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. threadbare 2. season 3. disconnected 4. everybody 5. unusually 6. mysteriously
and/or:
1. excrutiating 2. public 3. safe 4. gained 5 roof 6. lucky
use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun.
Also try to include Charlotte's colour of the month if you can, it is Antique Pink for September.
my own story/entry will be on this blog on Friday.
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ReplyDeleteIt was an excruciating climb to the roof but I was lucky I gained safe access to the non-public area.
ReplyDelete(typo - excruciating)
Mike: Definitely lucky. And it is lovely to see Captain Succinct as the first cab off the rank.
DeleteNicely done, sir.
DeleteMike; thank you for the spelling correction. I'm wondering why you needed to reach the safety of the roof.
DeletePeople, there were people everywhere except the roof.
Delete;-)
DeleteI'm afraid I don't know how to do a short and sweet post!
DeleteCindi; you don't have to. Make it as long as you like :)
DeleteShort and to the point. Fine!
DeleteSally was definitely in the autumn season of her life, and winter was rapidly approaching. No-one would know it looking or listening to her though. Nothing ventured, nothing gained was her motto for life and she plunged into new adventures and challenges with zest and joy. In her mid sixties she took up painting and one of her early efforts (an antique pink dawn) was painted from and on the roof of her house – to capture a perspective she rarely saw.
ReplyDeleteHer fads and escapades never hurt anyone but mysteriously she had her critics, members of the public, who told her that she should act her age. She told me that she thought that a ‘safe’ life was an excruciatingly boring life and that she wasn’t having a bar of it. Unusually serious she added that ‘everybody who listened to such advice was disconnected from their inner selves and led threadbare existences’. She firmly intended to live her life to the full. And with a twinkle in her eye, she added that it was lucky that she didn’t pay any attention to that well meaning advice because ‘who would they have to gossip about if I did?’
She's very right on that last point.
DeleteIt's no use being uptight and "acting your age." Her age is the age of exploring, I hope she gets to do it a long time.
Sally is an example to us all.
DeleteSince the superlative I was looking for has obviously not yet been invented, I shall limit myself to a "wonderful".
DeleteI do like Sally and think she and I could be friends.... or perhaps partners in crime?
DeleteYup, acting your age is for young adults only! So well sritten.
DeleteI'll be back to link up and read soon.
ReplyDeleteMy words will be over here.
DeleteEC; I love your story and often don't act my age myself, although lately there's been a lot of just sitting around. I should try to be more and do more though I can't see myself painting on the roof. Excellent entry, thank you.
Deletevery nicely done Mimi!
DeleteIn that very season when almost everybody felt excruciatingly disconnected, Lucky in his threadbare antique pink clothes felt unusually safe when in public he gained fame by now and then mysteriously jumping from roof to roof.
ReplyDeleteSean Jeating: I love it. And am glad that Lucky felt safe.
DeleteSean Jeating; I love it too, feeling safe is a wonderful feeling.
DeleteIf often wondered at the amount of courage it takes to do that.
DeleteFeeling safe in the danger, perhaps?
DeleteMine has been published here.
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