“When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning, or in-”
“Luce! I asked you to can it already!”
Lucy’s arms dropped to her sides, the maniacal smirk slipping quickly into the everyday scowl she’d developed.
“You never let me express myself!” she whined, stamping her foot against the coffee table. Snapping his book closed Tony pulled himself up from the couch and offered her a hand to get down.
“You know it wouldn’t be so bad if you shook things up a bit,” he said. “Maybe tried out some new lines.”
“How’d you mean?” Lucy asked. “Learn scene two?”
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Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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Great story Carol. Last year my students and I did a production of Living with Lady Macbeth which begins with those lines from the witches. Terry Pratchett also used them in his Witches novel. All actors begin somewhere don’t they. Loved this one well done.
Thank you very much. Macbeth is an absolute favourite of mine, I took my boyfriend to see Kenneth Branagh’s production of it last year.
Foot stamping on the coffee table? Lucy is destined to be a diva. All she needs is a little application and some different lines. (Wined or whined?) 😉
I always seem to miss the h, you would have thought I’d learn by now. Thanks for pointing it out and for the comment.
I could see Lucy being quite the drama queen! I’d say, yes. Learn scene two, Luce.
Good story. 🙂
Thank you very much and I love your response. Scene two would be a very good place for her to start. Or perhaps just the rest of scene one.
Yes, scene two, I imagine would be a good start. Poor Tony. 😉
Indeed. I love Macbeth, but I think hearing the first few lines in constant repetition may diminished the love after a while for anyone.
Lol..I think so too.
Nice! Great ending.
I’m glad that you think so.
Ah Lucy, the lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Nicely done.
Thank you very much.
I love the last line, and the image of the girl on the coffee table. Wonderful.
Thank you very much, I rather liked the idea of replacing the stage on the globe theatre with a coffee table.
Excellent riff on… er… That Scottish Play… break a leg, darling.
I do believe it is only backstage on in the theatre that the name is taboo. I find that whole superstition fascinating though, I’d love to know how it came about.
I think that’s why Al Gore invented the Internet, darling… well, that and porn apparently…
Hmm… let’s see..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scottish_Play
Thanks for the link.
I can see her now – perhaps studying scene two and not liking it one bit. Good job.
Thank you. 😀
🙂 The constant repetition of lines from anything is enough to make a sane person insane. I was gritting my teeth just reading about it.
janet
I tend to find if I repeat something enough it loses all meaning. The words just become random sound.
I sensed petulance and inexperience in the table-stander. Perhaps an unwillingness to do what is necessary to act.
Perhaps. But a coffee table is a good of a place to act as any.
Very nicely captured snippet of life! Like how you brought the characters into full life with so few words
It’s wonderful to hear that, thank you very much. ;D
Good story. Yes, she needs to learn scene two. She won’t get by with half a part. Poor Tony. Well-written dialogue.
Thank you. Now I just need to try and write decent dialogue in my novels.
Dear Carol,
You’ve captured the drama queen in few words with stamping on the coffee table. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle. 😀
Drama queen indeed. Or witch in this case. Far more rewarding than Lady M. More frogs, less blood. So, on to Scene 2.
On to Scene 2 indeed.
This gave me a bit of a chuckle. Loved it!
Thank you very much. 😀
hopefully, she got the drift.
Hopefully so. Thank you for the comment. 😀
Puts a new spin on on “drama queen” eh? Realistic and kind of adorable scene you painted here 🙂
Thank you, I’m glad you think so.
This is sharp. Real sharp.
Thank you. 😀