tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post5612953323481588811..comments2024-03-29T16:23:14.210+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Words for WednesdayElephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-71508023850073136322020-04-07T12:42:48.602+10:002020-04-07T12:42:48.602+10:00Magic Love Crow: Many thanks. I really appreciat...Magic Love Crow: Many thanks. I really appreciate you trawling through (and commenting on) back posts.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-52330680591156608222020-04-07T10:13:17.126+10:002020-04-07T10:13:17.126+10:00Thanks everyone for their wonderful stories! Big H...Thanks everyone for their wonderful stories! Big Hugs EC! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-23828618525926307162020-04-07T10:12:51.132+10:002020-04-07T10:12:51.132+10:00Love this story! Love this story! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-25640544346734589442020-04-07T10:12:05.028+10:002020-04-07T10:12:05.028+10:00Great story EC! Great story EC! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-42766882242517952522020-04-05T06:30:33.622+10:002020-04-05T06:30:33.622+10:00SpikesBestMate: Some people use the prompts for a...SpikesBestMate: Some people use the prompts for a continuing story - whose direction might change as the next week's prompts are revealed. It isn't something I have done, but I admire those who do.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-10870520883087775802020-04-05T05:48:14.527+10:002020-04-05T05:48:14.527+10:00SpikesBestMate: I look forward to that. The next...SpikesBestMate: I look forward to that. The next post will go up around 5am (my time) on Wednesday. I hope the prompts inspire you (and others).Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-1648101293195241172020-04-05T05:45:45.379+10:002020-04-05T05:45:45.379+10:00EC: Thank you for the clarification. No, I don'...EC: Thank you for the clarification. No, I don't have my own blog, I just follow others. I look forward to joining in more Words for Wednesday's.SpikesBestMatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848266113732732632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-9733318819224216042020-04-05T04:03:11.757+10:002020-04-05T04:03:11.757+10:00SpikesBestMate: The rules (such as they are) are ...SpikesBestMate: The rules (such as they are) are fairly lax. Most pieces are fairly short - unless you are posing them on your own blog (speaking of which do you have a blog where we can find you?). Prompts can indeed be place or character names. There isn't a time limit, but for your piece to get read by more people posting as close as you can to Wednesday is best. Does that help? And I really appreciate you joining us.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-31126854587737352752020-04-04T21:50:07.100+11:002020-04-04T21:50:07.100+11:00Hello EC. I've been reading your Words for We...Hello EC. I've been reading your Words for Wednesday blogs for a few months now, but I've been a bit reluctant to try submitting something myself as I have not written any sort of creative writing for a long time. I've definitely been inspired by some of the submissions and would like to know if you have any general rules for these pieces.Is there a word limit? Is there a time limit for the current set of prompts? Is it okay to use prompts as place names or character names? Thank you for the encouragement.SpikesBestMatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800465296848572550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66386241153388584442020-04-04T15:27:55.713+11:002020-04-04T15:27:55.713+11:00Thank you all.Thank you all.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-86654131122609766642020-04-04T15:00:06.779+11:002020-04-04T15:00:06.779+11:00Oh, good one! And... uh-oh. I think Reamus has b...Oh, good one! And... uh-oh. I think Reamus has been drinking... ;-)Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-23907811614854919372020-04-04T14:59:12.573+11:002020-04-04T14:59:12.573+11:00Hooray! A perfect solution. (And an excellent st...Hooray! A perfect solution. (And an excellent story.) :-)Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-51959136704954086742020-04-04T08:23:21.514+11:002020-04-04T08:23:21.514+11:00SpikesBestMate: Welcome - and you are definitely ...SpikesBestMate: Welcome - and you are definitely not late. <br />Love your first attempt, and sadly I think that many of us have worked with an Eileen or two.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66651789010272143852020-04-04T08:13:24.858+11:002020-04-04T08:13:24.858+11:00Sorry this is late - my first attempt so a bit slo...Sorry this is late - my first attempt so a bit slow off the starting block. <br /><br />Phil Dragon surveyed Eileen Foster over the rim of his coffee cup and sighed. He was used to dealing with recalcitrant students, but a member of his staff team? A valued friend? 'Be reasonable, Eileen. I'm doing my best to help but I may not always be around to pick up the pieces. You need to start thinking for yourself. Maybe some kind of distraction strategy would help. Something to help you through your darker hours? <br />'Oh, right, "Doctor" Dragon', Eileen sneered, 'Are you alluding to this new-fangled "social prescribing" that appears to be all the fashion now? Should I 'sing' my way out of this mess I'm in? Or maybe take up flower arranging?'<br />She smiled at him sweetly. 'Perhaps you could prescribe a social drinking course for me? I would sign up for that!'SpikesBestMatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848266113732732632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-79923223527126611232020-04-04T00:04:49.264+11:002020-04-04T00:04:49.264+11:00Oh thank you all...so much!😊😊 xxxOh thank you all...so much!😊😊 xxxYgrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-82823956451721772012020-04-03T11:46:39.521+11:002020-04-03T11:46:39.521+11:00The Three old Ladies locked in the lavatory song h...The Three old Ladies locked in the lavatory song has many versions, some as many as seven old ladies, I have discovered several on GOOGLE. Get singing.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-74054561973355172262020-04-03T06:59:34.732+11:002020-04-03T06:59:34.732+11:00David M. Gascoigne: I am glad to hear it. And ye...David M. Gascoigne: I am glad to hear it. And yes, I too have known people like him.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-67257464110061571132020-04-03T06:57:33.261+11:002020-04-03T06:57:33.261+11:0021 Wits: I read with with delight and with awe. ...21 Wits: I read with with delight and with awe. Just as I read your contribution.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-51080324506414893382020-04-03T06:49:48.418+11:002020-04-03T06:49:48.418+11:00I am happy to say that the neighbour is pure ficti...I am happy to say that the neighbour is pure fiction. But I have known people like him.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-90127296908563442362020-04-03T06:46:56.043+11:002020-04-03T06:46:56.043+11:00Sigmund Freud would have a field day with this one...Sigmund Freud would have a field day with this one, Jo.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-7919576527356284102020-04-03T02:39:23.435+11:002020-04-03T02:39:23.435+11:00Oh my goodness so many responses how ever do you r...Oh my goodness so many responses how ever do you read them all! I promised to post with this week's words because I just knew it would fit well with my outing yesterday! https://twincitiesblather.blogspot.com/2020/04/sculpture-is-art-of-intelligence.html21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-82726861907610835672020-04-03T01:19:55.625+11:002020-04-03T01:19:55.625+11:00Wot no G & T if it's warm enough to sit ou...Wot no G & T if it's warm enough to sit out? I too hope you don't really have such a nasty neighbour.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-72530195030601842082020-04-03T01:13:36.969+11:002020-04-03T01:13:36.969+11:00What a lot of boozy dragons. Donny Dragon paid in ...What a lot of boozy dragons. Donny Dragon paid in this story, that's my kind of dragon.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-72758251629971883642020-04-03T00:26:38.428+11:002020-04-03T00:26:38.428+11:00Brilliantly told David ... but I hope that neighbo...Brilliantly told David ... but I hope that neighbour is a fiction of your wayward imagination ... fun read - and yes as EC says - I can believe it's you and Miriam enjoying a pre-prandial early evening drink ... loved it - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-8338838073186007852020-04-03T00:23:06.418+11:002020-04-03T00:23:06.418+11:00Ygraine - clever ... I always want to write short ...Ygraine - clever ... I always want to write short and sweet - never happens. So clever you ... stay safe - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com