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Exercising a little imagination

The last couple weeks have been crazy busy, so I’m behind on a few things. The good folks over at Trifecta noted that November 15 is National Erotica Day. Accordingly, they issued an open prompt writing challenge to write something erotic between 33 and 333 words. Here’s what I came up with:

“I have a confession to make,” she said as she pulled the car door shut.

His hands tightened reflexively on the steering wheel. “Okay.” He drew the word out as though unsure he wanted to hear what might follow.

She fished a small square package out of a pocket and dangled it between her thumb and forefinger. “Just in case our intentions become less than honorable.”

His initial look of surprise slid into a sheepish grin. “You are a wicked woman,” he chuckled, putting the car in gear.

“Not yet,” she replied, tucking the condom away, “but I have aspirations.”

V is for vacillate…

…though that is not, strictly speaking, the subject of this post. I discovered a wonderful synonym for the word: tergiversate! (tuh-JIV-uh-sate or TUH-jiv-uh-sate) Not only is it fun to say, it has the most deliciously wicked meaning:

  • to change sides or loyalties — become apostate
  • to be evasive or ambiguous — to equivocate

Its Latin roots mean to turn back, but to me it calls to mind someone playing both sides against the middle, which seems more sinister than being either a double agent or someone who flip-flops.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use some form of this word in a written piece that does not exceed 300 words. Go!

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