Are you serious?
It’s so easy to assume I’ve got nothing more important to do
than mend scorch marks on the upholstery.
Truthfully?
His best ideas come from me.
This piece was inspired by classic Rolling Stones. Read about it here:
http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/2013/10/trifextra-week-eighty-nine.html
She-devil image found here.
OH Val, this was so incredibly GOOD.
ReplyDelete"he gets his best ideas from me"....I think I know that woman. BWHAHHHH.
Such a good, well written response. (you never disappoint)
xo
Oh I love the She-Devil. She's got attitude!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, :)
ReplyDeleteWe always have the best ideas ;-) and we are not always devils! This was fab!
ReplyDeleteAn evil woman is always scarier than an evil man!
ReplyDeleteI just laughed like the devil reading this. Out loud. Behind every successful man... and all that. This was fabulous. Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteThe woman behind the man! This was great :) Hope you have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou crack me up Valerie! I am so glad that m&ms cause me to have a horrid scratchy throat! There is something in them that doesn't like me. So I say "I don't like m&ms, or rather, they don't like me". lol
ReplyDeleteYes, write. Oh I am so glad I have inspired you. Life is to short to wear sweats and running shoes everyday. I.love.you. ♥
Wicked-good!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous. As the saying goes, behind every good man, or behind every evil man is the strong woman holding him up, or cleaning up marks from the furniture. :)
ReplyDeletehahahaha I love it!
ReplyDeleteElegantly crafted.
ReplyDeleteOh Valerie I love the way your mind works:) Hug B
ReplyDeleteThat last line made me laugh. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteFantastic. Devilishly delightful to read ;-)
ReplyDeleteValerie, the easy you have with words should be "sinful" ;-)
ReplyDeleteBehind every man...
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic Valerie! What a great take on the prompt. I love the line about scorch marks on the upholstery. :)
KA-BOOM! What a great closing line! Totally elevates this piece into something truly special. Nice movie poster, too. That must have caused a stir in its' day. :)
ReplyDeleteClever, you are--and a joy as always to read!
ReplyDeletewhat a bad girl! Frankly, people leave the devil little to do with some of their activity. Oh well, more for us to write about. Good read.
ReplyDeleteSo true ..... behind every successful man is a ...... This made me smile. Clever take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteYes.. that sultry voice whispering in the asbestos sofa :-)
ReplyDeletemending scorch marks... now there's something I haven't felt guilty about not doing.
ReplyDeleteLove it, Valerie!
Haha! Awesomeness from title to end. Great job, my friend. <----totally unplanned rhyme. :)
ReplyDeleteYEAH FOR YOU! I went to Trifecta and saw you won third place and a well deserved win with this one. How do you do it? Make me laugh in so few words.
ReplyDeleteHa! The upholstery comment really made this. And now I need to see the movie.
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