The Flipping Point

[KateZiervogel]

A terrible storm is nothing compared to the horror of a woman silent with fury. Corners of her rose-colored lips curl slightly into an unnervingly gentle smile.

Mother Nature taking revenge with energy reserved for the wildly insane and panic stricken. The hum behind her eyes, electrical pulses betrayed in her forehead. Only a glimpse of her rage can be seen in the tension of her jaw muscles as her teeth grind and release.

Sweat beads on her face, head forward, she allows her eyes to close out of exhaustion and relief.

The mess will take forever to clean.

[KateZiervogel]

"rose-colored lips"

I'm always a bit confused about how to count hyphenated words for a drabble... one word or two? anyone?

[MonsieurMoustache]

Microsoft word is the word counter we use. It usually counts hyphenated words as one.

[MonsieurMoustache]

Also, great Drabble. I get the image of my own mother wandering into a room after I'd discovered her tube of mascara or a jar of peanut butter. I have a feeling Mother Nature's much less forgiving. And my bum still twinges even now.

[KateZiervogel]

Merci Monsieur. I also use YWriter in addition to Ms word but Y counts it as 2 words. Hense my confusion.

[SpareInch]

I have to admit, I wouldn't have hyphenated rose coloured in the first place, but it's just a preference. I try not to hyphenate at all unless it's someone's name or else Pages insists on it.

Perhaps though, we might have a definitive ruling on the hyphenation question stuck to the top of the board, just for reference? I'm looking in your direction ASID.

Nice drabble though, Kate. Raising the intellectual tone.