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I've been creative writing all my life, though with various haitus(es) along the way. IFrom 2010 I started this blog and enjoyed sharing writing and other information with everyone. illness and bereavement supplied the more recent hiatus.

Monday 10 January 2011

Musical Micro Insects

Susan from Stony River sets a weekly
Challenge Picture each Monday,
where a picture paints 140 characters, or even fewer.
Photo prompt courtesy of her blog.
The Mothman A 12-foot-tall (3.7 m), stainless-steel
sculpture by artist Robert Roach, located in Point Pleasant.

Beauty and the beast clasped each other in adoration. He might have moth-eaten wings, but she loved that he didn't mind her Rain Mac (132 characters with spaces)


Call it bare-faced cheek, but the stark reality shone before them as striking as his eyes were red and his wings moth-eaten.  (124 characters
with spaces)








The Mothman is a 'cryptid' reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 12, 1966, to December 1967. Most observers describe him as a man-sized creature with large reflective red eyes and large wings. 


Xmas Dolly 

Two great songs from one great film: She's Like the Wind and Hungry Eyes


Posted by scribbleandedit.blogspot.co.uk at 07:00

39 comments:

  1. Old Kitty10 January 2011 at 10:49

    The Mothman is brilliant!! I love the little boy pointing at his bum!!

    Your stories are just perfect though! I especially like the first one - beauty and the beast!!!

    I'm at work and can't play the clips!! But lovely Patrick Swayze!! Oh so miss him!! Take care
    x

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  2. Jinksy10 January 2011 at 12:44

    Eek! That head-on shot is enough to make any self respecting moth die of fright! A bestly beauty, indeed!

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  3. Jinksy10 January 2011 at 12:46

    Oops - try BEASTLY beauty - obviously, I'm as blind as a bat today, to keep similies within the animal kingdom! LOL

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  4. Stacy Uncorked10 January 2011 at 13:13

    Your first 'story' is my favorite... ;)

    And great choices for MMMM! LOVE Dirty Dancing, and those are two of my favorite songs from that movie! :)

    MMMM: To the Sky

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  5. Angela10 January 2011 at 14:29

    I watched this movie about the Mothman with my husband years ago and it gave me terrible, terrible nightmares. I will never look at a moth the same way again.

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  6. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall10 January 2011 at 15:03

    lovely micro-fiction..

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  7. Unknown10 January 2011 at 15:08

    The "bum" shot is hilarious. Very well played. I liked that they were able to overlook their differences and fine love beneath the exterior.

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  8. ninotaziz10 January 2011 at 15:24

    Lovely! And 'cheeky' too...Thank you for the smile.

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  9. Colette S10 January 2011 at 15:28

    You are so god with the micro-fiction!

    And I had no clue it was Patrick that sang that song!

    Love your songs!

    Glad you are dancing with us today! :)

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  10. Run DMT10 January 2011 at 15:30

    Once again, you blow me away with your creative writing ability! Great job! Love the music picks, too!

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  11. hope10 January 2011 at 15:32

    This one gives "eye of the beholder" a whole new meaning. :) Thanks for the giggle.

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  12. SparkleFarkel10 January 2011 at 15:35

    About Mrs. Mothman-to-be:

    *sings*
    She's got the hole world
    in her hands!
    She's got the hole world
    in her hands!
    She's got the hole world
    in her hands!
    She's got the hole world
    in her hands!

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  13. Peggy10 January 2011 at 15:37

    Beauty abd the Beast is a wonderful reference for this picture. Well done.
    I loved dirty dancing and hungry eyes is one of my favorites from the movie.
    She's like the wind was written by Patrick S. what a raw talent he was.

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  14. Ellie Garratt10 January 2011 at 16:36

    Now that's just not fair! Patrick Swayze dancing and singing. I can't possibly concentrate on anything else for the rest of the day. LOL.

    I liked your two stories and the take on the Mothman. Creepy film!

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  15. Sylvia K10 January 2011 at 16:52

    I do love the mutual attraction and the ability to overlook each others "flaws"! Been looking for someone like that for years! Swayze was always a favorite and your clips brought back such great, if sad, memories -- he was such an incredible talent and too young to die as he did. Have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  16. Kay L. Davies10 January 2011 at 17:25

    I love the moth-eaten wings idea. Too funny.
    Could NOT look at the Patrick Swayze videos. Tears in my eyes at the thought. Maybe later. My sister and I used to watch Dirty Dancing when her kids were asleep, so they wouldn't see us oohing and ahhing and swooning.
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  17. jabblog10 January 2011 at 17:29

    The things we overlook or put up with in those we love - LOL!

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  18. Anonymous10 January 2011 at 18:07

    I enjoyed both your stories this week--I think the first one is my favourite, though. Also, thanks for making me click on Hungry Eyes, and relive one of Patrick's best movies...now of course I have to watch the DVD today!
    Have a great week. Cheers.

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  19. Cad10 January 2011 at 18:46

    I hope you dont mind- I used your photo and linked back to your blogpost for this!

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  20. Self Sagacity10 January 2011 at 18:55

    Those two are very good ones of PS. Just thought of it, he isn't just an actor but also a great dancer.

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  21. Lorie Shewbridge10 January 2011 at 21:39

    Love your first one about the Beauty & the beast. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the photo. Plus the photo of little boy pointing at his hiney is cute.
    LOVE, LOVE your songs! I adored Patrick Swayze and miss him - much to young to be gone.
    Dirty Dancing is one of my favorite movies... "Nobody puts Baby in the corner..." A classic line.

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  22. scribbleandedit.blogspot.co.uk10 January 2011 at 21:46

    Awh thanks everyone.
    I'm glad, too, we can bring Patrick Swayze back just for a few delicious moments. The thrill and warmth of the songs and his performances are his great legacy. Enjoy the film again Lorie :O)

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  23. Joanie10 January 2011 at 22:37

    Great song choices. Now I want to see Dirty Dancing again. :)

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  24. The Words Crafter10 January 2011 at 22:40

    Loved the beauty and the beast one!

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  25. Charlene Amsden11 January 2011 at 00:10

    Bare "faced"? I am thinking anatomy lessons are in order. ;)

    Too funny! i love this. I bet Susan does, too!

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  26. Susan Fobes11 January 2011 at 01:09

    I think I like your first take better-opposites attract I guess :)

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  27. XmasDolly11 January 2011 at 02:02

    The Mothman is fascinating, but I love your choices for this weeks music. Patrick was such a cutie pie wasn't he. I can't really say he was handsome as he was more CUTE! I drool when I see him I'll tell ya! Love the songs. Thanks for playing. Sure hope you come back next week too & don't forget about our give-away over at Conductor Larry's at Cakeblast (link is on my blog).

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  28. Jim11 January 2011 at 03:47

    Madeleine, I love the moth-eaten wing bit! Of course that will balance the scale with his goofy-dressed lady friend.

    "But Beast, what red eyes you have."
    "The better to hang over you, my dear."
    ..

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  29. Michael G-G11 January 2011 at 04:47

    Bare-faced cheek! I wish I'd added that to mine. Too funny!

    Have a great week.

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  30. moondustwriter11 January 2011 at 07:16

    That Mothman such a hottie

    great MFMs!!! and the pics

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  31. Doc FTSE11 January 2011 at 08:16

    Strange how weirdos seem to have such a fascination for attractive young ladies! Nice MFM's . . and I like the alternative views.

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  32. Unknown11 January 2011 at 10:42

    Love the pics and the sentences :)

    I love how blog browsing puts up such a feast for the eyes...heart your blog!

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  33. kaykuala11 January 2011 at 14:19

    Obviously they are made for each other!

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  34. Grandma's Goulash11 January 2011 at 18:08

    Good slant on this one. However, I fear that I will be singing

    "Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme"

    in my head for the rest of the day. :)

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  35. Susan R. Mills12 January 2011 at 05:07

    Love the Dirty Dancing songs!

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  36. Maria@BubblegumandDuctTape12 January 2011 at 17:10

    loved them both, too funny. I didn't realize he had red eyes!

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  37. Pat16 January 2011 at 14:55

    Two good ines, Madeleine! Love is blind indeed!

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  38. Pat16 January 2011 at 14:56

    Two good ones, not ines!!

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  39. scribbleandedit.blogspot.co.uk16 January 2011 at 16:21

    Coo Pat you had me guessing there lOL!
    Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments :O)

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