So This Is Romantic?

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“Come on, Scott. What’s the point of renting a beach house for a week if we don’t walk along the beach?” Jeannie tugged at her husband’s arm, coaxing him along.

“What’s the point of freezing my ass off? It’s March, not July. What possesses those nuts to bundle up under some tent just to watch the waves?”

“Spoilsport. This is supposed to be romantic.”

“Watching the ocean through the window with a roaring blaze in the fireplace is romantic.”

“Some romance. You just want to be writing that story of yours. I should never have let you bring your laptop.”

It’s Wednesday and time again to participate in Rochelle Wisoff-Fields 15 March 2024 edition of Friday Fictioneers. The idea is to use the image above as a prompt for crafting a poem or short story no more than 100 words long. My word count is 100.

Actually, I wouldn’t mind walking along a beach somewhere, even in late winter, although just sitting there looks pretty cold. Visually, this is nothing like Cannon Beach, Oregon where I’ve spent some time in chilly November, but the weather looks about the same.

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39 thoughts on “So This Is Romantic?”

  9. I think separate holidays might be in order for these two. That might not provide the romance she needs, but at least she’ll get some beach time. Or on second thoughts, maybe she needs to rethink her choice of partner. A writer??? Great dialogue.

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  10. Maybe the wife will write a real life story of her own by “losing” the laptop for a while. Pretty sure that wouldn’t help the romance, though! I enjoyed the interaction between the two. Good use of the prompt.

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  11. I’ve been to Cannon Beach! Long ago, we lived in Portland for five years. I LOVE the Pacific coast along the Oregon shore.

    Realistic story, highlighting the differences between the two. Maybe she could work a compromise? An hour of beach-walking for an evening of uninterrupted writing for him?

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