone and shattered into a million pieces. The End<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

“One more story! One more story!”<\/p>\n

“I don’t know, it’s getting pretty late.”<\/p>\n

“Please?”<\/p>\n

Unable to refuse such a look of entreaty, Jordan flipped through the storybook in search of a short story. He could spare a few extra moments before the meeting.<\/p>\n

“Oh, this is one of my favorites. I really think you’re going to like it too.”<\/p>\n

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Prompt: 074. turned to stone 1. Facing down a gorgon had to be the stupidest thing they’d ever done. They weren’t just risking death, but being turned to stone. A. Facing down a gorgon had to be the stupidest thing they’d ever done. They weren’t just risking death, but being turned to stone. 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