PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
I woke up in a dressing room. Frenzied prep permeated. Behind my seat was a make-up person.
“Where am I? What’s going on?”
The gentleman dusting my cheeks with powder smiled and nodded in the mirror.
Preparation complete, I and the rest of the players were pointed towards the stage.
In the wings, a tall androgynous figure in a choir gown smiled and spoke to us, “Do your best.”
We found ourselves on stage, under bright hot lights, in front of a waiting audience.
The Emcee said, “Here’s the new crop of Heaven wannabes.”
Then: “You may begin.”
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the nurturing host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
Break a leg.
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🙂
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Is ‘break a leg’ still appropriate here? 😉
Nice twist!
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🙂 Thanks Na’ama!
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This is unique way to get entry into heaven. 😂
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Imagine their surprise! 🙂
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Yes! They would be flabbergasted.
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Ummm…. I thought life was our audition 😉
Good one, Lisa.
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That’s what I thought! 😉
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Loved your original take on the photo prompt!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks, Susan!
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I knew it was only a matter of time before Paradise became a talent show. Well imagined, Jade
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Thanks, Neil!
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Now there’s a terrifying thought! I’d better start practicing, ha ha.
I’ve been thinking about the afterlife a lot lately. Your story adds one more layer to the lot in my head! ❤
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lol Glad you enjoyed the layer 🙂
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Now that is pressure.
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Uh huh.
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I have no chance if its relying on acting/singing/dancing talent!
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I hear you! Maybe there’s an Off-Heaven, like Off-Broadway, but not the other place?
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This sounds chilling… but maybe in life, we are always as unprepared as that, but by habit, we get used to acting… and the end is always the same.
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So true. The best one can hope for is what Vonie Morrison and Johnny Russell wrote about and Buck Owens and Ringo Starr sang about: “act naturally.”
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Dear Lisa,
That was an unexpected twist, you clever girl. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, thank you very much.
Shalom,
Lisa
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break a wing. i mean that in a good way. 🙂
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ha ha Thanks, Plaridel 🙂
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They say it all rides on one audition. I just wasn’t aware of the stakes. Great take on the prompt.
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🙂 Thank you, JoHawk!
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Even angels have to audition!
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You can’t be having any tone-deaf angels, after all 🙂
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oh, oh. I get stage fright 😉
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You’ve written a delightfully original take on the prompt. Well done!
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Penny, thank you very much!
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Love how original this is! Great!
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Thank you, Russell 🙂
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Well, I’m horrible at acting, so I’m going straight to hell. Great storey. 🙂
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and spelling. Sorry meant story. 🙂
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🙂 Thanks for reading and commenting.
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I hope God understands when it’s my turn – improv was never my best.
Good little tale..
Randy
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I hear you and feel the same. Thanks!
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This is a delightful take on the prompt. Well-imagined. Kudos.
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Thank you, Alicia, glad you enjoyed it.
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I wonder; an audition for angels. Who selects the winner?
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I wonder who was in the audience?
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What a unique take on the prompt! I really like this 🙂
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🙂 Thank you, Linda, glad you enjoyed it.
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Nice one! That is some twist at the end.
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Thank you, subroto, glad you enjoyed the twist.
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Oooo not an audition you want to fail. Talk about pressure.
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I’ve heard of sing for your supper, but this is a high-stakes audition. Nice twist.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks, Nobbin.
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There’s a certain scary eeriness about this, well done
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Michael I’m glad you picked up on that part of it. I want to know who was sitting in the audience…
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