Thursday, October 17, 2013

A Dose of Bravery

Trifecta: Week Ninety-Nine
This week we are giving you a page from the Oxford English Dictionary.  The ninety-ninth page, to be exact.  (Click to enlarge.)  From this page, you can choose any word, any definition, to use in your post.  (Please type your chosen word in bold, so we know.)  And instead of our typical 33-333 word limit, we are asking for 99 words exactly. - See more at: http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/#sthash.HmMOjuhJ.dpuf

Write at the Merge, Week 42


Your inspiration this week comes from the words “anticipation” and “leap.”







Two prompt muddled together this week. Here goes....



She measured the cinnamon with an iced tea spoon and half a thought. Added it to the brown sugar and nutmeg nestled atop a dollop of butter. She used he same spoon to lightly blend.

Her tea kettle began to hum over the flame, She anticipated the whistle of the imminent boil.

She poured Bacardi into the over sized mug, perhaps a little more than the recipe called for, then added the heated water, perhaps a little less.

Her story glowed from the laptop screen.  With a leap of faith, she hit publish.

12 comments:

  1. Ooooo I like this one! You made me think of the family Christmas where I made adult hot chocolate. Yum. Now I want a drink!

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  2. Oh! What a wonderful peek into a writer's life, and the nerves that go along with that "publish" button! I loved how she measured "with an iced tea spoon and half a thought."

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  3. Those proportions sound just right to me!

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  4. And now I want to have drinks at YOUR house. I think there's a beauty to your measurement ;)

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  5. Perfect blend of....well, everything! Very creative and original take on the challenge, Renee! Loved it!

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  6. One should always use more Bacardi than the recipe calls for. Thanks for being a part of our big 99th!

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  7. Bacardi in cooking sometimes minimize the whine.

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  8. the extra dollop makes all the difference. I loved this, it was so well written and then, just a little naughty a little more whimsical. Such a nice story Renee! :)

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  9. I love the 'publish' part! :) The concoction is novel!

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  10. "A little more... a little less," sounds like my sort of girl!

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  11. Well played! And now I crave a hot toddy.

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