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 Sean Jeating and can be found here
This week's words/prompts are:
1.become 2.emigrate 3.every 4.reliable 5.soonish
and/or:
1.disunited 2.joining 3.million 4.referendum 5.vote
use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun.
Charlotte's colour of the month is Carmine as seen above the text here.
My own story will hopefully appear on this blog on Friday.
I'll be working on it later in the day.
ReplyDeletemessymimi; I've just finished typing up mine, but I've had to leave the Jim's Shipwreck one for a while. This is something different.
DeleteGreat words. I look forward to reading your story.
ReplyDeleteDVArtist; Sean always gives challenging words. I think he must be part Thesaurus.
DeleteFriends, I've decided to emigrate to Greenland and soonish become a Greenlander. According to my reliable source, Clarissa Carmine, every Greenlander will soon be offered $2 million to vote in a referendum on joining the (dis)united States of America.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.
Sean Jeating; short and sweet though I don't think even $2 million would be enough for me to vote to join those disunited states. Although voting to not join would be worth that much...
DeleteI also have someone emigrating in my story.
I'm in the states and I totally get it. I don't recognize my own country anymore. When the supreme court gave trump immunity to basically do whatever the hell he wanted, that was it. The crazy came out in full force. We will get our country back. It will be a long road back to democracy and for our allies - if we have any left - to trust us again, but we, the people, will take back our country and set it right once again.
DeleteSean Jeating:
DeleteUfff... 2 milions de dòlars és per pensar-ho una bona estona!🤦♀️
Què ens trobin ben confessats! 😂
River: I hope someone offers $3 million for voting against. ;-)
DeleteMMM: Good luck, Mimi! You will need it. The supporters of the criminal clique in and around the White House have more weapons in their closets.
Paula: I see the bazaar is opened.
Sometimes I would not be surprised to find almost anything to be true.
DeleteHere's mine all words and colour used. Thanks Sean for the words.
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I became disunited from my native country when I became twenty years old.
I emigrated. My country didn’t want me anymore. Every January 20th, with unwavering reliability, I commemorate the day I arrived in Canada, joining the many million others who have done the same thing over the years. Soonish, that day will arrive.
I always buy myself something new to celebrate on the anniversary of my entry into this country. My vote this year was for a carmine cashmere sweater.
You see, emigrating here was the best thing I ever did. I love this country, quietly and consistently. It has been so good to me.
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Good luck everyone!
XO
WWW
This is a nice take on the words, thank you. Your country didn't want you??
DeleteWonderful! And - as River... your country didn´t want you?
DeleteBon ús de les paraules!
DeleteVols dir que t'estira la teva terra?
Once meeting John McGahern , two pints of Guinness, some sandwiches and two pots of tea later - apart from his work - we'd have talked about: history; many of his colleagues; the (then) political situation; abortion; the (ab)use of language, censorship, the Church.
DeleteAt one stage he says: "One of the best things in my life so far has been to see the Church's influence fading."
I am glad you made your way, Mary.
I am so glad you found a place and made a home there.
DeleteTo clarify. I was a disgrace to my family being young and pregnant and it was either the mother and baby concentration camps or marrying in haste and emigrating.
DeleteThanks for the kind words.
XO
WWW
Good to read, R.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D; my story comes on Friday.
DeleteSo fitting, I can join:
ReplyDelete"If I could emigrate to your country I sure would, the soonish, the better. It is -5C and I had to go outside, glad I didn´t become a piece of ice.
And every time - that is reliable - in this weather my eyes tear up and people think I cry. Luckily they don´t turn into Carmine, my eyes, which they did before, too..."
Do I look forward to Perth!
Iris: No em mudaria a cap país que no tingués 27ºC de temperatura i ja seria massa si no tingués gens d'humitat.
DeleteBon ús de les paraules.
Iris; my eyes water in the extreme cold too, I really think I wouldn't survive your temperatures after growing up in Australia.
DeleteIris: Showelling the snow to come in Braunschweig will keep you warm. ;-)
DeleteAs a swamp dweller, I get it, the cold is not easy.
DeleteHere's mine:
ReplyDeleteCARMÍ sempre havia somiat que la seva idea podría ESDEVENIR en un gran projecte a on vivia. Al barri, la gent parlava de MILIONS d'oportunitats, però ella sentia que li faltava alguna cosa. Un dia, mentre prenia un cafè amb amics, va sorgir la idea d'un REFERÈNDUM sobre la possibilitat d'UNIR-SE a un projecte cultural nou a la ciutat.
—Si no VOTEM, qui ho farà, va dir un.
El grup estava una mica DESUNIT al principi amb opinions enfrontades, però AVIAT es van adonar que eren més forts plegats. CONFIABLES entre si, van decidir EMIGRAR de les zones de confort i organitzar una gran reunió. Cadascú aportaria alguna cosa: música, art, idees... Així, el que va començar com un simple pla, es va transformar en una festa comunitària, on a CADA aportació, tothom se sentiria escoltat i valorat.
Moltes gràcies!
sa lluna; this is wonderful, a small thought becomes a community party helping each other😀
DeleteThat's certainly a nicer story than mine. ;-)
DeleteAferradetes, Paula.
That's an excellent story and a good example of how to get things done.
DeleteWhen the news broke that Sean Jeating was going to be our new president, I wanted to emigrate. However, every reliable news outlet maintained that he'd be ousted quite soonish. Our country was very disunited and many workers were joining the rebels under the leadership of General Elsie River, "The Warrior Queen". On television, she argued for a new referendum and urged people to vote or "carmine rivers of hot blood" would flow through our streets.
ReplyDeleteYorkshire Pudding; another great use of the words, thank you. General Elsie River sounds quite a tough leader.
DeleteWhen bad soldiers require discipline they have to drop their trousers so that she can lash their bare buttocks. So yeah - she's tough okay.
DeleteAhh, Neil, what about a beautiful DEAL?
DeleteNo repeating Mr Jeating...I don't feel like a deal.
DeleteOn a more serious note. Happy New Year, Neil. May we be spared from what I fear.
DeleteSome stories are just too close to the headlines!
DeleteBusy with IWSG posts today but wanted to comment that the second group of words is quite outstanding.
ReplyDeleteAlex J.Cavanaugh; arent they! Sean always gives challenging words and you do too.
DeleteHi Carla, sorry, but I never participate in these linky things or challenges, just wanted you to know why I don't respond to these particular posts. I don't like them.
ReplyDeleteI do like your blog....and you, though. I hope you have a great rest of the week, dear friend. :)