JOUST, RIVER, PENNY, CHALK
Potent Polka
MAGIC music brought alive the hop-step
POLKA, but here these Poles were violent. A
SPURT of blood startled the dancers: someone
THREW a Szabla at the man who stole his girlfriend.
After the Hotdog
POLKA dots of ketchup so I
THREW it into the washer hoping for
MAGIC, but no, they’re still there.
SPURT of frantic scrubbing also non-magical.
2023-09-06 words
POLKA, THREW, MAGIC, SPURT
All sport and no whistle
BINGO! the would-be
CROOK with greased and
CURLY hair, aims his fist.
DRYLY the captain knows he’s champion in any
FIGHT; this captain of the
FINAL trip for the day on the
FJORD ferry, who stands aloof. The deck being wet, the youth slips and down the
HATCH he goes. The deck was somewhat
MOSSY, the captain admits to himself, smells somewhat
MUSKY, as… Continue reading All sport and no whistle
Ent-matician
DRYLY, an ent ponders mathematical shapes.
CURVY? Too much so. No forkings or branchings. No rough bark.
MOSSY? Not at all. Functions grow no moss.
TORUS: too smooth, too regular. Ents need rough edges and sunlight.
2023-09-05 words
DRYLY, CURVY, MOSSY, TORUS
2023-09-04 words
RIPER, ROWER, RUMBA, FJORD
Copy Editing for a Theatre Company
REVUE program design a
FIGHT with the (micro)managers like a cruel
BINGO game of unpredictable demands like
SERIF or sans-serif for the “special thanks” section.
2023-09-03 words
SLUMP, CROOK, REVUE, MUSKY