Words for Wednesday
The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.
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 to read it and add a few encouraging words.
This month the words/prompts are supplied by River (that's me) and can be found here
This week's words/prompts are:
1. a cloud of dust settled around him
2. slapped in the face with a wet fish
3. I bowed my head and wept
4. I didn't know what else to do
use any or a few or just one, just have fun.
My own offering will be on this blog on Friday
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Oh, this will be fun. Link will follow later.
ReplyDeleteI'll be looking forward to what you write.
DeleteUpdating as promised, although i'm late. It's over here.
Deletemessymimi; it's really good :)
DeleteThis story writes itself: "As a cloud of dust settled around him I was slapped in the face with a wet fish. I bowed my head and wept. I didn't know what else to do."
ReplyDeleteThe shortest story ever.
God bless.
Victor SE Moubarak; excellent! Thank you.
DeleteExcellent! Although i thought Hemingway's six word story was the shortest ever.
DeleteA man of few, well chosen words. Well done.
DeleteBrilliant!
DeleteVictor S E Moubarak: Short, to the point. Good use of the prompts, although I think this story is a bit incomplete.
DeleteHave a lovely day.
I didn't know what else to do when I was slapped in the face with a wet fish. I bowed my head and wept. River stood over me in her thigh length red leather boots still holding the King George whiting with which she had just slugged me.
ReplyDeleteShe tied me up with an old rope and switched on the television set in the corner. An episode of "The Lone Ranger" was playing on Channel 17. I hadn't seen it since childhood. Galloping through a canyon, Tonto was thrown from his horse who was of course named Scout - and a cloud of dust settled around him.
Scout had been panicked by a rattlesnake and at that moment in time I felt that I was in the company of a rattlesnake myself. Hissing menacingly, River moved towards me gripping a leather bullwhip - the handle of which which she slapped on her open palm.
"I will say this only one more time. Give me your mother's Yorkshire pudding recipe...NOW!" she bellowed.
Hehe, pure torture!
DeleteYorkshire Pudding; this is great! and funny. Thank you.
DeleteHeeheehee! Excellent, you know how to set a scene.
DeleteSome chefs get really protective of recipes. You could have been killed.
DeleteI will have to go after our Center cook the same way for her Eclair Pudding recipe. LOL
DeleteYorshire Pudding: This was so much fun! It made me smile. Thank you.
DeleteHave a lovely day.
Stepping out onto Grand Ole Opry stage with Barton’s heart hammering in his chest, he felt a cloud of dust settled around him. Confusion filled his mind, like slapping him in the face likee a wet fish, cold and slimy.
ReplyDeleteWords slipped out his mouth, and only a few were ones he had written.
He didn’t know what else to do, he bowed his head and wept. Then the words seemed to make sense.
Love, lost, found, find, lost, love…Words always find a way.
Excellent.
DeleteSusan Kane; that's good :) thank you for playing.
DeleteLoved this Susan.
DeleteSusan Kane: The words always comes, even a bit late.
DeleteHave a lovely day.
CONFUSED VIKING by Granny Annie
ReplyDeleteThe Viking King Ragnar awoke in a daze. A cloud of dust settled around him. What had happened to this mighty warrior? He felt like the mischievous god Loki had slapped him in the face with a wet fish. If we told him the truth it would shame our mighty king, I bowed my head and wept. King Ragnar shook his head over and over until he awakened clearly. He demanded to know what had happened. It would be impossible to survive if we told him he had simply slipped and fallen. We agreed to tell him he had won a mighty war with a berserker who had appeared out of the woods. I didn't know what else to do. Our brave king was happy to have defeated a giant.
Granny Annie: I guess even kings can be fooled in believing such silly things. I like how you used the prompts.
DeleteHave a lovely day.
I'm late again and I forgot to leave my link in the earlier prompt. This week, I managed to write something for a continued story. Here's the link: Fiction: The Hunt on Wind Breaker Island 5.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you all write so fast but I just couldn't. Thanks for the prompts, River.
Have a lovely day.