Today’s post is a writing challenge. This is how it works:
participating bloggers picked 4 – 6 words or short phrases for someone else to
craft into a post. All words must be used at least once and all the posts will
be unique as each writer has received their own set of words. That’s the
challenge, here’s a fun twist; no one who’s participating knows who got their
words and in what direction the writer will take them. Until now.
At the end of this post you’ll find links to the other
blogs featuring this challenge. Check them all out, see what words they got and
how they used them.
My words are:
check-up ~ concern ~ ecstasy ~ child-like ~
procrastination
They were submitted by: http://batteredhope.blogspot.com
Previous Talking Turkey Posts:
The next day,
her parents went to check-up on the condition of
the few empty houses they had inside the dome and she decided to go along with
them since it was her idea to begin with.
They started
with Jerry’s (see part 5) house, since it was recently vacated. They figured it
shouldn’t be in that bad of shape due to negligence. As they walked in through
the back door into the kitchen, they were surprised to find child-like drawings on the table. Looking them over,
they realized that some were from the children inside the dome. Jerry had been
on the committee, but he had also been a teacher at the school. It was sad that
he didn’t take any of the drawings with him when he was kicked out.
They realized
that they were procrastinating and started going
through the cupboards and refrigerator to see how much cleaning needed to be
done and what supplies would need to be provided.
The girl,
while pawing through the freezer, found a hidden stash of chocolate candy. Some
high-end, expensive kind from the looks of the wrapper. Since her parents weren’t
looking, she decided to sneak a piece and try it out. As the flavors hit her
taste buds, she almost moaned in ecstasy. There
was a funny aftertaste, but the first taste was so good, she decided to sneak
another.
An hour later,
after going through the house and seeing what needed to be done---and many
pieces of chocolate later—her mother looked at her with concern. “Are you okay? You don’t look very good.”
“I might have
eaten too much chocolate, mom.”
“What
chocolate?”
“The chocolate
I found in the freezer. There are still a few pieces left if you want to try
some. They’re in the fridge.”
A minute later
her mother came back into the living room and started laughing. “I’d say you
ate too much chocolate! You’re drunk!”
“Drunk?”
“Yes, that
chocolate had liquor in the center.”
Well, that
explained the funny aftertaste.
Links to the other Use Your Words Posts:
