What do you See? April 2, 2019
A too familiar grating sound, all but erases the luster of the lightning.
I awaken, blurredly scanning the room for Her Eminence.
My shock of orange feline fur is amusing herself- using an armchair as a scratching post.
I pull myself up in bed and throw a pillow at her. She leaps through the air, a nano-second before the pillow reaches her, and bounds out of the room in one fluid movement.
I mutter curses, and lay back down, reluctant to concede victory. No matter, my dream of the glorious ‘heat lightning’ from my childhood, is just as gone.
Written for: Helene’s What Do You See? and Charli’s Carrot Ranch 99 word Flash Fiction Challenge word: Eminence. I know, a little too late…
Thru Violet's Lentz 
I love heat lighteninf!
And this story was fun to read. Damn cat for ruining your dream and armchair.
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Me too, and I never seem to live anywhere that has it anymore…
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We’ll get a little bit during the usually two-week-long heatwave. But not enough for my taste! 😉
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Like your tale. Cats. Destroyers of enjoyable dreams. Yea, they sure are. 🙂
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Exactly why I won’t have one.. Well that and fur all over everything….
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I like cats. But I’m allergic to their fur.
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It takes a cat to ruin your dream and furniture. Great story for the two prompts Violet. Thanks you for the video, that was amazing to watch.
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Always worth waiting for. 🙂
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I’m finally off today, so I’ll’ have another crack at it.
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I eagerly (eagerly!!) await the results!
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Her Eminence – a purrfect name for most cats in my experience!
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I know. When I saw Charli’s prompt, I knew who the word eminence would fit best. Thanks for stopping by, Keith.
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All hail the kitties!
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The popped up quite a few times with this prompt.. Wonder why that is?
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I don’t know… perhaps the regality of cats?
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That’s just like a cat to do whatever they want and get away with it. I used to have a cat named Tasha who was often called Madam Tasha or simply Madam.
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Something regal about cats, I think HRR nailed it.
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Lightning has always made me nervous. I feel my whole body tensing in a storm. I prefer to stay inside with the cat.
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Oooo I love the majesty of a good storm. It is a rarity here in Cali, so I’m off for Alaska, hoping for the best. Thanks for dropping in to comment , Len.
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great writing Violet, you did justice to both prompts and love your capture of that lightening!
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Thank you, Kate. It came easily this time.
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then you have got into the flow 🙂
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Was born and raised in south Alabama, and this was just a thing… I like your writing style!
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I agree, but when I moved to the west coast, I found out different… What I wouldn’t give for a hot summer night and some glorious heat lightning….
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Yeppers!
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Yes, I have seen heat lightning. When one is hoping for rain that doesn’t come… in a hot summer night – that power, what a show! I can see how a cat would think they are in total control, I’ve had a few of them too.
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I had no idea it wasn’t a global phenomenon till I moved to the West Coast.. Thanks for dropping by to comment, Jules.
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