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 me and can be found right here
This week's words/prompts are:
1. covered 2. alloys 3. skidded 4. potpourri 5. fixation 6. chemical 7. earmarked 8. lettuce
use them all or just a few, but have fun
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Thank you. My story will be up when the day changes to Wednesday at my place.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte; I'll be there to read it. Mine will be here on Friday.
DeleteThanks for the prompts, i'll get to work on them.
ReplyDeleteMy story will be over here.
Deletemessymimi; I look forward to it, you always write good ones.
DeleteTechnically an alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal. Chromium is the very hardest metal, and is used to manufacture stainless steel.
ReplyDeleteThe definition is inadequate though. The alloys that made up Claire’s character were simply not covered. Her character was harder than chromium by a long shot. There was a potpourri of lots of things, lettuce (she was a healthy eater), a love of beauty, courage and a fixation on justice. No metal.
Perhaps the alloy was first formed in her early life. A life of poverty and tragedy which would have ensured that many skidded to a stop and gave up. Not Claire. Those early years earmarked her as a survivor. And a force for good.
Elephant's Child; I like this a lot. It's true alloys aren't always metal.
DeleteTop notch as always, Sue.
DeleteWell written indeed!
DeleteI like this idea, character as an alloy. We'd best be careful what we put into ours.
DeleteLooking forward to Friday! I think it´s hard to top Elephant's Child! Great story!
ReplyDeleteIris; I'm working on it, but don't think I can top EC, she's very good!
DeleteI didn’t even think of eating my sandwich. The LETTUCE had wilted and was brown at the edges and it was quickly EARMARKED for the trash can. Lily always swears that store-bought mayonnaise is full of CHEMICALS and maybe she is right. I don’t have the same FIXATION on food that she does but it’s good to be prudent and act on the side of caution. Even if one makes one’s own sauces and dressings it’s not always a guarantee of purity. There have been so many stories of bits of metal and other ALLOYS being found in jars, a real POTPOURRI of industrial junk in fact. The manufacturers make sure their employees keep their heads COVERED but seem to exercise little caution about the integrity of their product. When the government, in an ill-conceived cost-cutting measure fired so many food inspectors, quality control SKIDDED to a halt. Quality be damned – it’s free enterprise after all don’t you know!
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: How I wish I didn't recognise the truth in your well written offering this week.
DeleteGrr. unfortunately too true. Here we just have some shops heavily fined for writing allergens in normal small type instead of either bold or capitals ... the solution: Write: "For allergens ask the staff" on the package instead. Totally legal, totally not OK.
DeleteFree enterprise can be a good thing, when practiced with a conscience. There's the problem, we need regulation to be the conscience these days and it's sad.
DeleteDavid M. Gascoigne; a nice ring of truth there. Shoddy manufacturing, no food inspectors, and certainly none or very little machinery maintenance and we are all at risk. Plus, there aren't many people these days who are willing or able to make their own mayonnaises or sauces etc.
DeleteI thought I was covered by my car insurance when my alloys were stolen. The dirty rotten thieves skidded away with a potpourri air-freshener dangling from their internal mirror. In those days I had a fixation with car air-fresheners and had previously earmarked a lettuce and garlic perfumed one as my next purchase but now my wheels had vanished. I was utterly distraught.
ReplyDeleteYorkshire Pudding: I like this - but am not sure I would welcome a lettuce and garlic air freshener.
DeleteYorkshire Pudding; your entries always make me laugh. Lettuce and garlic air freshener! it might not be too bad, and certainly better than some I've had the un-pleasure of smelling.
DeleteI haven't heard about alloy wheels for quite some time now.
Sadly so true. We both got sick from salad from... Woolies, The fresh food people!
DeleteSame happened here in Germany...
Iris; I don't buy fresh food at Woolies anymore, the quality isn't so good and most things aren't local, they are from Queensland. I buy from Foodland, they have local suppliers.
DeleteNefarious scoundrels! May they be plagued with flat tyres.
DeleteWell written and refreshingly funny take on those prompts.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte; these stories are good aren't they!
DeleteYes It's a pleasure to read!
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