Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Wednesday 22 November 2017

Words for Wednesday

 

This meme was started by Delores a long time ago.  Computer issues led her to bow out for a while.  The meme was too much fun to let go, and now Words for Wednesday is provided by a number of people and has become a movable feast. 

Essentially the aim is to encourage us to write.  Each week we are given a choice of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image.   What we do with those prompts is up to us:  a short story, prose, a song, a poem, or treating them with ignore...  We can use some or all of the prompts.

Some of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on their own blog.  I would really like it if as many people as possible joined into this fun meme.  If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.

 
This month the prompts will be posted here.

This weeks prompts are:

  1. river
  2. dashing
  3. free
  4. shrug
  5. interest
  6. naive
And/or
  1. light
  2. wax
  3. winter
  4. bucket
  5. disillusioned
  6. super
And an image.
This beauty, which is a hand-made paper cut-out was given to the smaller portion as he left his hotel in Datong.  He invariably meets with kindness in his travels.

PS:  I am moving off topic a bit here - but it is still connected with writing.  Some of you will have read my last entry into the WEP challenge.  I won it.  Which shocked and amazed me.  And today I have a guest post up at the WEP site.  If you get the chance, please check it out  here - and consider entering the next challenge yourselves. 

77 comments:

  1. What a beautiful piece of artwork!

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    1. jenny_o: Isn't it lovely? We will have to find an appropriate frame.

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  2. she let her dog go and he went dashing along the river free as a bird. a little further down the river sat a man fishing she asked him if the fish were biting, he just gave a shrug. she was naive about the ways of the fisherman not realizing standing up and talking would surely scare the fish away.

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    1. The pleasurable pastime of your recent holiday remains the with, Linda! Well done. :)

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    2. Linda Starr: Love it. And can remember being hushed by my fishing father.

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    3. Ah, the joy of letting the dog run loose, spending time on the river. Yes, be quiet around the fisherman.

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    4. a lovely story of a very relaxing hobby!

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  3. Oh yes, I love the painting, brilliant.

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    1. Bob Bushell: It is lovely isn't it? And will make a wonderful memento.

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  4. The Gift
    A delicate,
    deft,
    and delightful
    Dreamscape.

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  5. Peter shrugged his shoulders. Bucket list? Only the seriously naive had them. He had never had any interest in planning for the future. The river of life was a turbulent, and dreamers who ignored that were in danger of being dashed against turbulent rocks. He knew. None better.
    Janet sighed. It is a free world Peter, but I really don't know why you have set up a permanent camp in the winter of discontent. What has made you so disillusioned? You weren't happy alive, you aren't happy dead.
    Guardian angels are supposed to see the light. Not you. Perhaps you should have opted to become a werewolf instead when the opportunity was offered. Waxing and waning would fit your natural rhythm. You could sulk when the light of the moon waned (much as you are now) and revel in super strength and energy at the full moon.
    I have never heard of a guardian angel being sacked, but you may be the first...

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    1. He might depress whomever he was guarding! Interesting take on the words.

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    2. I really like this story of yours Elephant's Child!

      Oh . . . and congratulations on your win!

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    3. I really love this! How fun! And I will certainly have to take a look at WEP in December!

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    4. Great job! Heck, each year, some doctor has to graduate last in his class, so why should it be any different for guardian angels?

      Congratulations on winning the WEP challenge! (You definitely deserved it.) (NOW do you believe you're a terrific writer?) Your guest post about being an appreciator is terrific, too.

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    5. Susan: Thank you. And no, the writer label still isn't one I feel at all comfortable wearing.

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  6. Hi EC....Thanks for this weeek's words...

    "With a DISILLUSIONED SHRUG, RIVER headed off, DASHING out through the foyer’s revolving door without a backward glance.

    The SUPER looked on with INTEREST wondering what had caused the NAIVE young man to leave in such a hurry. He then noticed a crowd had began to gather across the busy city street.

    The early morning LIGHT filtered through the intricate, decorative pattern on the building’s front window, but if the weather predictions were correct unseasonal WINTER rain was due to BUCKET down within a couple of hours.

    Without lifting her head, a hotel cleaner continued to rub WAX into the antique table in the front lounge, seemingly oblivious to the excitement unfolding outside.

    Believing others were FREE to act whichever way they chose, the quiet, young woman knew it would never be that way for her. Even after altering her appearance, she always kept her head down, hoping not to draw attention. Her life had been different. She believed it always would be. The shadows of her past remained, taunting and haunting.

    Others might be free to do whatever they felt like doing, at their own free will, but she knew the cult leaders were still searching for her - they would never give up."

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    1. Lee: Cult leaders don't give up. Sigh.

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    2. Very sad for her, i hope she can find peace somehow.

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    3. Now I am wondering what the excitement across the street is all about and what happened to the young chap who went dashing off. Great use of the words.

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    4. very suspenseful! I echo OSC!

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  7. Just love the colours in the image, I'm pleased you shared it.
    Well done in winning the WEP challenge.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Thank you. I am amazed at the skill it must have taken to create and cut-out the image.

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  8. Terrific choice of words ... and ..... congratulations. Well deserved.

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    1. only slightly confused. Thank you - on both counts. If I had been judging the challenge the outcome would have been VERY different.

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  9. Hello passing by to see the news.
    Very beautiful super delicate image.
    Good continuation of the week.
    janicce.

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    1. A Casa Madeira: Welcome and thank you. It was a lovely gift to him wasn't it?

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  10. Congratulations! I'll pop over and read it a bit later. Had a stressful morning and need to calm down. will email later.

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    1. River: Thank you. Having read your email I would be tearing my hair out. I hope you can find a solution.

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  11. Hello everyone I posted mine over on my blog, please stop by and let me know what you think WFW - Thanksgiving comes first ,again great words EC.

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    1. Jimmy: Thank you. I will be over to check out your post in a bit.

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    2. I am in agreement, Jimmy, and suspect there are subliminal messages running underneath Christmas music on Black Friday anyway!

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  12. Very nice guest post at WEP :)

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  13. WOOHOO! Congratulations! It's well deserved.
    And that cut-out - so intricate and incredibly lovely.

    Warmth and cheer.

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    1. Rawknrobyn: Thank you. If you had read all the other pieces you may be singing a different song.

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  14. CONGRATULATION - well done so deserved.

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    1. Margaret-whiteangel: Thank you. There were some incredible takes on the prompt.

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  15. Congratulations, EC...on winning the WEP Challenge...that is just wonderful...well deserved! :)

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    1. Lee: I am still in shock, and still feel totally undeserving.

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  16. Congratulations on a WEP Challenge win!

    Again, thank you so much for hosting. My story is here.

    http://messymimismeanderings.blogspot.com/2017/11/happy-81st-birthday-grandpa-wordless.html

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  17. Elephant's Child, I've joined in this Wednesday with all the prompts that are listed on your post today, writing my own story, which I posted on my blog today for those who may be interested in reading what I wrote. If so, they can click on my name next to this comment of mine, and they'll be on their way there.

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    1. Lon Anderson: Thank you. I have read and enjoyed your story.

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    2. A very nice story, of which I have also experienced!

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  18. Love, love, love that art piece and the colors are so amazing! Congrats on the win! Happy Wednesday! Hugs...RO

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    1. RO: Aren't the colours incredible? We really need to find a good frame for it. And thank you.

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  19. Congrats on winning WEP! Everyone deserves to be shocked and amazed sometimes, eh?

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    1. Crystal Collier: Shocked and amazed I was. A very pleasant shock though.

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  20. Here is mine (and Missy I will email you the html code to use in the future) Wednesday's Words

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    1. And I need more coffee because Missy is apparently my brain's conjunction of Messy and Mimi!

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    2. Mimi - I don't have your e-addy so here is the code, just add a < at the beginning, and a > at the end:
      a href="paste your link in here">put your title here</a

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  21. Hello my dear friend,

    Beautiful the image of hand-made paper!

    Love the photos of your cat in the garden and in the kitchen.

    Sorry my delay to visit you but I have been with problems on my computer.

    Love visit you!
    Lots of (((hugs)))

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    1. sonia a. mascaro: I hope the problems on your computer are going away. Take care.

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  22. Headed over to the WEP site. Congrats!

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    1. Hot Guys: Thank you. Some week I hope you will join us.

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  24. Congratulations on WEP challenge!
    I am very glad you won it!
    Cheers!

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    1. sonia a. mascaro: Thank you. That is a lovely thing to say. I am still in shock. There were some wonderful, wonderful entries.

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  25. I am glad I found here the blog of Lon Anderson!
    A beautiful and wise blog for sure!

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    1. sonia a. mascaro: I am glad you enjoy it.

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  26. Congrats on winning!

    Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. Love Affair with Food: Thank you. I hope that Thanksgiving, and life treat you kindly.

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  27. Yay! Congrats on winning WEP. *clapping and cheering*

    Hugs!
    ~Jess

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  28. Congratulations EC on winning the WEP challenge. I did look at the website and am so very impressed. There could have been no doubt that you would win. I have been busy with Thanksgiving here and with medical concerns and am just not getting caught up. I hope to read all the WFW posts. I did manage to put mine on my blog last week. Guess now and through the holidays will be busy times for all.

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    1. Granny Annie: Thank you.If I had been judging I would certainly NOT have won.
      I hope that life calms down a bit for you. It is a busy (and often stressful) time for lots of people.

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  29. Congrats on winning! So happy for you!!
    I love that piece of art! So beautiful!
    Again, love reading everyone's comments!
    Big Hugs!

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    1. Magic Love Crow: Thank you. The comments make the post don't they?

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