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, and mixing and matching is encouraged.
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, which includes cheering on the other participants. If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.
This week's prompts are:
- Bookseller
- Solve
- Shore
- Lied
- Buy
- Folly
- Tales
- Love
- Curious
- Practical
As always, have fun.
Interessant, hi aniré pensant.
ReplyDeleteAferradetes, Sue.
sa lluna: I hope your thoughts take you to interesting places.
DeleteHi EC - so good to see you back ... and I do hope the weather is treating you kindly ... here's mine based on your words:
ReplyDeleteThe kids curled up on the sofa with their practical father – he loved telling his folly tales – they relaxed, they learnt, he had time with them … and they had stories to remember as their lives progressed.
Cheers to everyone - Hilary
Hilary Melton-Butcher: The weather is being much kinder to me.
DeleteI love your tale - he sounds like a wonderful father.
It's not necessarily good to have a father ... in this case, however ... ;-)
DeleteSounds like wonderful memories...
DeleteA good father is a treasure.
DeleteNothing at all like my father, who came home and switched on the tv, I don't remember what we did before we had one.
DeleteThanks all - I understand not all fathers were great - mine was half half ... but we each learn something from them. Cheers Hilary
DeleteSuccinct and entertaining, Hilary.
DeleteEls nens gairebé aprenen més pel fet que el seu pare estigui amb ells, què per les històries escoltades. ;-)
DeleteOoh, I loved this one, Hils. It felt real and warm.
DeleteSandra
How lovely. Mine was - still is - a practical man. His follies, however, are lived experiences!
DeletePractical love beats the folly of curious tales.
ReplyDeleteMike: Yay for Captain Succinct - though there is room in my life for practical and curious.
DeleteAgreed. ;-)
DeleteAgreed as well, however, most of my loves have been follies and certainly tales of warnings for the younger women in my life. Run!
DeleteAlways short, sweet and witty.
DeletePractical love needs a touch of folly and romance I think.
DeleteGood for you Mike - shorter and sweeter ... curious tales - always interesting ... cheers H
DeleteParles d'amor o de sexe? ;-)
DeleteRelat curt i rodó.
Ha ha well done.
DeleteThose will produce some interesting details and twists.
ReplyDelete
DeleteAlex J. Cavanaugh: I hope so. I really hope so.
I was busy responding to comments and forgot to post my contribution such as it is...
ReplyDeleteI find it hard to visit a bookseller (any bookseller) without succumbing to their wiles and buying a book (or two).
The genre and the target age group don’t matter. I am endlessly curious. I happily read murder tales and hope to solve the mystery before the fictional detective does.
Stories from different shores fascinate me. Love stories can do – though I prefer real tales of love to fiction. My practical self is not neglected either. How to books have often saved me.
My partner says that my reading of fiction is folly – and sees no point in reading books that lied to their audience. I refuse to limit myself – and am convinced I get the better end of that particular deal.
With respect: Yes, you are getting the better end.
DeleteI too have a slight addiction to books with paper pages. I have an eclectic collection, and several now on my to be read shelf.
DeleteBooks are great friends, and yes, there's nothing wrong with reading a made up story, you watch them on TV, right?
DeleteGood story EC, I am also addicted to books, real and kindle versions, but almost always fiction.
DeleteHi EC - I too love books with paper pages and will read anything ... I try not to read too much fiction - only because I have so much else to read. Must read more though ... I get stretched via other bloggers: good being sent in other directions ...you definitely have the better end of 'reading life' ... enjoy - cheers Hilary
DeleteWithout the shadow of a doubt you are getting the better part of the bargain.
DeleteEls llibres són el millor regal que s'ha inventat. Com a tu, el que més m'agrada és la novel·la negra, intentar esbrinar qui és l'assassí o qui menteix és un bon exercici mental. ;-)
DeleteEnhorabona, un bon text, Sue!
Loved it, EC. Sounds true to life:)
DeleteNicely done, as usual, EC. It's good to have you back! Studies have shown the reading fiction increases empathy, so that's my excuse: I'm not "wasting time", I'm "building empathy". (And I'm doing valuable career research! Yeah, that's it...) ;-)
DeleteI'm picturing a wiley bookseller. Great image!
DeleteWell done. I can't leave a book store without making multiple purchases.
DeleteI miss bookstores. We have very few of them left in Vancouver, and the selection in them isn't great either. These days, I buy almost all my books online, mostly in the digital format. It's cheaper. Still, I miss browsing through bookstores.
DeleteGreat, Sue! I find it's almost impossible to resist buying a books or two in a bookstore. And my partner thinks it's folly that I don't get my books at the library. 😂
DeleteI remember going to a three storey bookstore in my 20s - and it wasn't a chain! I was magical.
DeleteNear life's final shore no more conundrums need to be solved.
ReplyDeleteI had a folly for tales? Yes.
Did I tell my bookseller I were more curious of practical love? No.
Buy that!
And now: Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod.
Aber warum sehnst du dich nach dem Lied des Todes? Du hast so viel Leben in dir, das du mit Liebe teilen kannst.
DeleteEchoing Cindi here, you're not ready to go yet, surely?
DeleteSean Jeating: The song of death? We will all sing/hear that song but I do hope it remains in your future.
DeleteHi Sean - I hope it remains in all our futures and is not too close ... cheers Hilary
DeleteThere’s a way to go yet, Sean.
DeleteSean Jeating: Quina obsessió per la mort que té aquest home!! No saps que com més la crides, més tard arriba? ;-)
DeleteBon relat!
Keep that song way on the back burner, Sean. Well done as always. Sandra
DeleteKeep reading, let the song fade to the background for a while yet.
DeleteDear All: Thank you for your kind words.
DeleteThe last sentence was but a reminiscence of Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod
(Once Upon a Time in the West (Italian: C'era una volta il West).
Working on it.
ReplyDeletemessymimi: Looking forward to your workings.
DeleteI must have been exhausted, I thought I'd put in a link.
DeleteIt's over here.
Mine has been posted here! Sorry about the deleted comment. My link didn't show!
ReplyDeleteCindi: I will be over to read it shortly.
DeleteCindi: Un conte d'intriga i misteri amb un final feliç.
DeleteM'ha agradat molt. ;-)
Ah, però això és només un capítol d'una història que vaig començar al gener. el final arribarà el 31 de desembre!
DeleteCindi: Doncs estaré atenta als següents capítols. ;-)
DeleteI'll see if I can work the words into another chapter with Christopher and Claudia.
ReplyDeleteRiver: I hope you can. I really admire those of you who have continuing tales.
DeleteGood words. One day I'll make a tale!
ReplyDeleteMargaret D: I hope you will. I have really enjoyed it when you have joined us.
DeleteI always love reading the entries. Each one is so creative and this week's words make for great material.
ReplyDeleteDamyanti Biswas: I am endlessly fascinated by the different directions the words take us.
DeleteLet me see if I can come up with something later.
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: I see that you did.
DeleteEL VELL LLIBRETER
ReplyDeleteDes que el vell llibreter es va jubilar viu a una caseta al costat de la riba d'un riu. Els que el coneixen bé diuen que se li ha agreujat el caràcter. Abans era capaç de resoldre qualsevol assumpte amb una eficàcia i rapidesa envejable, ara se'l veu trist i malhumorat. Altres vegades parlant sol, com si estigués fent una venda de contes de n'Olga Xirinacs i Díaz... altres vegades parla d'amor, recitant versos d'en Miquel Martí i Pol o d'en Salvador Espriu... És curiós veure'l comprar al mercat, com quan pot arribar a mentir per estalviar-se uns quants eurets; pràctic en les seves explicacions, sempre se'n surt amb la seva, amb la meravellosa bogeria que ens engatusa a tots.
AQUÍ teniu el meu.
Gràcies!
sa lluna: Thank you so much for joining us. I like your old bookkeeper but am cursing my lack of language skills and google translate (in equal measure).
DeleteNot knowing Portuguese I am at a disadvantage and Google Translator does a horrible job. Thanks for joining in, though.
DeleteUna història meravellosa!
DeleteYour old bookseller is what we would call "a character."
DeleteSue: Moltes gràcies a vosaltres!
DeleteIf you go to my blog you have the Catalan to English translator. ;-)
David M. Gascoigne:
DeleteI don't speak Portuguese, my native language is Catalan. I'm not surprised that the translator didn't guess any of them. ;-)
If you go to my blog, there's a translator on the side that if you click on, you can choose the language you want, in this case English. Sorry, my english is bad.
Cindi: Moltes gràcies! ;-)
Deletemessymimi:
DeleteSí, és tot un personatge, tot i que darrera del seu mal humor, té un cor gran. ;-)
A voltes cau una cortina espressa
Deletedamunt de tot, i tot estevé estèril.
No és silenci i és més que el silenci,
Floten ets mots en una mar immòbil,
tota la cambra és un parany i esclaten,
inútilment, angoixes i projectes.
Res no distreu d'aquests intsants terribles
com tancar els ulls i imaginar una noia
de cos propici al joc, a la baralla.
;-)
Aferradetes, Paula.
Sean Jeating:
DeleteMoltes gràcies per aquest poema d'en Miquel Martí i Pol i gràcies per l'esforç que et suposa posar-ho en català.
Aferradetes!
The local BOOKSELLER was my refuge when I was a pimply teenager with raging hormones. I would save the money I earned to BUY books that dealt with LOVE, a value seriously lacking in my life. Parental love, emotional love, erotic love, none of it was there for me. I was CURIOUS, to be sure, and it was unlikely that reading about love would SOLVE my problems, but it would have been FOLLY not to at least explore. There were TALES about every aspect of love and what the rewards of experiencing it might be, PRACTICAL in every sense. I had never been LIED to about love, it had just never been discussed. As I look at the BOOKSHOP-BY-THE-SHORE TODAY, from the lofty perch of a happy marriage with healthy, well-adjusted children, I am filled with gratitude that I live in Canada where the book banners and book burners have not run rampant – yet. But don’t let down your guard, they may soon come to a bookseller near you. Elbows up!
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: I hope that the book banners and burners stay well away. On a personal level I would like to see them banned and burnt. And banished. Love your take - and books were and are a refuge for me.
DeleteYes. Stay in Canada where it's sane and safe. Let's hope the U.S. will rally and restore some common sense! Youre prompt story was perfect.
DeleteDavid M. Gascoigne:
DeleteM'agrada molt aquesta frase: "I had never been LIED to about love, it had just never been discussed" i malgrat això, ha tingut una família feliç.
No és el primer cop que es cremen llibres, espero que no es repeteixi mai més.
Books where always my safe refuges. Libraries were the first places I looked for when we moved.
DeleteYes! Canada rocks. [a wave from a fellow Canadian]
DeleteI'm glad you had the books, it sounds, by the way your family turned out, as if you learned a great deal.
DeleteThis is pure fiction, not a biographical account.
DeleteDavid M. Gascoigne:
DeleteA very believable fiction. ;-)
I don't speak Portuguese, my native language is Catalan. I'm not surprised that the translator didn't guess any of them. ;-)
If you go to my blog, there's a translator on the side that if you click on, you can choose the language you want, in this case English. Sorry, my english is bad.
Reading your fine fiction, David, and taking the latest months in account:
DeleteThe whole thing could take a surprising turn if the ‘object of desire’ were to offer neighbouring US states the opportunity to become provinces of Canada. ;-)
Elbows up.
Well done. And Elbows up from this Canadian
DeleteI think you need to rescue me from Spam, Sue.
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: You are right. I did.
DeleteHi David - you are so right ... it'd have been folly not to at least explore ... great post ... and so pertinent today ... I think I'd better stop - my next talk is on the love story of Katharine and John of Gaunt in the 1300s ... it'll be 'raunchy'!! Cheers ... Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: What a fascinating talk subject. Have fun researching and delivering...
DeleteOkay, here's my meager contribution:
ReplyDeleteIt simply isn’t practical to fall in love with that curious man. Folly, yes. There are stranger tales, but I’m always so practical. This affair of the heart is new to me.
Caution to the wise...
DeleteTread carefully.
Deletecleemckenzie: Short, but definitely to the point. I suspect many of us feel the same.
DeleteHi Lee - great to see you ... definitely folly, but there will be so many strange tales to tell by our descendants ... mostly about a couple of people ... 'tread carefully' as Mimi mentions - cheers Hilary
DeleteHi ha homes molts curiosos i n'hi ha que passen de tot, però em sembla que t'espanta una mica... vés amb compte! ;-)
DeleteGenial!
I haven't participated in Words for Wednesday in a while, but this word selection appeals to me. Here is my contribution:
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely a FOLLY to spend all my time and money on SHORE leave at a bookstore, but here I was. Again. Browsing along shelf after shelf, searching among TALES of LOVE and adventure, of CURIOUS scholars and PRACTICAL farmers. Looking for one specific tome that could SOLVE all my problems. I could've LIED to the BOOKSELLER and told him I wanted a romantic thriller or a fantasy quest, but I didn't. If I have to BUY only one book in my entire life, it should be that red grimoire with a star on its leather jacket. It should be the book I lost all those years ago and the cause of all my troubles ever since.
Ohhh I love this!
DeleteI do too, and I hope she finds that red grimoire.
DeleteNicely told!
DeleteOlga Godim: Add me to those who really, really hopes she finds and can reclaim that grimoire.
DeleteOh yes - please find those magic spells - perhaps the book (grimoire) will pop out of the shelves soon ... great to see you here Olga - cheers Hilary
DeleteOlga Godim:
DeleteSi la teva sort està en mans d'un llibre, cerca'l! Tot i que la màgia la podem trobar a tot arreu. ;-)
A kingdom for the very grimoire! ;-)
Delete“Book Seller” reminds me that I heard an ad for the “Houston Book Warehouse” and need to check that out.
ReplyDeleteDanielle: I would certainly check out a book warehouse.
DeleteAs always a day late and a dollar short. Here goes:
ReplyDeleteThe bookseller told me it’s folly
Tales of true love are not jolly
As you know that they lied.
On the practical side
Better to buy a young collie
The Blog Fodder: Definitely not a dollar short. And I am sure that many, many people do love Collies - young and old.
DeleteThe Blog Fodder:
DeleteSí, hi ha infinitat de coses molt més divertides, tot i així tothom ho prova, almenys, una vegada a la seva vida.;-)
Hi Blog Fodder - what a fun poem ... loved it - and yes Collie's might be easier - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend, EC, filled with good health, loads of flowers, bird song and cat purrs.
ReplyDeleteSandra sandracox.blogspot.com
Sandra Cox: Thank you - and to you.
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