Feeling Good with Nina Simone

This month has been filled with shows, reviews and interviews. Way too much going on at the moment, and while it's a lot of fun, there are only so many hours in the day. Alas, this music blog has suffered, for that I am sorry. Hopefully, I will get back to a few posts a week sooner rather than later.

Happy for me, this week's 100 Word Song Challenge is one of those tunes, I could not resist writing a little somethin' somethin'.

The choice this week is the incomparable Nina Simone. Everything she sings is exquisite, this song is no exception. "Feeling Good" is the inspiration for this little story, where the idea came from, I have no clue.

My 100 words...

Raye woke up on the wrong side of the bed, literally. For eight years Robert would have been on her left; but not this morning. And after last night, he would never be again.

The first sliver of morning light crept through the wooden blind. It was too late to go back, but early enough to claim a new day, a new life. For Raye, it was never about denial but rather her lack of embracing. As she watched  Aleah ‘s breasts slowly rise and fall with each breath, Raye felt she’d grown wings.

Now it was time to fly.