100 Words – Guest Post from AuroraLee

Jun
2011
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While I’m on hiatus for a few weeks I’ve got some word-nerd guest posters keeping us going around here. This week’s guest poster is AuroraLee. She sent me this post last night but I had already gone to bed — early, I KNOW!  And then I had to seriously claw my way to the computer several times only to be interrupted with an “I need” and here it is almost midnight. Sorry Aurora’s Father’s Day wishes are late, but they are heartfelt all the same, and I second them.

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Happy Father’s Day!! I hope all the day, for all our dads reading this was… Perfect.

Speaking of ‘perfection’, let’s get to the week in 100 Words.

Perfect.

Perfect crimes. Perfect humour. Perfect sadness. Perfect days.

Striving for perfection.

That’s what we all hoped for this week – every week! And we all did so well! As always I enjoyed reading everyone’s pieces and commented where I could.

There were several pieces I loved, but in the end my pick of the week is Karin with an I with “Just Write”. She puts into words something that all of us writers struggle with from time to time (or all the time?).

Just Write

With a frustrated sigh, she threw the crumpled sheet of paper onto the floor. It landed on top of a mountain of discarded sheets, wrinkled and smooshed into balls. The thoughts sounded right in her head, but became a jumble of black scratches on a white background.

“This shouldn’t be so difficult,” she thought, her head dropping into her folded arms on the desk. She lifted her head, shook the tangled, blonde curls out of her face and blew out a deep breath. Stretching her fingers, she let go of her need for perfection and let the words write themselves.

This week’s word is….

GAME

The word is inspired by George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones. I just finished watching the season finale of the HBO adaptation of the book. As I said on Twitter: Awesome. Not as awesome as the book of course. You should read it. Or at least use this word in your pieces this week!

Thank you to Velvet for the opportunity to help out this week! It was a blast. If only my Sunday cooperated more but don’t we all have that issue all the time?

Good luck for the coming week!

~AuroraLee

 

29 comments

  1. Arctic Wren
    June 21, 2011 at 4:13 am
    # 1

    Ah, wonderful post, and wonderful prompt! Thank you, AuroraLee, and dear Velvet, I hope you are getting the rest you need.
    Arctic Wren recently posted..13- rue Thérèse- a novel by Elena Mauli Shapiro

  2. Barbara
    June 21, 2011 at 4:45 am
    # 2

    loved Karin’s piece this week. Wise choice AuroraLee! Ms. VV, I trust you clawed your way right back to your bed. Rest well dear wordsmith!
    Barbara recently posted..Preparations

  3. velvetverbosity
    June 21, 2011 at 4:53 am
    # 3

    Oh my dear, I do wish this hiatus was for resting. No no, major life transitions and changes going on behind the scenes here and I have to focus on those. Rest? What is that???

    • barbara
      June 21, 2011 at 7:44 pm
      # 4

      well, one could always hope. :( Sorry it is not all GAMES and playtime. Hoping all the transitions are accomplished smoothly.

      and – THEN you can rest. :)
      barbara recently posted..Preparations

  4. Tara R.
    June 21, 2011 at 10:27 am
    # 5

    Wonderful pick on Karin’s entry. I think we have all gone through that. Love this week’s prompt too. It will be fun to see how everyone uses it.
    Tara R. recently posted..Up a bayou with a paddle

  5. lceel
    June 21, 2011 at 12:17 pm
    # 6

    Aurora!! The game’s afoot!! With apologies to Doyle. :)
    lceel recently posted..Tea-ooze Day

  6. Lance
    June 21, 2011 at 1:31 pm
    # 7

    Can’t wait to play this game.

    Congratulations Karin.
    Lance recently posted..Mission Ridiculous

  7. Chaotically Yours
    June 21, 2011 at 5:10 pm
    # 8

    Congrats, Karin.

    “Game.” A wonderful little world…and it might go right along with a possiblescene I was pondering for my little post-apocalyptic tale.
    Chaotically Yours recently posted..A Georgia Interlude

  8. Michael
    June 22, 2011 at 12:22 am
    # 9

    I apologize for the duplicate linkage. For reasons I won’t bore you by explaining, I have been trying to hand type my Linky link, and obviously, it isn’t kosher. When I get to a more cooperative computer, I’ll post a link that works.

  9. Michael
    June 22, 2011 at 2:17 am
    # 10

    Sorry- looks like I really goofed. If you click on #3, then add an “L” to the end of the address, that takes you to the post.

    Sigh.
    Michael recently posted..100 Word Challenge- Rules To Live By

  10. Michael
    June 22, 2011 at 2:18 am
    # 11

    Or, if you click on the link right under here.

  11. Michael
    June 22, 2011 at 2:19 am
    # 12

    Sorry again.

    Entry #5 works.

    I think I’m going back to submitting entries via carrier pigeon. :-)
    Michael recently posted..100 Word Challenge- Rules To Live By

  12. upinthecosmos
    June 23, 2011 at 4:23 am
    # 14

    Wonderful pick for last weeks prompt! I really enjoyed that one too:-)
    upinthecosmos recently posted..Game of Survival

  14. Karin
    June 23, 2011 at 4:11 pm
    # 16

    Thanks everyone!

  15. barbara
    June 23, 2011 at 7:41 pm
    # 17

    starting Friday I will be taking a leave from work – and daughter lessa and I will be picking up my cousin from Ohio in anchorage Saturday. We will be traipsing around Alaska on my self-termed little old lady tour. :) So, if I am missing/cannot get to lessa’s computer, you will all know why. Enjoy. I look forward to catching up when I get home.
    barbara recently posted..He’s Got Game

  16. Fran
    June 24, 2011 at 11:42 pm
    # 19

    I’ve been away too long! I hope I can get back into the groove!
    Fran recently posted..Should the title count in the count?

  17. Lance
    June 25, 2011 at 11:56 am
    # 20

    in…better late than never…enjoy The Bullet Boys
    Lance recently posted..For The Love of Money

  18. knot2share
    June 27, 2011 at 11:57 am
    # 21

    25 great entries! Great attempt and interpretation everyone. Enjoyed reading them.

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