It was a dark and stormy night, the deluge had pounded the demesne into submission, with rivulets of rainwater commingling with the rubicund blood of the two cadavers, riddled with holes. The shadowy assassin traipsed away, lightning illuminating the path to her next targets.
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Written for YeahWrite #368 Weekly Writing Challenge Microprose
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hey! what does rubicund mean?
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In this sense it means ‘red’ ! 🙂
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haha have you ever read fanon?
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Fan fiction?
Some of it yes!
Well, a lot of it if you count Star Wars Legends since sadly it is no longer canon! 😦
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hahah interesting! no fanon is actually a french post modern post colonial author. But, i liked how you played with the words there. very playful!
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Frantz Fanon…yeah..no haven’t read his works!
I am glad you enjoyed the story! 😀
Keep visiting.. loads of stuff in here! 🙂
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Good talking!
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Wow! Perfect purple prose. I love how you used rubicund and cadavers.
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Thanks a lot, Srivalli! 🙂
It was my first attempt at purple prose!
Glad you liked it! 😀
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Your intent is clear. I love the rivulets of rainwater.
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Thank You! 🙂
I am glad I could get the scene across!
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You have some choice words here, and I love that the assassin is a woman.
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Thank You! 😀
Oh yes, she is one dangerous lady! 🙂
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I like the way you peppered this with a few easily recognizable phrases like “rivulets of rain” and “riddled with holes” – definitely purple but we read them all the time, don’t we?
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True that!
This was my first attempt at purple, so snuck in some familiar stuff in there! 😀
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The familiarity made it easier to navigate the sentence, while still feeling purple-y. It was fun to read all of these today!
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Thank You! 🙂
Oh yes! Reading all the entries was really fun! 😀
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I like the alliteration you’ve used – rivulets of rainwater and rubicund. Nicely done purple prose!
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Thanks a lot, mixedbag! 😀
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