Monday, August 20, 2007

Twenty-two Words I Will Not Use in My Next Story or Blog Post

1. Subtext
2. Very
3. Shudder and -ed
4. Velcro
5. Hyperbole
6. Torrent and -ial
7. Vomit
8. Miasma
9. Regurgitate
10. Effervescent
11. Strangely
12. Swept

13. Barked
14. Chide

15. Expostulated
16. Retorted
17. Rejoined
18. Remonstrate and -ed
19. Baleful
20. Doleful
21. Admonish
22. Reprehensible




Tantivy is okay.
Amuse bouche works.
Preternatural squeaks by.














Meters

7 comments:

  1. Hello. What's wrong with velcro?

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  2. And - not that you would - WRITERLY.
    - Karen.

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  3. And there's readerly, and texterly, and peanut butter is not funny.

    Peanut butter in your keyboard. That's funny. :)

    John

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  4. That's quite a challenge. You had even gotten me to use the word "subtext" in one of my recent posts and I'm not even sure I know what it means. Alas!

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  5. Hey Shelly -- looovve your meters! I'm drawn to meters, but then I would be, having poetic tendencies and all.

    Try these ol' thangs on for size:

    http://chatoyance.blogspot.com/
    2006/01/more-meter-creativity.html

    http://chatoyance.blogspot.com/
    2006/01/happy-color-meters.html

    http://chatoyance.blogspot.com/
    2006/03/some-of-things-i-found.html

    Must dash off to read your PB post, the title is just peeking up "above the fold" and I can't resist any longer...

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  6. and what is wrong with miasma.....?
    hmm.......?

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