The weekend Trifecta challenge is to write a response that is between 33 and 333 words long and uses the words listed below. Use the words however you wish, but make sure that all three appear in your response. Oh, and they must appear in order.
Good luck!
- cacophony
- soap
- insects
Memories
A cacophony of cicadas carried on a breeze while fireflies danced beyond the window. Thoughts drifted back to long ago summers, now just remnants of faded memories. He wanted to wrap those memories around him like a blanket but each time he reached for one it slipped through his fingers like a wet bar of soap. Then he noticed the spider hanging by a silken thread. Were spiders insects? He couldn’t remember.
Cacophony is a great word!
I would like to think that I would have thought of that word without the prompt, but I also like to believe there are no calories in dark chocolate.
I love the soap metaphor!
Both soap and memory can be slippery at times!
I love this! Short and yet it evokes a real feeling.
Thank you! I tried to keep it short but I couldn’t quite get it down to 33 words.
I admire that you did this challenge so cleanly with so few words. I felt like I had to construct an elaborate, clunky scenario and even then I wasn’t pleased. Nicely done, Florida!
Thanks, New Jersey! I struggle when I attempt to be overly wordy, but brief and to the point works for me.
Like John says, short and well constructed. Liked it
Thank you, John.
This brought out a lot of emotion in a short piece. I like the comparison of slippery soap to his memory. Great job!
Thanks, Mags! Soap was the most challenging word for me in this exercise.
Beautiful discription there.
Thank you, Gene.
Wow. I don’t care what the other entries there are (mine included).
You win!
Thank you, Guapo. You are too kind.
I got a kick out of the way his mind drifted at the end. And, being me, I wanted to tell him, “ARACHNIDS” But that would have spoiled it, of course, and made him seem more attentive than he really was!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I’ll be surprised if you don’t place this week. I enjoyed the story from the slippery soap memories, to the ponderings about spiders. Nice job!
Thanks so much, Jannat.
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Love the images created at the first – great word choice. Gold star for you!
Thank you, Philosopher!
This would make a good opening paragraph to a novel!
Of course, the next paragraph would have to begin with “Just then…”
Thanks! I just need to figure out what comes next….