Linda G Hill says “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “-ay.” Find a word ending in “ay” and use it as the theme/subject of your post. Play with it, I say!”
1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing, (typos can be fixed) and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.
2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.
3. There will be a prompt every week. Linda will post the prompt on her blog on Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, Linda will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” or “Begin with the word ‘The’.”
4. Ping back! It’s important, so that Linda and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of Linda’s post into yours. Your link will show up in Linda’s comments, for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top.
5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read everyone’s! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later, or go to the previous week, by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find right below the “Like” button on Linda’s post.
6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!
Female, wife, full time mother and Grandmother. I am not as happy go lucky as I used to be but I am still bubbling along on simmer! I have three handsome sons all grown and flown.The youngest married with a beautiful wife and two sons of his own. Eleven years ago I was working, running a home, driving and socializing then bang in a split second all that was gone. I had an accident at home. I broke my back, not for the first time, I had broken it 10 years previously as well. Unfortunately this time I had broken it really badly and it was truly messed up so I had to have two operations. I was told before each operation that the outcome could mean I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Still as some guy once wrote "I am still standing " yes "better than I ever was " not quite but with the help of a walking stick and as long as I do not stand or sit in one position for too long, I am still standing! Update I no longer use the walking stick . I had lots of friends before the accident but when things like this happen, you loose most of them. Their lives move on and mine stood still and so they left me behind ...I know that is just the way life is but it hurt and always will. Then I looked around and saw those who were still there for me, these friends are the roses in my garden they need to be tended well. They are the diamonds in the dust, I will of been married 50yrs plus this year . Pain and boredom are my enemies now, I have to find different ways to approach life, use my pain befriend it almost...yer right , well that is what they tell me at the pain clinic ROFLMAO ...... if only I could! I have found an outlet for my fears, frustrations and night terrors . I have started writing poetry if that name can be applied to my writing. I hope I do not come over as a moaning winger. I hope I am past all that. I also hope that you might see how the poetry is moving from very dark through the grey and
hopefully in to light ??
I need to update this a little here. I have worked very hard over the years since my accident, I go to the gym regularly, I have a Pilates class and a core class once a week . The guys at the gym and my Pilates teacher cajoled, teased, bullied and encouraged me to abandon my walking stick! :) My back is no longer straight it is C shaped because of the injury and I have lost two and a half inches in height but my Pilates and Core teachers have helped me to stand up as straight and as strongly as possible. Pain and depression are still hanging on my arm but I have weapons to use against them and if I say so myself I cope well.
I have made lots of new friends, real diamonds. I am also very grateful for all the support and help I have encountered here on Wordpress. Hugs and welcome to everyone who visits.
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16 thoughts on “Saturday Stream of Consciousness : AY”
Well written Willow. Really expresses the emotions.
Thank you I wrote what I see, so many young people go out just to get smashed and “get laid ” as they say. The walk of shame is not so uncommon now. It says a lot about how little self respect these youngsters have for themselves. I am not being critical in any way, I hope I do not come over that way. I just think it is sad that they feel their lives are so bad that they need to escape through alcohol and sex…. mind you I think it has always been so but it is getting more prevalent these days…. sorry I went on a tad didn’t I.
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Well written Willow. Really expresses the emotions.
The after the night before! xxx
The walk of shame for one is a vision of envy for everyone else.
well not the one I was writing about . 🙂
Oh you never know, I’m sure there were people thinking; “Blimey, looks like she had a good night..”
Yes you are right I guess! 🙂
Nicely done-ay. This is extraordinarily fresh and honest.
Thank you I wrote what I see, so many young people go out just to get smashed and “get laid ” as they say. The walk of shame is not so uncommon now. It says a lot about how little self respect these youngsters have for themselves. I am not being critical in any way, I hope I do not come over that way. I just think it is sad that they feel their lives are so bad that they need to escape through alcohol and sex…. mind you I think it has always been so but it is getting more prevalent these days…. sorry I went on a tad didn’t I.
Ummmm…ok. (Takes sip from can of PBR)…(At 7:25 am.)
🙂 are but where are you ?
In my apartment, writing my next blog. (I drink while I write. Plus I’m on vacation this week, so I have a couple excuses for my behavior. 😉
enjoy your writing, and your beer!
Well that was different! 🙂 Nicely done, Willow. 🙂
It was daunting but once started I could not change it ! 🙂
I know that feeling well.
🙂