RemembeRED:: Conjure

Prompt: Writing short posts is an excellent way to flex your word choice muscles. Which word is the most clear? Poignant? Direct? This week I want you to conjure something. An object, a person, a feeling, a color, a season- whatever you like.



Roiling, whirling, dizzy...I hold very still, taking shallow breaths. The ceiling dips, and turns, then spins. The floor turns in the opposite direction, the deck of a ship pummeled by gigantic waves.

Eyes closed, maybe? Breathe deeply, perhaps?

The bed is a roller coaster, with loops that turn upside down and right side up and seem to fling your stomach into weightlessness before pulling you back to earth.

Cramp in the gut while the bed becomes a barrel rolling fast down a hill and into a river.

A belch escapes, then another. Swallow that viscuous saliva back, jaw clenched. Deep breath through gritted teeth.

I hurl myself out of bed and pray that I make it.