Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Road Trip // The Shortest of Shorts



++  She sat in the front seat, her worn green plaid pulled over her wrists, and her legging-ed legs criss cross applesauced.  He had on his fur flap hat, just because, even though it was plenty warm in the car.  They weren't in the habit of making unnecesary stops, so they munched quietly away at a bag of baby carrots for breakfast.  And then somewhere between lunch, and the third cup of coffee, the words came naturally.  Before she could realize what they meant, somewhere between mile marker two-hundred and twelve, and the second-to-last song on the playlist, the word "love" slipped out between "I" and "you".



In an effort to tell better stories: (the shortest of shorts) little tidbits of life, characters, and make-believe. Follow them here.

14 comments:

  1. oooooh and ohhhhh and ahhhhh.

    really adore this.
    beautiful.

    (ps. the new design in a word? lovely)

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  2. love this, doll. your writing gives me chills, every time. xx

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  3. i want to learn from you.
    xx.

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  4. Prettypretty. SO much goodness. xx

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  5. awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww i LOVE!!!

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  6. this is so incredibly beautiful, Lillian. wow. *delightful shiver* :)

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  7. beautiful. i love these kinds of posts! they give me a smile that bursts! :) (see, i told ya so!)

    p.s. lovelovelovelove!!!! the new design!!!!

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  8. I love this so SO much, Lillian. xx

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  9. Anonymous27.2.13

    Is this real? So brief, but so well written. :D I love the little details you included, especially the part about the baby carrots, and the last sentence.

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    1. Nope, not real. :) Of course all the best lies have bits of truth, but this is not. :)

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  10. oh lillian. this is lovely. we should talk sometime. i think i like you. :)

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  11. this is beautiful. i love short-short stories. they have this quality to them no novel can duplicate.

    and the new design? lovely.

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  12. ohhh wow. this is beautiful!

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