This spot, they said. You’ll find your muse, just go there and thoughts shall flow. You shall be able to write again, they said.
I can barely read what I’ve written.
‘Little toy boats all in a row. Blue and white are the predominant colours. You can’t see it but the table cloth at this café is blue and white as well. The plates, you guessed right, blue and white.’
Backspace.
The waitress hovers and I get the feeling that she’s reading over my shoulder. I minimize the screen, waiting for her to leave. She scuttles off to another table.
‘The row of little yachts, perfection. The skyline of the city, etched across the sky, just so. Hard to believe that chaos can exist in such perfection.’
Delete.
I slam the laptop shut and order lunch. The food’s worth the trip, I decide.
And oh, they; they were so wrong.
[150 words]
Written for What Pegman Saw, a weekly flash fiction prompt inspired by google maps. This week Pegman takes us to Melbourne, Australia. The photograph is of St. Kilda Pier, Melbourne, Australia. © Paul Huang Google Maps
Interesting read☺ and not such a bad writer, just getting ready for perfection😊
Thank you, Eddaz. You are very kind. Your words would encourage a writer to keep trying. Perfection, however, is a long way away for this writer.🤣
😀 You are welcome Sailajap14.
Love the world within a world within a world you have created here, Sometimes a writer must wade through too few words or that swam of too many words to find the right words. Really enjoyed this fresh and unique take on the prompt, Well done. Hope to read you again, here.
Thank you, Kelvin! So glad you liked it.😀