Wednesday's Words on a Friday
On Wednesdays , Delores, from Under The Porch Light , has a meme which she calls “Words for Wednesday”. She puts up a selection of six words, (sometimes twelve) which we then use in a short story, or a poem. I’m hopeless at poetry so I always do a story. It’s a fun challenge…why not join in? This week's words are: 1. marksman 2. stellar 3. blindsided 4. indelible 5. crazed 6. imbecile or we could use this phrase: spinner of tales, teller of dreams. I've chosen to use both this week. Here is my story: Reina McDaniels had dreamed far above her station since she was eight years old. That was the year her Mam had taken her along to the big house to begin helping in the kitchen and wash house. She'd warned Reina to behave, and to be polite if the Mister or Mistress Baldwin should say anything to her. Reina did as she was asked and completed her work quickly and satisfactorily, but inwardly, she rebelled fiercely. She w...