The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants. When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Sue of Elephant's Child took over the role of co-ordinator. Now, after Sue's demise it is still to be discerned who will take over this role, River is doing it for the rest of 2025, but maybe Lissa will eventually be our new coordinator.
No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.
This month the words are supplied by Sean Jeating and can be found at River's blog.
If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words.
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.
We were given these words:
Hear
Modern
Influenza
Physical
Organs
Original
Pea
Human
Rather
Size
I'm not in a nice temper in these days. It's not only Elephant's Child that died recently, others did too, touching upon my circles. On top of that I have a game leg and a toothache - grumpy is a mild word for to describe how I feel. My outpourings may be touched, just a teeny tiny bit, by all this grumpiness. Read at your own risk.
We hear about Covid now and then, the modern influenza that impinges on our physical wellbeing, attacks our organs and make us generally miserable for days, if not weeks on end.
I think we need to focus more on the digitally transmitted diseases, that make our brain shrink to the size of a pea, and even make us forget that others are as human as we are.
I'd rather we all had old-fashioned flu that modern brain rot.
So you had a similar idea, indeed. ;-)
SvarSletLovely, Charlotte.
May everything that causes your grumpiness quickly dissipate in the golden October air.
The peace of the night.
Thank you ... lovely golden october air is unfortunately not a thing in Denmark, cloudy, visually shortning days, showers and wind is more like it. But the walnuts are ripening, and my kiwis as well.
SletI'm so glad that you and River and others are keeping Words for Wednesday going after Sue's passing. Writing was important to her. And so sorry for all your losses and the ills of the body. Toothache is a particularly wretched experience, isn't it? Hope you start feeling more like yourself soon.
SvarSletToothache is surprisingly bad! And I so hope we succeed in keeping WfW up and running, it has been a big part of our lives for a long time.
SletBrain rot is a sad and sorry condition. I am praying you get medical help with the tooth and the leg.
SvarSletBrain rot is sad, and way worse than the flu - from which we normally recuperate.
SletThank you all for your well wishes, the evil tooth was extracted 6 hours ago, I'll need some kind of replacenment, but that's in the future, and the leg is growing better - slowly - thanks to a trainig routine imposed on me by a nice (sadistic) physiotherapist, I felt the first small signs of betterment yesterday after writing this.
SvarSletGood news - thank you for letting us know
SletMuch is true in your story, I know many who are pea-brained from too much screen time and believing in conspiracies. The old-fashioned Flu killed people just as Covid now odes, I would wish that science can find a cure or vaccination to stop it not just to reduce the symptoms.
SvarSletCovid is by and by not the lethal disease it was in the beginning, which is a great thing; but to eradicate these flus would be great.
SletGrumpy, that's me too. And temper, I have that too. I also thought it would have been nice to deal with simpler aliments. It's a shame there are no miracles cures.
SvarSletHave a lovely day.
A miracle cure would be so nice. Please tell me if you ever find one ;)
Slet