The three writers are once again doing their Tuesday Free Writes from two countries sharing the prompt (photo of the Iris and the bee) and what they created in ten minutes of uninterrupted writing over the internet.
D-L's Free Write
Diana sat on the faded patio chair. The umbrella blocked the sun.
She read the printed-out e-mail that her publisher had just sent. Printing had not changed the message. Her children's book was being banned in Florida, North Carolina, Arkansas and Alabama.
She'd written it for third and fourth graders about a rebellious bee. The hive Queen Bee had gone overboard, demanding they find double the pollen. They were allowed less sleep time, less food.
The other bees, well most of the others, had been afraid to speak up or buzz up. The Queen Bee was too powerful and had banished him from the hive.
He crawled into a purple iris where he'd sleep for the night.
Diana knew she'd been banned along with some really great writers. All the bannings horrified her.
There was nothing sexual in her story. Maybe rebellions were more dangerous to the powers that be.
D-L is the author of 15 fiction and three non fiction books. Check out her website at: https://dlnelsonwriter.com Her 300 Unsung Women, bios of women who battled gender limitations, can be purchased at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/300-unsung-women-d-l-nelson/1147305797?ean=9798990385504
Julia's Free Write
First thought: how long has it been?
Then the memories came tumbling in – the death of her husband and fleeing to her brother and sister-in-law’s. Her SIL had so many lovely irises: transplanted to that house from first her grandmother’s then her own mother’s.
When she moved from one state to another some 2’000 km. away, they went with her. It took two years in her new home for them to start blooming, but this year the first blossom, of a variety so that that even the state specialist hadn’t seen one, bloomed on her birthday.
I even tried sending her some of my bulbs, but due to rigorous import laws they weren’t admitted.
Then looking closer at the pictures, I noticed the bee: yet more fond memories of friends who were beekeepers, never mind my brother-in-law for some twenty years.
Honey that I have sampled and use every morning in my warm water and lemon.
One picture: an explosion of good memories!
Julia has written and taken photos and loves syncing up with friends. Her blog can be found: https://viewsfromeverywhere.blogspot.com/
Rick's Free Write
To iris or not to iris?
That was the bumblebee’s question.
He had happened by the most wonderful garden he’d ever seen. Roses, poppies, purple loosestrife, hibiscus, carnations and a vast field of daisies.
Which to choose first?
Since he had all day, basically, BB King, as he fancied himself, decided to proceed by colors. Starting with the white flowers, then the yellow, then pink, red, blue and purple for last. Irises always were his favorite. So fragrant.
Midway through the roses, BB sensed he had company. A small dog. Not worth bothering with. But perhaps fun to buzz and scare once or twice. Nah. The pup barely noticed him flitting from pollen stem to pollen stem.
Next the hibiscus. They didn’t last more than a day. Better to strike while he could. Might not be there tomorrow. And his inner forecast suggested rain later.
As he approached the final prize, the iris, BB noticed movement in the flower. Gasp! It was the Queen! What was she doing here? She waved at him with her wing and re-buried herself in the flower.
BB decided to leave the iris for Her Majesty. Maybe another helping of carnations and then back to the hive.
Rick Adams is an aviation journalist and publisher of www.aviationvoices.com, a weekly newsletter reporting the top stories about the airline industry. He is the author of The Robot in the Simulator. AI in Aviation Training.
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