A word a day writing exercise: Patina...
patina |patn|
noun
a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period.
a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age and polishing.
an acquired change in the appearance of a surface : plankton added a golden patina to the shallow, slowly moving water.
figurative an...
Read More
patina |patn|
noun
a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period.
a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age and polishing.
an acquired change in the appearance of a surface : plankton added a golden patina to the shallow, slowly moving water.
figurative an...
Read More
Awakening...
He stared down at the body.
It lay limp, slumped against the wall of the alley. The grit and grime of the city, carried forth by the ever present rain, cascaded down over the man.
The man was dead.
But he stared.
His eyes were wide, the whites bloodshot, the irises a pale, almost sickly blue.
What have you done, the man seemed to...
Read More
He stared down at the body.
It lay limp, slumped against the wall of the alley. The grit and grime of the city, carried forth by the ever present rain, cascaded down over the man.
The man was dead.
But he stared.
His eyes were wide, the whites bloodshot, the irises a pale, almost sickly blue.
What have you done, the man seemed to...
Read More
More of the same...
The slow scuffing sound seemed to fill the entirety of the hallway. It added a strange punctuation to the creaking floorboards as I hid, cowering beneath the sheets. The sound drew closer, foot by foot.
Why didnt my parents here anything, my mind screamed in the dark. Surely, even they, as disconnected as they were, could hear the things shuffling footsteps...
Read More
The slow scuffing sound seemed to fill the entirety of the hallway. It added a strange punctuation to the creaking floorboards as I hid, cowering beneath the sheets. The sound drew closer, foot by foot.
Why didnt my parents here anything, my mind screamed in the dark. Surely, even they, as disconnected as they were, could hear the things shuffling footsteps...
Read More
Something a little different...
Francis felt the flesh give way under his fingers. He felt the figure in his grasp twitch and squirm as his fingers probed deeper, and deeper into his flesh, searching. What Francis was searching for, he wasnt sure. He just knew it existed. He had seen it once, a long time ago.
It had been when his mother died. She had...
Read More
Francis felt the flesh give way under his fingers. He felt the figure in his grasp twitch and squirm as his fingers probed deeper, and deeper into his flesh, searching. What Francis was searching for, he wasnt sure. He just knew it existed. He had seen it once, a long time ago.
It had been when his mother died. She had...
Read More
A word a day writing exercise: Inclemency...
inclement |nklm()nt|
adjective
(of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet.
*
Okay, why didnt we just stay in the cottage! Scarlet said, or more matter of factly screamed, as she tried to make herself heard over the roaring of the wind. I mean, sure there were wolves there, but at least theyd chased that fictional grandmother off, rather...
Read More
inclement |nklm()nt|
adjective
(of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet.
*
Okay, why didnt we just stay in the cottage! Scarlet said, or more matter of factly screamed, as she tried to make herself heard over the roaring of the wind. I mean, sure there were wolves there, but at least theyd chased that fictional grandmother off, rather...
Read More
A word a day writing exercise: Valance....
valance |val()ns|
noun
a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it.
valance
a length of decorative drapery hung above a window to screen the curtain fittings.
an indirect-lighting fixture extending along the top of an interior wall.
a dust ruffle.
*...
Read More
valance |val()ns|
noun
a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it.
valance
a length of decorative drapery hung above a window to screen the curtain fittings.
an indirect-lighting fixture extending along the top of an interior wall.
a dust ruffle.
*...
Read More
A word a day writing exercise: Loganberry...
loganberry |lg()nb()ri| |-bri|
noun
1 an edible dull-red soft fruit, considered to be a hybrid of a raspberry and an American dewberry.
2 the scrambling blackberrylike plant that bears this fruit. Rubus loganobaccus, family Rosaceae.
*
I think theyre raspberries, Nate said with a sigh.
No way, I know raspberries and those, my friend, are not raspberries, theyre...
Read More
loganberry |lg()nb()ri| |-bri|
noun
1 an edible dull-red soft fruit, considered to be a hybrid of a raspberry and an American dewberry.
2 the scrambling blackberrylike plant that bears this fruit. Rubus loganobaccus, family Rosaceae.
*
I think theyre raspberries, Nate said with a sigh.
No way, I know raspberries and those, my friend, are not raspberries, theyre...
Read More
nepenthee:
hey!
my tattoo is supposed to look like it's painted on and it's of three calla lilies.
my tattoo is supposed to look like it's painted on and it's of three calla lilies.
A word a day writing exercise: Warlord...
warlord |wld|
noun
a military commander, esp. an aggressive regional commander with individual autonomy.
*
Look, Duncan, I dont make the rules. Hell, I can barely enforce them, but the fleet dictates what materials are needed for what projects, Helms said. He swung easily looping from hand hold to hand hold as he pursued Trevor Duncan around the...
Read More
warlord |wld|
noun
a military commander, esp. an aggressive regional commander with individual autonomy.
*
Look, Duncan, I dont make the rules. Hell, I can barely enforce them, but the fleet dictates what materials are needed for what projects, Helms said. He swung easily looping from hand hold to hand hold as he pursued Trevor Duncan around the...
Read More
A word a day writing exercise: Suffuse...
suffuse |sfjuz|
verb [ trans. ]
gradually spread through or over : her cheeks were suffused with color | the first half of the poem is suffused with idealism.
*
A single, flickering blue white flame erupted from the tip of the Bunsen burner. It filled the room with a sickly wavering light as the mild air currents...
Read More
suffuse |sfjuz|
verb [ trans. ]
gradually spread through or over : her cheeks were suffused with color | the first half of the poem is suffused with idealism.
*
A single, flickering blue white flame erupted from the tip of the Bunsen burner. It filled the room with a sickly wavering light as the mild air currents...
Read More
A word a day writing exercise: Drub...
drub |drb|
verb ( drubbed , drubbing ) [ trans. ]
hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
informal defeat thoroughly in a match or contest : Cleveland drubbed Baltimore 90.
*
The fist cannoned forward, flying like an intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-fingered hand, clenched and wrapped in tough strands of leather, the knuckles white as if awaiting the...
Read More
drub |drb|
verb ( drubbed , drubbing ) [ trans. ]
hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
informal defeat thoroughly in a match or contest : Cleveland drubbed Baltimore 90.
*
The fist cannoned forward, flying like an intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-fingered hand, clenched and wrapped in tough strands of leather, the knuckles white as if awaiting the...
Read More
A word a day writing exercise: Simoom
simoom |smum| (also simoon |-mun|)
noun
a hot, dry, dust-laden wind blowing in the desert, esp. in Arabia.
*
Dolcir pulled his hood tight around his face, shielding it from the biting sand. He cursed, and muttered turning his back to the wind in an effort to save himself from the sting, but he could not do so...
Read More
simoom |smum| (also simoon |-mun|)
noun
a hot, dry, dust-laden wind blowing in the desert, esp. in Arabia.
*
Dolcir pulled his hood tight around his face, shielding it from the biting sand. He cursed, and muttered turning his back to the wind in an effort to save himself from the sting, but he could not do so...
Read More
A word a day writing exercise: Dash...
dash |da|
verb
1 [ intrans. ] run or travel somewhere in a great hurry : I dashed into the garden | I must dash, Im late.
(often dash about/around) move about in a great hurry, esp. in the attempt to do several things in a short period of time : I dash about for four days in...
Read More
dash |da|
verb
1 [ intrans. ] run or travel somewhere in a great hurry : I dashed into the garden | I must dash, Im late.
(often dash about/around) move about in a great hurry, esp. in the attempt to do several things in a short period of time : I dash about for four days in...
Read More