tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post5394960612686281330..comments2024-03-14T06:23:31.561+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Words for Wednesday 31/3/2021Elephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-35428159838881563362021-04-08T01:24:05.772+10:002021-04-08T01:24:05.772+10:00Sorry. I am struggling to get my blogging skills b...Sorry. I am struggling to get my blogging skills back! It looks like I added an extra period at the end, which created the problem. Thanks, EC, for not giving up, and visiting, and letting me know. Here's the link again. https://www.ofeverymoment.com/2021/04/flash-fiction-wily-decision.htmlSusan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-4043272783800977012021-04-08T01:20:59.691+10:002021-04-08T01:20:59.691+10:00So impressively succinct!So impressively succinct!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-75106599513865770392021-04-08T01:20:10.752+10:002021-04-08T01:20:10.752+10:00What a wonderful idea, word prompts may save the w...What a wonderful idea, word prompts may save the world! Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-1005302121294593572021-04-08T01:18:42.347+10:002021-04-08T01:18:42.347+10:00I love Argentinian wines, so I do hope you are wri...I love Argentinian wines, so I do hope you are writing about land that you actually own. How wonderful that would be. I love how these writing prompts can be used so well to create a story in another language. Well done!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-51114381792816368122021-04-08T01:15:19.888+10:002021-04-08T01:15:19.888+10:00Such a tender story, that hits home for so many pe...Such a tender story, that hits home for so many people of the "sandwich" generation. And the offer didn't seem too appalling to me ... We are all "just borrowing," after all. Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-75583505816078408902021-04-08T01:12:38.432+10:002021-04-08T01:12:38.432+10:00Several people here have used the word Brook with ...Several people here have used the word Brook with this meaning, which was new to me. You chose some really interesting words with plural meanings and it created a treat for all of us to read and write. Thanks Hilary. Fifteen prompts was a lot - and I loved using them. And I wouldn't mind a wardrobe like the earth-colored one you described!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-85330673909774755112021-04-08T01:08:59.283+10:002021-04-08T01:08:59.283+10:00I visited your blog and left a comment there. Very...I visited your blog and left a comment there. Very creative!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-59417758177180418152021-04-08T01:05:39.914+10:002021-04-08T01:05:39.914+10:00So fun. I struggle so much with writing titles, an...So fun. I struggle so much with writing titles, and you just popped a fabulous one into the middle of this little story. I'm so impressed. Maybe you can write a book to go with it? :)Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-6522387177966480312021-04-08T01:03:38.533+10:002021-04-08T01:03:38.533+10:00I love how you used so many of the words to descri...I love how you used so many of the words to describe Olivia. She really came to life for me!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-81387490326533573082021-04-08T01:02:02.742+10:002021-04-08T01:02:02.742+10:00Your story has pulled me in. Looking forward to th...Your story has pulled me in. Looking forward to the next chapter!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-77268173837501181272021-04-07T16:18:47.187+10:002021-04-07T16:18:47.187+10:00Susan -of every moment: FOUND IT.Susan -of every moment: <a href="https://www.ofeverymoment.com/2021/04/flash-fiction-wily-decision.html" rel="nofollow">FOUND IT. </a>Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-32586183735874579042021-04-07T16:13:07.536+10:002021-04-07T16:13:07.536+10:00Susan -of every moment: The link gives a 404 erro...Susan -of every moment: The link gives a 404 error at the moment. I will try a different technique to track it down.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-69947652840364832852021-04-07T14:39:16.483+10:002021-04-07T14:39:16.483+10:00Cornish cream?! Now I really want a piece of that ...Cornish cream?! Now I really want a piece of that pie! What yummy writing!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-33632818881525412812021-04-07T14:37:58.834+10:002021-04-07T14:37:58.834+10:00I, too, had to look up the word francolin. I'm...I, too, had to look up the word francolin. I'm feeling like an amateur, in this group of master writers!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-9387842799630531012021-04-07T14:36:02.933+10:002021-04-07T14:36:02.933+10:00I just said I'd like to try mulberry pie... bu...I just said I'd like to try mulberry pie... but I'm not so sure about mulberry bark pie! Good use of the words, though!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-56549815789435707032021-04-07T14:33:57.011+10:002021-04-07T14:33:57.011+10:00Incredible. Such good use of the words and so succ...Incredible. Such good use of the words and so succinct. I love it! (I've never had a mulberry pie, but now I want one!)Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-83991678574493672772021-04-07T14:32:01.880+10:002021-04-07T14:32:01.880+10:00I finally had some time to write with these words ...I finally had some time to write with these words today. Another fun set of them - thanks Hilary! Here's the link to my story, posted on my blog. https://www.ofeverymoment.com/2021/04/flash-fiction-wily-decision.html. Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-6604562786700162532021-04-07T05:33:02.194+10:002021-04-07T05:33:02.194+10:00Magic Love Crow: Many, many thanks. From us all....Magic Love Crow: Many, many thanks. From us all.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-13630723832141946582021-04-07T01:39:55.748+10:002021-04-07T01:39:55.748+10:00Love this Baili! Love this Baili! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-13597651348362533332021-04-07T01:39:28.288+10:002021-04-07T01:39:28.288+10:00Well done everyone! Big Hugs EC! Well done everyone! Big Hugs EC! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-15768926335586743472021-04-07T01:38:58.606+10:002021-04-07T01:38:58.606+10:00Well done! Well done! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-17391291633604622102021-04-07T01:38:39.962+10:002021-04-07T01:38:39.962+10:00Excellent! Excellent! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-77275236966045338172021-04-07T01:38:14.627+10:002021-04-07T01:38:14.627+10:00You are brilliant! Love this! You are brilliant! Love this! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-37833758129397471782021-04-02T19:30:00.205+11:002021-04-02T19:30:00.205+11:00Hi Baili - love this ... and as EC says - so posit...Hi Baili - love this ... and as EC says - so positive - delightful ... life is borrowed from the hands of time isn't it - so true. Thank you for joining us - all the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66274851362387611542021-04-02T07:30:23.120+11:002021-04-02T07:30:23.120+11:00baili: Thank you so much for joining us this week...baili: Thank you so much for joining us this week - I love your very positive take on the prompts.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com