Peel away my brittle crust, shards cracking along fault lines, exposing a vulnerable underbelly, sore and raw. Delve too deep and my molten core erupts, scorching all in its path, an unquenchable force.
the structure of the earth can be divided most simply into three sections: core, mantle, crust. Give 33 words, interpreting the prompt literally, metaphorically, or somewhere in between.
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I felt like my dry winter skin was being peeled off! >__< Great piece!
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thanks for reminding me about fracking – good use of the prompt 🙂
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They take their chances when they delve. But that’s where the best part is! Fantastic photo.
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Very powerful and beautifully written.
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Beautiful words to go with a beautiful picture.
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This is really beautiful! Such vivid and intense words. Love it!
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An interesting way to put “Don’t tread on me!”
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How timely! You should submit this to ilovemountains.org. I bet they’d use it. Terrific work on a horrible process.
dk
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stop fracking around, Tara. You might hurt something.
🙂 love this.
love the pic, too. You do have an eye for pictures.
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Sore and raw – great description. And the emotion of the title, the disgust it evokes – good choice for the prompt!
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