"Words for Wednesday".
She puts up a selection
of six words which we then use in a short story, if we are able.
Sometimes I look at her
words and nothing at all comes to mind.
This week's words are:
1. blank
2. flashlight
3. four
leaf cover
4. trembling
5. shadowy
6. dashing
Here is my short story:
Dashing
outside with her flashlight, Olivia noticed the leaves of the cottonwoods were
trembling slightly in the breeze that had sprung up as the sun began going
down. They were so beautiful; Olivia stood for a moment, remembering that day so long ago when she and Alex had planted them. She headed into the shadowy recesses
under the trees, searching for that four leaf clover that she’d spotted just
yesterday while retrieving the ball that bounced in while the grandkids were playing. It would look great stuck inside that blank card she’d bought for
the kids to make a collage for Alex’s 55th birthday
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Lovely use of the words. I can see those cottonwood leaves trembling in the dusk.
ReplyDeleteSpice it up you sexy thing.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how so few words can conjure up a whole scenario clearly visible in my imagination! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a romantic take on words that others have taken for a walk on the dark side. A four leafed clover on a card is a wonderful gesture. Beautiful - and thank you.
ReplyDeleteawww that's a lovely story. Well done you.
ReplyDeleteDelores; my daughter has cottonwoods on her property in our local hills, I love listening to them. They were planted by the previous owner when he built the home way back in the 60s.
ReplyDeleteR.H. I'm not sure I'd know how.
Red Nomad OZ; I like putting pictures in peoples heads, I get them too when I read something that touches my imagination.
Elephant's Child; I've enjoyed reading the darker stories too. I once found a four leaf clover and stuck it inside my husband's birthday card.
The Wicked Writer; Thank you.
'Dashing outside with her flashlight' conjured up a rather sinister scene for me. Didn't expect the beautiful and romantic story that followed.
ReplyDeleteWell to tell the truth I wouldn't do it, though my confessions as a Peeping Tom could mske me a fortune.
ReplyDelete-Robert.
Notorious pervert.
mm; so my teaser beginning worked well.
ReplyDeleteR.H. then why don't you publish them under an assumed name and make yourself that fortune. Add one of those disclaimers that says "names have been changed to protect the innocent".
Amazing how six little words can be stitched into such vastly different canvasses. Loved this!
ReplyDeleteDiane Tolley; I've read a few of the six-word contributions and they are all so good!
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful and so romantic. Great use of the words.
ReplyDeleteMimsie; thank you.
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