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This is Saturday Centus . The prompt must be used word for word somewhere in the story on not more than 100 words.The prompt is highlighted. For complete rules see:http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com. I have highlighted this week's prompt in piece below.Today's Centus was so very hard because it is grueling to return to those moments. It is hard to be creative or find a new set of profound words for this repulsive horror even with years of distance. It was even painful to read Centus entries today. At first I thought I couldn't do it at all and then I decided to give it a shot. I fear my own entry is trite.
Remembering
The boys’ rooms leaked silence since they were back at college. Hubby had lumbered off to work, and I packed my bag dreading another teaching day. This year’s student crop was lazy and spoiled; already I tired of pushing sentence structure and literature into fallow minds. I glanced at the television screen. A horror flick? Then I turned up the sound. My blood turned to ice while the ordinariness of my days fell away like a husk on a dead bug. I felt stripped, naked, and alone in a mean world of terror. I stood frozen in front of the flickering images on my TV.
12 comments:
Ooooooooooooh! You're a writer! I enjoyed reading through several of your posts--peeking into your journal to see what you've been reading, etc.
I celebrate the success of your fellow-writers. That's inspiring.
Interesting exercise - the Saturday Centus. I can imagine that this one was particularly difficult.
Wow, Claudia! Rebecca is so correct. You are a writer! That was absolutely phenomenal!
Great job,Bookie. That was a hard one, too. Susan
I really enjoyed this. Excellent job!~Ames
Definitely a Centus that stirred old emotions, none of the words written were trite.
This was wonderfully written. I think everyone felt the way your writing says. It was just another ordinary day until it wasn't anymore.
Great job. Well-written and packed a punch.
Thanks for such a potent reminder of that day.
Very well done ... and I relate to how you felt about the prompt. It was a difficult one to do.
Amazingly written. And yes, we all were just having an ordinary day.
Excellent link. I try to stretch myself a bit beyond my comfort zone and although it often feels like something I would rather avoid, I'm always happy I did the exercise.
This has been a difficult week to read...but I find some solace in the sense of community and shared memories that I read here.
Thank you for linking.
I have to ask, did you go to school that day? I wish I hadn't waited so long to finish reading these, I feel bad - everyone put so much heart into them...
Dear Bookie,
Thank you for your interesting comments on my post.
Yours is well-written and exciting post about a writing exercise that was not easy for any of us.
You have weaved seamlessly the prompt into a vibrant text.
Forgive me for commenting so late. I got little off balance. Trying to catch up.
Best wishes,
Anna
For the benefit of other readers:
Anna's SC-Remembering 9/11
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