100 Words and Another Year
2012
Oh word-nerds, you’ve outdone yourselves! 19 entries this past week for “road trip”, and as always, quite an array of takes on the prompt. Really, that is my favorite part of this whole thing – seeing the similarities and the wild differences among writing minds. Sci-fi, drama, comedy – you covered it all.
In other news, it is my birthday week. I don’t know when birthday turned into birthday week as a trend, but who am I to stay entrenched in the outdated and irrelevant? I’m not feeling the big party thing this year so have planned just a small dinner with my closest (emotionally and geographically) family members, and maybe a couple of friends. I’ve been salivating over the menu of a local restaurant I haven’t tried, so we’ll be going there. And I won’t tell you how old I’ll be, I’ll only say that I’m old enough to know better, but still young enough to think I have time to do it right later.
Ah wisdom, such an elusive power.
I have this photo of myself as a child. A black and white shot in a park in Burlington, VT where my young mother was living and trying to support me on a waitress salary. I seem large for my age in the photo – giant hands, giant feet poking out from under the hem of my pants, a giant head and mouth. It is an illusion, I’ve always been small. Sometimes I stare into the eyes of this photo, study the face that is so familiar and yet so changed. Try to remember what it felt like to be four with a halo of white hair, wiping the dust of the playground on my shirt. What that dust felt like on my bare feet. Try to remember the thoughts that produced that impish smile. And all I can conjure is the smell of sunshine, and the strange thumping of feet to earth.
It seemed fitting to invite Shel Silverstein to provide us with our word prompt this week, from Falling Up (and a poem about swinging):
Flew
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[...] Written for VV’s challenge, FLEW. [...]
Happy birthday (week), VV. When you get to be MY age you will find that you celebrate for a whole month.
Enjoy yourself.
barbara recently posted..Twilight of the Gods
Quite an adventure could be had given a whole month of celebrating. I’ll need to start planning now.
Thank you for the birthday wishes!
I hope you have a fabulous birthday week. I’m kinda leaning toward a birthday month too. With age, comes privilege.
Tara R. recently posted..Puddle jumper
I’m not ready yet or a whole month, but I think the planning should start in advance (WELL in advance
) because that’s a long time to be celebratin’.
As soon as I hit a certain point I think I will insist on a birthday week as well. Seems fair
Have a happy one!
Hang on, just what point do you think I’m at?
Happy birthday! Also can you pls delete my first link? (sighs and shakes her head)
Thanks for the birthday salutations, and yes, of course I’ll clean up your extra link.
I am new here. I am going to be linking up soon. I’m following Lance’s example and posting the same post for both your 100 words and his.
Glad I found you!
Mel at According To Mags recently posted..PLAN OF ATTACK
Glad you found me too! Look forward to seeing your contribution.
Oh! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Mel at According To Mags recently posted..PLAN OF ATTACK
Thanks!
Happy birthday, May God bless you always.
Ruby Manchanda recently posted..Growing up
Thank you.
Uber late with my post and with my birthday wishes. Hope you had a great birthday!!!
http://sassyirishlassie.com/2012/09/set-free/
Kat recently posted..Set Free
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
And p.s. I added your link to the LinkyTool.