Friday, February 22, 2013

The Woods Are Wild...


The old house was hidden beneath pine needles. Ribs and bones; Entrails of life past; Remnants discovered in the woods by children. Quiescence.

The woods are wild: A gentle lapping to devour corporeality.



This was written for this week's Trifecta Writing Challenge. Pick 33 words at random from page 33 of Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.


22 comments:

  1. Whew. That was full and heavy. Well done.

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  2. You did it well..! Conveyed mood..

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  3. Wow, that is something. Entrails of life past.. so nicely composed.

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  4. I get a sort of...waiting sensation reading this. Probably just me being weird lol

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  5. That was brilliant! Very eloquently written.

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  6. Ugh. My usual technique for judging is just NOT going to work this weekend. I have stars next to every single entry. I love them all. This is lovely.

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  7. You've created an eerie scene. Amazing how each story is so different.

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  8. entrails of life past . . . lovely thought - just - just - wow!

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  10. Not sure how to follow old Anonymous there but, anyway, your scene has that nice degree of ominous overtones to it that all spooky old houses in the woods should have. Nicely painted picture of what it looks like when something is waiting to happen.

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  12. What a great entry-loved the last line:-)

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  13. Ribs and bones; Entrails of life past

    This was just gorgeous.

    Use of corporeality!!!

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  14. this was one of my favorite. outstanding word choices.

    I reviewed your book on the amazon. loved it.

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