copyright-David Stewart
It was a bad omen. First, the day of Mi-Cha’s surgery, her ride never showed, which meant walking through the city streets and crossing over the chilly town square and pass, reluctantly, by that new sculpture. Not only was its form hideous, but worse, Mi-Cha sensed her entire being pulled into the truth of her own despair.
Her youthful beauty was quickly fading.
Despite serious warnings, Mi-Cha wanted liberation from both aging and her Asian features. Unfortunately, Mi-Cha and several other women received serious deformity after their blepharoplasty, or double eyelid surgery and Botox treatments.
The con artist cleverly eluded arrest.
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“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”
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~Kahlil Gibran
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WELCOME TO FRIDAY FICTIONEERS!
THE CHALLENGE: Write a one hundred word story that has a beginning, middle and end. (No one will be ostracized for going over or under the word count.)
THE KEY: Make every word count.
Please join us and to get started go to Rochelle’s place: 15 February 2013.
If you seek more on today’s photo prompt, simply click Links In Collection below. Enjoy!
Nice portrayal of distortion, the outer always reflects the inner projection. Well done Sunshine ☼
Brilliant story, Sunshine, and insightful analysis, Maddy. It kills me how many Asians don’t want to look Asian. Distortion is right, Maddy. I would go as far as saying ugly self-hate.
Sunshine, I hope you are compiling these for a book.
all fault goes to those Barbie Dolls!
thanks, Kozo.
exactly right, Maddy. distorted body images always leads to unnecessary heartache if not held in check. love ♥ + peace. (someone should install peace sign symbols in the keyboard!)
Hey Sunshine, funny U should ask, Copy & Paste this: ☮ or ✌. They are a bit tiny, found these as well: ❤, ❥, ♋, ✈, ♛, ♚, ♡, ✞, ✿, ☯, ✡
http://fsymbols.com/
As far as I know, there are no keyboard codes, these are customized icons.
Get jiggy wit it.
okay…thanks again, Maddy. you’re an angel blessing us all!! ☮ i love it!!!!!
Well done; there’s too much of this kind of thing taking place, and the risks are not well publicised. Good take on the prompt.
thank you, Sandra. i agree, there is very little information regarding the tragic blotches that happen with these types of surgery. hard way to learn to be satisfied with what you are given…
i appreciate your time and thought. ♥
This is so true. I still can’t understand why some (nowadays a lot) women want to change their looks. What do they want to prove by that and what do they want to avoid? Good work, Sunshine
i believe the deep reason for wanting to look different is love. perhaps by changing into what they think is ideal, they can then attract someone to love them. i am not sure really. just my theory. i am happy you spent a few minutes to read and express your thoughts…thank you, Angelswhisper. ♥
Great writing and the pic is perfect with it. So sad that people find it necessary to change their outward appearance in order to feel accepted.
thank you, Susan. the photo was provided with the Friday Fictioneer challenge. i blame barbie doll. she caused little girls to think life would be grand if you just look like her. so some grow up and surgically remake themselves to the idea. ha ha!! just imagining a theory.
A sad social commentary, Sunshine. Nice work. I like it.
thank you, Rochelle for reading and organizing this week’s prompt. i am very happy you liked the story.
I particularly like the Gibran quote. It encapsulates your story’s theme perfectly.
May there be only natural beauty in your Saturday!
janet
thank you, Janet and your wish came to be…my Saturday is beautiful, naturally beautiful!!
I like it! Fantastic, true, frightening, sad and human. Great story.
Denmother
hello Denmother! you bring great cheer to me, thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.
peace + love to you. ♥
Desperate Liberation is a great title for this. The photo also made me wonder what it would be like to pass by this statue every day. I love how different characters could see it in many different ways.
i have to admit, sheepishly, i find the statue hideous. your thoughts, however, are beautiful. thank you, Sheila. peace be with you. ♥
I love your take on the prompt.
thank you, Bee…i appreciate your time and thought. peace to you. ♥
I like this, Sunshine. The sculpture has a haunting, distorted feel to it. You captured so much in a short space. Well done.
the sculpture is far from beautiful but you described it perfectly…haunting. thank you for reading and letting me know your thoughts. i appreciate your time. ♥
Nicely done, and a totally unexpected take on the photo. But it definitely fits!
i am happy you liked it, Brian. thank you for your time and thought. peace + love. ♥
A thoughtful and thought-provoking, little story. And a great take on the theme. The text and the photo perfectly fill each other out.
i appreciate your time reading and sharing, Otto. as you know, practicing in any craft becomes more enjoyable when you can share with others…you bring joy. thank you. ♥
The story was a perfect fit to the prompt. Perfect
thank you, Bjorn! i appreciate your time and thoughts. peace + love ♥
Chasing something that cannot be caught is a game far too many people try and fail with. How many billions of dollars are tossed after fleeting treatments that do nothing to better lives?
you are so right, Joe…unfortunately, when societies promote beauty and youth as the path to success, it can only lead to much unhappiness and yes, lots of $’s spent hoping and hoping.
thank you for your time in reading and sharing…appreciate it! may your week flow peacefully…♥
good job!
why thank you, Marilyn…appreciate your time. {{hugs}}
You dealt with an important social issue while writing on this prompt..really a good one
Nightlake, i am grateful for your time and thoughts you have shared. peace + love ♥
this line: “…through the city streets; crossing over…” you can get rid of the semicolon and just use “and.” semicolons are awkward and rarely necessary. well, never necessary. but rarely a good option. but the story is well done.
i see the difference, thank you, Rich! ♥
glad to help
your helpful gift is truly appreciated.
HA- it has to be an Asian, eh? Kidding, you are on it. I hate to admit it but it’s true. We filipinos like to have clear complexion when we’re supposed to be brown. Then, the filipino-americans, ohmeword…. I don’t wanna go there. People are just forgetting their origins when they’re in different environment wanting to fit in. A lot of people so self-conscious of outer looks trying to fit in too much.
->ohmeword…that is a keeper word!! i will have to remember it for future use!
yes, you are right, Rommel, fitting in is so important these days. so, if a young child asks what should they be when they grow up…we say: plastic surgeon, of course!!
i love your liberating words…♥ thanks!