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The Honeymoon

May 17, 2022 10 Comments

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Lizzie paints delphiniums on the wall behind our bed, blue to match my tattoo. She draws us in purple. When I protest, she flicks paint at me. “Now it’s correct.”

I steal the brush to paint stars in our eyes and moons on our breasts. With a pencil from the nightstand, she draws a moustache on my purple face, the one on the wall, and shrieks as my bright blue handprints find her body.

Dork, she writes above my portrait. Nerd, I write above hers.

She kisses me, her lips leaving a trail of little blue flowers that will never disappear.

By Finnian Burnett

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  1. Katherine Rupley says

    May 17, 2022 at 11:27 am

    I can hear your voice when I read this. Well done.

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    • Finnian Burnett says

      May 17, 2022 at 2:38 pm

      Thank you so much, Kate!

      Reply
  2. Melanie Mulrooney says

    May 17, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    This is such a delightful, sweet story! I love it!

    Reply
  3. Nancy says

    May 17, 2022 at 3:38 pm

    love this! makes you smile reading it, so playful

    Reply
  4. Vivian says

    May 18, 2022 at 4:26 am

    Nice!

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  5. Nina says

    May 18, 2022 at 7:21 am

    So fun and playful! A joy to read.

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  6. S. Webb says

    May 18, 2022 at 8:41 am

    The imagery is wonderful and the feel of story is lighthearted. Amazing how you wrote with 101 words. Loved it.

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  7. Stella Klein says

    May 18, 2022 at 9:07 am

    Really enjoyed this. Snapshot of moment and a whole relationship.

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  8. Chieh says

    May 18, 2022 at 10:15 pm

    I like the colorful image!

    Reply
  9. Susan says

    May 23, 2022 at 11:10 am

    Lovely and playful!

    Reply

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