This week’s prompt from Charli Mills is watery…
April 19, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about forest bathing. You can use the Japanese term, Shinrin Yoku, or you can make up your own ideas about the phrase. Go where the prompt leads.
‘Isn’t it a bit, you know, lewd?’
‘Lewd? How can one of the greatest paintings of the 18th century be lewd?’
‘A pre-pubescent girl, naked, bathing. Clearly surprised by the watcher…’
‘She’s a nymph…’
‘He’s a creep…’
‘It’s art…’
‘It’s paedo-porn…’
‘It’s in the National Gallery…’
‘It’s in-a-bloody-propiate…’
‘You can’t apply 21st century standards to 18th century art…’
‘Really? So if it’s categorised as ‘art’, whatever it is, it’s ok?’
‘No, but we mustn’t sanitise our cultural journey…’
‘Cultural journey?’
‘You know… art is a metaphor for social memes…’
‘You’re so full of shit…’
Oh this made me laugh!
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Goody. Some troof in there too huh?
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Oh yes!
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Hahaha! You have a curmudgeon in your flash fiction this week, but he brings up some excellent points!
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My inner moaner sometimes needs an airing…
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I was going to comment exactly as Shallow Reflections did – so I’ll say nothing…..
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Get you! Gone all coy, have you?
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I’m so glad you won Dan’s Word Weaver – that’s how I came here and discovered this gem.
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thank you Frank and thank you for the generous comment
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Love your humour Geoff. This was funny.
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Thanks Irene
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These two come up with good arguments! I think if you consider Anne’s flash (Maid Marian #Metoo Moment) then the lewdness has always been there. It’s our cultural acceptance, perhaps that is evolving.
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I think so too
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