Drifting through life

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along and read it. This month the words are supplied by messymimi and can be found here . This week's words are: 1. introduce 2. bawdy 3. insidious 4. outgoing 5. laborer 6. polite and/or: 1. hall 2. conscious 3. ad hoc 4. sign 5. yarn 6. share here is my story: "I think it's very brave of you to make such an enormous change," said Joyce. "To introduce so much colour and texture." "It's something I've been needing," said Marian. "I used to be such an outgoing person, but after marrying Doug I changed and didn't even notice it. His influence was so insidious, I was never conscious ...

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along and read it. This month the words are supplied by messymimi and can be found here . This week's words are: 1. abounding 2. sloppy 3. quince 4. spiritual 5. toothpaste 6. cent and/or: 1. debonair 2. blind 3. instrument 4. bouncy 5. horn 6. decision Here is my story: an installment of Lost and Found Late in the afternoon, after spending most of the morning on the reef and getting quite wet from the waves, Robert, Vanessa and Tom climbed back up to the retreat. Vanessa was eager for a shower and change of clothes and as she put it “a bucket load of moisturiser on my face!” After they had all freshened up Rob and Van met with...

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along and read it. This month the words are supplied by messymimi and can be found here . This week's words are: 1. gaze 2. dogs 3. brave 4. decisive 5. wrench 6. tempt  and/or: 1. bad 2. shake 3. scribble 4. flower 5. afternoon 6. camp here is my story:   God’s Observation Deck 6 God withdrew his gaze from the fields below and turned to Mary as she came through the doors. “How’s that new trainee cook coming along? Will there be cake for dessert tonight?” “Yes, there will be cake, but the checkerboard didn’t quite work out. It’s more blotchy, so I’m calling it cow-hide cake. Do you want icing on that?” (cow-hide ca...

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along and read it. This month the words are supplied by messymimi and can be found here . This week's words are: 1. sustenance 2. booth 3. street 4. hint 5. syrup 6. drab and/or: 1. older 2. cardboard 3. wounded 4. front 5. empty 6. astonished Here is my short story: "Peter! Peter! Bring Mary, you two should see this," said God looking down from his observation deck. Down below: Staggering along the street , clutching her stomach, Caroline groaned theatrically. “Sustenance, I need sustenance . I’m staaarving!” “Caro, you can’t be starving, we ate an hour ago,” said Jesse. “Yes,” said Caro, “but you rushed us out ...