Today is Wednesday, and this means Words for Wednesday!
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This challenge started a long time ago, and now it has become a movable feast with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words are provided by a number of people.
The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.
It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.
So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.
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In October Sean Jeating is supplying the prompts for Words for Wednesday shown at Elephant's Child's blog.
For today we had these words:
Consider
Rather
Superstitious
Paraskevidekatriaphobia (yes, I knew this one !)
Table
And/Or
Bigots
Different
Gender
Hyperbolise
Teeth
Now I feel a little better, and writing is not an arduous endeavour. I used all of the Words except Gender in no particular order. Continuing and ending the story of Susan and the Ghost House -- only parts of which, if any at all, will make it into my book.
Susan did not have to wait long for Percy's return.
While Susan was still admiring the string of glass beads when Percy returned. Susan's hand suddenly felt like dipped in mists, and she looked up and saw the vaguely girl like form of Percy. "Well," she asked. "What did you find out?"
"It was a case of paraskevidekatriaphobia," Percy said, becoming almost translucent.
"A case of para...what!" Susan exclaimed.
"You know, or maybe not, that ghosts are rather superstitious. And yesterday was Friday 13th of February. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means simply fear of Friday 13th. The ghosts in that house gathered round a table, and shook. They shook so much that they turned over the table, which knocked over an old lantern and the shards worked as a magnifying glass, igniting the kerosene, and then the table started burning. Of course the ghosts were long gone when the shed caught fire."
"I never considered ghosts to be susceptible to superstition," Susan said. "How come?"
"Ghosts are a strange bunch." Percy said slowly. "They are staying on for so many different reasons. Revenge, greed, curiosity. Ghosts are mostly bigots. They tend to hyperbolize the evil or the good that happened to them during their lifetime. And small details take on meaning and significance when mulled over again and again. Yes ghosts are very superstitious."
"I see," Susan said, not quite truthfully, but her head was spinning with strange words and concepts. Nothing in Percy's ramblings was really factual, something you could put your teeth into and hold onto. She would have to think it over, more times. leisurely before it would be somewhat meaningful to her. Ghosts were just strange.
Lots of things to comment on this morning - and of course Blogger refused to allow me to use my preferred browser.
SvarSletI am thrilled that you are feeling better. I love your beautiful new header.
This story snippet has me intrigued. I wonder why Percy is staying...
Thank you.
And a very minor typo: the fire started, has become the fire tarted.
Thank you on all accounts. Worst typos are the one, spell checker cannot see. Stupid Blogger!
SletAs to why Percy is staying ... I know, but I've plain forgotten if this part of the tale is online or not ... I suppose not.
It is fascinating, thinking of ghosts the way Percy decribes them.
SvarSletI'm glad you are feeling better, and hope the trend continues.
Thanks. The ghost point of view was fun thinking out.
SletI liked this very much! Perhaps Percy was a victim of the fire the ghosts started accidentally?
SvarSletThanks. And no, Percy died long ago (30 ... 40?) that intrigue is I suspect, in one of the unpublished chapters of Unicorn Farm.
SletHumans do that too, so it makes sense it would translate to the other side. Excellent work! Thanks for sharing.!
SvarSletThanks a lot. Yes, it makes sense, and as they have so much time for just thinking, it can only become worse.
SletStrangely today is Friday the 13 as I writing this.
SvarSletI have slightly forgot Percy and her story. Didn't she forgot what happened to her? The way she describes ghosts makes sense. They have the time to dwell on the small things. And if they are superstitious, that may be a trait from when they were humans.
Have a lovely day.
Yes it is Fridaty 13th here too ;) No ghosts nor fires here, just grey and rain.
SletPercy has not forgotten what happened to her, she was just too young to understand that she had died. She was very angry with her mom for a long time, because she would no longer talk to her.
I am sorry I am so late coming here to read this, it is excellent, I had never thought of ghosts being susceptible to certain dates apart from the date they died. Susan has a lot to think over.
SvarSletBetter late than never. And I'm happy you liked it. The Words sure bring forth a lot of interesting facts. I so hope to continue writing come Wednesday.
Slet