Wow, it's been a hot minute (or ten) since I've paid any mind to this blog! I'm all done with the claims that I'll be a better blogger, I'll be more disciplined, I'll post regularly...I won't. (If you would like to hear from me regularly, I invite you warmly to sign up at piperdow.com for my newsletter, which I typically send out twice a month.) But I will still post periodically when I've got something fun to share, like today. The Christian Indie Writers' Podcast ladies have posted a challenge to use the following sentence as a sprinting prompt. Where in the world is Jenifer Carll-Tong? Here it is, 15 17 minutes of un-edited fun. Enjoy!
Jamie pushed the hangers further along the garment rack listlessly, passing a casual eye over the dresses while trying to keep her ear attuned to the voices murmuring around her. She paused as her hand fell on a cream colored frock with tiny pink flowers, but no, that neckline would never do. How was it even still staying on the hanger? She slid the hanger and fingered the aqua gown behind it, but Jenifer's character would never have a reason to wear a dress this fine, so she passed that along, too.
Fretfully, she stepped back and sent a searching glance through the crowd. Where in the world was Jenifer Carll-Tong, anyway? Jamie was sure she had sent the text about the playhouse opening its doors for the last time as soon as she saw the notice stuck to the bulletin board next to the door at the convenience store when she stopped in to pick up that bottle of pop yesterday.
This was just up Jenifer's alley, so to speak, and Jamie knew Jenifer would be kicking herself if she missed out on the opportunity to grab some of these costumes. Heck, some of these would make great images for covers for Jamie's stories, not just Jenifer's. In fact... Jamie returned to the garment rack with determination. She could think of a perfect story to go with that aqua gown. She grabbed it up, then added the cream frock just for giggles and grins. She could probably get Rhonda to sew some lace or something in that neckline to make it more appropriate.
"Hey, Jamie! I've been looking all over for you! I thought, when you texted me yesterday about the costumes being for sale, that I might be able to find something from that play they did last year about the guy who froze to death in Alaska, but someone must have already gotten all those props. They would have looked great as props on the table for images for my next book." Tina wandered over with her arms filled with velour fabric.
Jamie tried to hide her surprise. Had she texted Tina, instead of Jen? "What are you going to do with all that cloth, then?"
"Oh, I'm going to make curtains for my glamper," Tina's grin was enthusiastic.
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