Hi, today is Day 6 and the prompt for today is Reading. This is one of two subjects I could talk about for hours (writing being the other, of course), but as we're limited to 100 words, I've tried to do something more creative with it. I hope you like it!
Damn! Another power cut. I've enough battery to continue writing on my laptop for an hour, but I really fancy reading.
One of my ideas of heaven!
I light some candles; positioned around the room they give it a glow, a warm ambience that electric light can't compete with. I position a large candle by my chair and grab my book.
As I delve back into the exciting scene, my mind pictures the images the words create. The beautifully crafted descriptions allow me to wander, to immerse myself in the world on those precious pages, to relate to the characters and I lose myself for a while.
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Love the image you have there. The one reading by candlelight. Really shows the passion when it comes to the written word.
I couldn't agree more and it actually happened to me only a couple of weeks ago. They shut down our electricity for emergency repairs and I was laying on the sofa reading by candlelight. It was amazing!
Absolutely wonderful! That's the exact reason I LOVE it when the power goes out at night…lol!
Me too. There's just something wonderfully special about reading by candlelight.
Lost in a book…love being there!
So do I, but with my writing and the editing I do for other people, I don't get to read as often as I'd like!
I love the images. It's so wonderful when you find a book that really can transport you in this way. It really is like stepping into another life or another world for a few hours!
I absolutely agree with you and if a book can transport you that way, it shows the quality of writing in the most perfect way.
Very cool! I agree, I have special places to read. I have special memories of those special places! LOVELY images. I am about ready to go get lost in another book myself!
I mainly read in bed so I don't have special places to read. I just love getting so caught up in a story that I lose myself in it – it's such an amazing feeling. I'll be reading very soon – it's way past my bed time!
Loved the post, You have a knack for putting images and words together.
Thank you, Elaine! I'm glad you liked it. I do spend quite some time looking for just the right images I feel go with the post.