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Woman
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #558 Words: plant, blood, slice, love, womb, screams, downstream, flesh, rose, eggs, pins, burns Planting his feet firmly, he tries to pin her down, make a decision. She wants to scream. It is a … Continue reading
When Wind Blew Through Earth
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #557 Words: blackbird, flame, meek, wind, earth, cross, creed, time, woman, search, seem, me Time was, wind blew through earth like a cross woman inflamed by scorn. Blackbirds searched for new homes, their creed being … Continue reading
In The Library
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #214 Words: Thirst, Share, Stories, Breath, Apart, Feign, Run, Stars, chain, First, Roots, Roads They sat in the library feigning nonchalance– these kids who thirsted for stories that were not their own. They shared … Continue reading
Looking For a Chance
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #555 Words: yet, distraught, miss, felon, lid, pinprick, string, with, trip, chilling, banish, slithery A formerly chilling, heavy-lidded felon from Mississippi was distraught. He’d served his time, yet it seemed he was being banished from … Continue reading
Warning From The North
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #554 Words: thunder, translucent, journey, sacred, power, north, hits, beneath, search, spellbinding, order, freeze Thunder god from Order of The North, shot powerful, spellbinding bolts of midnight blue on a sacred journey to warn … Continue reading
Against His Wishes
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #553 Words: against, star, flower, shot, beneath, beat, open, prowl, growl, shelf, slip, crow Beneath an open shelf, a growl emerged. Hope that raccoon and his buddies are not on the prowl, slipping into … Continue reading
The Experiment
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #552 Words: physics, bar, dirt, fools, sometimes, clod, never, alchemy, drunk, snack, gold, silver His experiments with physics for creating a super-antibiotic which would raise the bar in treatments, left the alchemist little spare … Continue reading
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Let’s Play Detective
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #551 Words: box, tip, pet, detective, embellishment, flash, planets, moon, eternity, check, trail, relish Let’s play Detective! We’ll put some gear in a box–flashlight, magnifying glass–in case the moon shies sky–and a felt-tipped pen for … Continue reading
Cruise Blues
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #549 Words: legs, narrow, heart, rain, stretching, door, vase, ship, rocked, fold, lingering, instead I folded. Never wanted to take a cruise but heart outweighs head. She cajoles me into a too-narrow, claustrophobia-causing cabin. Vase … Continue reading
Pink Sliver
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #548 Words: minutes, hours, light, sliver, chime, drive, sent, breath, write, crime, plans, match In the early hours of dawn, a pink sliver of light written across the sky took my breath away. Chimes … Continue reading
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