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an afternoon nap

June 29, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 12 Comments

GBE:2 Week #110 Writing Prompt: Indulgences…

The fan circled around, around, around. 
The pull chain tap, tap, tapped in the breeze. 
I tugged the blanket to my chin and stretched the length of the sofa.
Just for a moment. 
After a steamy shower to wash away a morning spent weeding and fighting bamboo, the sofa welcomed me. Annabelle and Lucy curled near my feet and dozed. They too spent a busy morning in the hot backyard.
“A quick game of two on three,” Coach Graham tosses a ball my direction. Anita, Carrie, Annette and other junior high friends join in, quickly choosing sides. With each cut and screen and pivot, Converse shoes squeak against the shiny court. The ball echoes with every bounce pass. The gym air is forever saturated with the smell of salted popcorn and floor wax. 
I jump, but the ball soars over my head and into the empty bleachers.  
Coach blows the whistle ending practice.

Ending my nap.

Two hours later?
talya
“I count it as an absolute certainty that in paradise, everyone naps.” Tom Hodgkinson
Musical Pairing:
Harlem Globetrotter Song

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: creative writing prompt, dreams

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  1. Joyce Lansky says

    June 29, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    I’ve been taking a lot of afternoon naps this summer. I’ve been incredibly lazy in that regard, but I get tired too. I know I need to exercise.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      June 29, 2013 at 4:12 pm

      Napping is rare for me but it was nice!

      Reply
  2. gina knuppenburg says

    June 29, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    Lovely. We enjoy afternoon naps here at the cottage, too! {I never dream about b-ball practice, though. Mostly tornadoes :/}

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      June 29, 2013 at 4:12 pm

      Gina – tornadoes? Yikes. Can’t say I’ve ever dreamed about b-ball practice before – LOL.

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  3. Backyard Chicken Lady says

    June 29, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    My husband naps at least once a day. I wish I could nap. Sometimes I am so dog tired I just need a few minutes of sleep I think. But I just cannot do it. I need to keep trying though because an afternoon nap sounds so wonderful!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      June 29, 2013 at 4:13 pm

      It was wonderful!

      Reply
  4. Dorothy Latimer Johnson says

    June 29, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    You must have needed that extra two hours! I take cat naps, usually on the couch, mid afternoon when I’m supposed to be reading. I put my feet up on the ottoman, my head back and “rest my eyes.” Works wonders.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      June 30, 2013 at 4:35 am

      I slept great all night too. Rested and ready today!

      Reply
  5. Patricia A. Laster says

    June 30, 2013 at 9:08 am

    I’m an inveterate napper. Then I can stay up till midnight.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      June 30, 2013 at 9:53 am

      I know you are!

      Reply
  6. Bryan Jones says

    June 30, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    Never caught the nap bug, however, everyone that I know who has it beats the creativity out of me!

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  7. Damyanti says

    June 30, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    I’m not a napper, gives me a headache. But I do envy the people who can and do nap. Especially in the afternoons.

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