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Genre: Fantasy (101 words)
Paradise Found
Crouched inside, Ron delighted in the rushing waves. The hut even provided a change of clothes. A final touch of a tin roof and he had his own seaside villa.
The door creaked open. A naked woman with dripping hair, covered in dewy, oily beads, stood before him.
“You’re wearing my clothes,” she said, making a strange clucking with her tongue.
 “Who are you?”
“I’m Tauriel of Underneath the Sea. No relation to Ariel.”
She wiped a moist, gluey substance from his hair and licked it clean.
“Too many anchovies.”
She held out her arms, “Clothes please.”
Ron had found paradise.
AmyReeseWrites 
Seems like Tauriel wants to make a more adult version of “There’s Something About Mary”…
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How so, Mike? I saw that movie, but so long ago. Please refresh my memory.
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Whereas in your story, Tauriel “…wiped a moist, gluey substance from (Ron’s) hair and licked it clean.”
In “There’s Something About Mary” – Cameron Diaz “…wiped a moist, gluey substance from (Ben Stiller’s) ear and used it as hair gel.”
(Yeah. If it has to be explained, then it was probably a funnier response in my head than on-screen.)
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Oh, yes!! Now, I remember. I fail to remember many things these days. Thanks for sharing that with me! But did it taste like anchovies?
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Amazing how fast you can take us away. Thanks for this!
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Why, thank you. Thank you so much for that!
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Sounds like Ron’s in for an interesting night! Slurp…
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Well, Tauriel will be getting dressed! And, that’s if he hands over her clothes. It’s probably not clear that he’s wearing them. That was my idea…either way!
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That sure woke my ass up. Feel free to bill me for services rendered.
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Don’t mention it. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Lovely Amy you have to be envious of anyone who thinks they have discovered paradise.
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I would be! Thanks, Michael.
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loks amazng!!
http://www.fashionforlunch.net
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Thank you!
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pleae check out my blog
http://www.fashionforlunch.net
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I will! Thanks for the link.
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I think you put Ariel to shame. This was quite the scintillating read.
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Thanks, Michelle. Glad you liked it. Ariel has got nothing on Tauriel.
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Hi Amy,
Now I know you work for the NSA. Otherwise, how could you know this about me? And thanks to you, I’m giving up anchovies, and women’s clothes. Ron
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Ha ha! Well, Ron had this lovely property for sale on his blog. Did you catch that one?! I guess this really is a good property after all.
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I wasn’t going to say anything about the cross-dressing, Ron, but now that you’ve brought it up . . .
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Years later, Ron was seen leaving the idyllic environs, waving his hands in the air and muttering “Anchovies! Every night, anchovies!”
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Ha ha, El G! I love your additions to my stories. I think we should try a round robin storytelling some day. That could be fun!
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I did that once. The genre was romance.
There was sweat and leather.
And men.
*shudder*
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I’m not surprised! *shiver*
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why do guys always go for clam shell bras? I had a brief idea that involved paradise, but I couldn’t pull it together. So, nothing from me this week. Nice Flash! 🙂
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Those clam shell bras are uncomfortable. That must be why! Are you sure, nothing? I’ve been thinking that a lot lately, but then I write something. Even if I’m not entirely happy with it, I’ll still do it. You should go for it. Remember, technically you have until Tuesday. Thanks!
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Amy’s right. There have been a lot of weeks I looked at the photo and wondered how I was going to squeeze something funny out of it. It’s kind of like cooking supper – not every meal is a masterpiece, but you still gotta eat.
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Good one Amy! Wonder if Ron really did find paradise? 🙂
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Hmm…well, he seems to think so. I’m not so sure. Remember, he thinks a tin roof will make this a seaside villa. He looks on the bright side of things.
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Well it never hurts to be an optimist. I hope. 😉
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Nice one. That is a real gem. Executed perfectly.
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Thanks so much, J.D.
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Whimsical magic, Amy… wow!
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Thanks, Dawn! That’s very sweet.
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Hmmm…a tin roof, a clamshell bra, and anchovies. Not exactly paradise…until the appearance of a naked woman. But she may be more than Ron can handle 🙂
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Right. Ron thinks he has a seaside villa after all. But then his requirements may be quite slim. Thanks, Jan.
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I love anchovies too. Any chance of arranging a blind date?
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Ha ha! Well first you must live in tin roof shack, Jim!
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Too noisy when it rains I am afraid
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So true! Maybe that would be ok with the crashing waves.
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Maybe – it would be all romantic!
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Great.. Ron’s a lucky guy.
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Thanks, Bjorn. Indeed.
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Hmmmm. I just don’t trust mermaidy creatures. Watch out Ron. Get a lock on the door. Lovely piece of whimsy.
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Right! They’re both off their rocker. He’ll need to get a lock now, too! Thanks, Patrick.
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Dear Amy,
Personally, I’m fond of anchovies and I enjoyed your story. Lots of fascinating images going on here.
shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle, I’ve never cared for anchovies myself, but perhaps I haven’t given them a chance. That’s great to hear. Thank you so much. – Amy
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it seems you always stumble into paradise when you least expect it.
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Russell, I hope that’s true!! Perhaps I should stumble more often.
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Yes, maybe paradise but there was a potential problem which they carefully dealt with in both The Little Mermaid and Splash. Guess you’ll explain it all in the sequel! Fun story!
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Every mermaid needs a changing room. I’m sure it’s something they would eventually arrange for themselves. Thanks, Perry!
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at first, i thought he was such a lucky guy. then i started wondering why he’d be wearing woman’s clothes. something didn’t seem to be right with him.
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There’s always these little details to work out. I did think of it. You can assume it’s not a dress! Perhaps some unisex clothing. In any case, it’s probably really wrinkled. Yes, there’s definitely something off about him.
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I was wondering about the clothes too and figured it must be some sort of unisex robe or something. 🙂 This is really funny, Amy. Sounds like Ron is a happy guy (until he meets her mother, Ursula the Sea-Witch).
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Oh, no!! Da da dum…and the saga continues. Thanks. Yeah, the clothes, all the fine details. Yeah, perhaps some loose shorts? Thanks.
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I should have bought the house.
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Ha ha. I guess so!
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such a fun read,amy 🙂 and yeah,i also think tauriel is a really pretty name
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Thanks, kz. If I had a daughter, I would seriously consider it.
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Tauriel sounds like the sort of woman/mermaid who’s going to take charge of Ron’s paradise fairly quickly!
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I think you may be right! Thanks for reading.
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Ron’s in for a wild ride here I think. I found it hard to rid myself of the image of licking gluey stuff off someone’s hair… that’s a stayer I think. Nice one Amy.
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Thanks, Sandra! Glad you liked it.
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Well done, Amy! This is a great read 😀
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Thanks, Dianne.
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That’s a funny one, a potential ‘Fishy Shades of Pink’ maybe?
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Ha ha! That’s funny, too! I’m pleased you liked it.
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Wow you’re not joking 😉 🙂
Now why does that never happen
to me, I could do with a few of
those naughty thrills, I say a few
because three is better than…
Well I only said 😉 lmao
I love this story Amy, brilliant 🙂
Andro xxxx
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This is great. You’ve definitely piqued my interest about Friday Fictioneers.
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Thanks, Geisha! You should definitely give it a whirl.
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