Wednesday's Words on a Friday

 

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 and can be found here

This week's words/prompts are: 

1. chicanery 2. wicker 3. curly 4. prissy 5. superb 6. uncommon

Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: Orient red.

Here is my story:

My tattle-tale little sister, Caitlin, plopped herself into the white wicker chair on the side porch, shook her curly hair out of her face and said in her most prissy voice, "Just what chicanery are you up to now Thomas?"

"It's just Tom, okay? and what the heck does chicanery even mean?"

"It means trickery or mischief," she said smugly, showing off her newly discovered genius level IQ.

"Well there's no need to use a lot of fancy words just because you've learned you are so much smarter than the rest of us," I said grumpily. "And I'm not 'up to' anything! Cleaning Dad's car is my punishment for sneaking out last weekend to go to Joe's party." I gave the orient red vehicle one last buffing and stood back to admire my work. 

"Well you've done a superb job," said Caitlin. "Dad might even be proud of you."

"Thanks," I said.

"I know it isn't uncommon for boys your age to do such things, but maybe next time you'll think twice before sneaking out again?"

She flounced off and I thought to myself, "little smart-aleck is probably right. But her teenage years aren't too far away, then we'll see who does what chicanery."