He had been a charlatan all along. She knew that now and marveled at how long he had kept up the charade to begin with. Except…
He never realized what she was capable of because he’d counted her out the moment he found and exploited her weakness. He didn’t know that the master was about to be surpassed by the student.
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Sammie Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt
Use the word “charlatan” and write a piece of poetry or prose in exactly 61 words.
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How did I do?
Don’t be shy… Tell me what you think!
the kintsukuroi life 
Very cool. Nice ending!
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Thanks. Just trying to put anything down right now…
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It’s working! The symbols, Kit… help me understand again? What do the mean, explain it to me like I’m reading symbols for dummies… that’s my headspace right now. I know I thought they were soooo cool.
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The ⁂ asterism is used to denote breaks in text, which I rather feel like I’m in right now, and can be used if the name of the author (or work) is withheld or unknown, which is rather apropos.
The other in my pic is called a unalome (Buddhist, although I’m not) meant to remind us that our journeys toward the future are never straight or perfect, they are filled with lessons and missteps and suffering, but they are still beautiful.
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Love! Yes, so approriate. Thank you… I knew it was something very special!
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charde
is cary and audrey
well done
love you
too gwen!
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