Written for the Friday Fictioneers. Story begins after the photo prompt.
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Copyright – John Nixon
Magic Dress
“Nobody’s bought the dress yet?” Said Dave from the doorway.
“Not yet, Mr. Parker,” replied Iris, working at the counter.
“It’s a great dress.”
“It certainly is.”
“Before Gloria wore it, she was a tomboy. Dirty fingernails and loose-fitting jeans.”
“Uh huh.”
“Then I bought her that dress from a gypsy in New Jersey. She wore it once and, wow! She really became a Lady.”
“That’s great, Mr. Parker.”
“That dress is magical. It could make a lady out of anything.”
“Uh huh.”
As Dave left the shop, he glanced at the mannequin wearing Gloria’s dress.
It winked at him.
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Each week Rochelle Wisoff-Fields leads us all on a merry chase through the jumble of our imagination. We write 100 words from a photo prompt and see where the child within us will lead us. Here’s this week’s original prompt: http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/20-september-2013/
EagleAye
Momus News 
Lovely story.
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Thank you!
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🙂 So cute. 🙂
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Thanks! I was hoping it got a bounce on the cuteness scale. 😉
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{{boing…boing}} Yup…tis bouncy!! 😀
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And the mannequin has become a lady now. It is sure to get sold:) nicely told
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Yup. And with such a nice dress, she’ll likely be a very happy Lady. Thanks much for the kind words. 🙂
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Nice one!
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Thank you!
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Fun story. The dress evidently did make a lady out of anything. 🙂
I must, however, mention a few extraneous capital letters, a pet peeve of mine. (They somehow pop up all the time in things written for church.) In the first sentence, “said Dave from the doorway” and “lady” rather than “Lady.” There. I feel better. 🙂 Thanks.
janet
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I’m glad you feel better, and glad you enjoyed the story. 🙂 Thank much for your thoughts!
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I like it! The idea of the magic dress and the guy being so concerned that someone get the magic is quite sweet.
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Thanks! I’m glad you picked up on that. He really did want someone else to enjoy it too. Thanks so much for your thoughts. 🙂
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I felt this story was zesty!
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Maybe it could be used as a salad dressing too. 😉 Thanks for stopping and your kind comment!
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Dear E. A.
I’ll bet there are some dads out there who’d like that dress for their daughters. Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m sure there are. They need to hustle up and get down there. Thanks for stopping in, Rochelle! 🙂
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Dear EA,
I’m winking at you. Good job.
Aloha,
Doug
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Winking back. 😉 Thanks Douglas, I appreciate it.
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A gypsy in NJ…:) There’s more to this story than meets the (winking) eye.
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The New Jersey Boardwalk is loaded with them. Some of them actually know something magic too. 😉
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This is a fun little story. I saw this picture prompt and couldn’t come up with a good story but I enjoyed yours quite a bit.
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Thank you! Sometimes it goes like that. Maybe the next prompt will hit you right away. Thanks so much for your kind words.
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This might very well be my favorite this week.
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I love hearing that. Thanks so much!
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