Friday, February 22, 2013

Need





Right now being discovered was a huge, wild need.

He would be back, her mind said quietly, and relief came comforting like a blanket.

She wanted him to realize her life had wings.


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This was written for the Trifextra Challenge for this weekend :) 

In explanation, my hubby's away for the weekend, and I'm getting ready to launch my own business as a life coach. 


This weekend we are playing another type of word game with you.  Below are photos from the 33rd page of one of our very favorite books, Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge.  (images hereWhat we want you to do is to scour the page (click to enlarge), choose 33 words, and reshape those words into a piece of your own.  Your piece does not have to tell an entire story.  We just want to see what you can do with this particular word bank.  Punctuation is up to you.  Use whatever you need, whether or not it appears in the photos.

32 comments:

  1. Wow! Very good. A whole coherant story that was interesting. This was a tough prompt. Good job!

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  2. Congrats! I love your last line.

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    1. Thanks! :D Been a long time coming - just a little bit further...

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  3. This one is wonderful, the mood is just right, very soft. A caress of words.

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  4. Very nicely done! Even more impressive considering the restrictions.

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    1. Thanks! It was fun, I just grabbed words I liked and put them in Notepad, then started forming sentences with them and ended up with...a piece about my life right now! :)

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  5. love that last line :)

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    1. Thank you :) One of the classes I'm going to be teaching is Butterfly Wings. We all have energy wings!@ Did you know? I stuck the tip of mine in a light socket first time I realized it... Um, not recommended. :D

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  6. Such a lovely piece. Good luck with your new business!

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  7. Holy smokes. You guys are nailing these!! Gorgeous words. Good luck with your business. I'm about to do the same, and I know that feeling well. Personally, I just keep telling myself that it's going to work. Willing the universe to give me what I want. . .or something. :-)

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    1. Thank you very much! :D

      And yes, thank you - there really is something to that whole willing the universe thing :)

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  8. very inspiring & relative!

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  9. life coaching - a great gift to give

    this piece? goes right along with that. Well done.

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  10. Like Lumdog off the top, I loved that this was a complete story in just 33 very well-chosen words. Terrific effort!

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  11. This is a great take. I am amazed a t how many different meanings are beimg pulled from these words

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    1. Thank you! :) Words are magical things, aren't they?

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  12. Terrific. The last line is my favorite.

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  13. Wow-loved the sentiment expressed here-beautifully done Dawn:-)(& I just realised you & I have almost the same title though going in entirely different direction)

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    1. Thank you! :D And as I posted on yours - you’re so right! Ours are very similar, in different directions…come to think of it, a new business is kinda like a baby, lol

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  14. May all our lives have wings! Lovely sentiment.
    Much good luck on your new endeavour!

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  15. I loved this story before I read your explanation, which only made it more poignant. Great work.

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