Visual Writing Prompts: The Unreliable Mirror

The Gazing Ball

The sixth #augustbreak2014 prompt is “Reflection,” and the first thing that came to mind was the gazing ball my photographer husband used for a project. This suited me because I was wiped out from a frustrating afternoon of trying to find things I’ve been buying for years at Walgreens that they’ve suddenly stopped carrying. I made a cuppa tea, grabbed the ball, flopped down in my armchair, and goofed around with Instagram.

Reflection can be what is seen in a mirror surface, or f...