Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 03/12/2024
Simply Six Minutes
Fandango’s Story Starter
This week’s Story Starter teaser is:
As the sun dipped below the horizon, Jessica knew she finally had to confront her fears. At least no one else was in sight to see if she flopped, literally flopped off the surf board. She stepped into the salt water and laid down on the board. She paddled out just a little ways and tried sitting up and then standing on the small piece of fiberglass. It was slippery but she could stand! So excited, she practiced a while more and then thought she was ready to try it in public in the morning.
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Fandango’s Story Starter #140
MLMM Photo Challenge
Photo Challenge #506
What Day is it Anyway?
WDIIA is a prompt idea from;
I woke up with 3/4 of my head aching badly. I think I have an infected tooth. I called the dentist, no call back, called my GP and seeing him in an hour. Opened the blinds to see blowing snow and this on app:
My daughter is busy getting a soccer-family -potluck organized happening tonight with little help and leaving tomorrow for the first soccer tournament if the roads are clear, so today is the day to get to an appointment.
She is my go to and will take me to the doc. She’s one of those “if you want something done ask a busy person” people. I am so lucky to have a supportive family. Getting the old wheelchair and me in and out of the car in a blizzard is no fun but we joke and laugh through it. A sense of humor rules!
I hope your day is a good one☺️
Writer’s Workshop
Here are the prompts for this week’s Writer’s Workshop:
- Write a post based on the word respect.
- Write a post in exactly 8 sentences.
- March 14 is Pi day. Do you plan on having pie to celebrate? What are your three favorite pies?
- Your first experience with a credit card: tell us about it.
- I used to think…
- What do you think a history book 200 years from now will say about the current generation and its innovations?
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I’m choosing Pi, and the pi I love best is my 17 year old granddaughter L who’s nickname is Pi shortened from the sweetie pie when she was little. She’s an amazing young woman in every way and very deserving of respect and love. Oh and she is beautiful too♥️
Two other pies I love are rhubarb and lemon meringue 🥧
Writer’s Workshop Prompts for March 14, 2024
MTG outed
One Liner Wednesday
Rereading:
Patient Zero is a 2009 novel by American writer Jonathan Maberry and the first book in the Joe Ledger series. It was first published on March 3, 2009 through St. Martin’s Griffinand follows a detective that must help prevent the world from being terrorized by a bioweapon that turns humans into zombies.[1]Patient Zero AuthorJonathan MaberryLanguageEnglishSeriesJoe Ledger SeriesPublisherSt. Martin’s Griffin
Publication dateMarch 3, 2009Media typePrint, e-bookPages432ISBN0312382855Followed byThe Dragon Factory
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I love listening to or reading books in most genres. Usually after reading a serious/sad book I like to read a different type that has humor in addition to a good story. In audible form, the narrator is key to introduce characters and Ray Porter is my first choice.
My favorite fictional hero is Joe Ledger and I’ve listened with Audible to many books featuring this character. He appears firstly here by Jonathan Maberry. I’ve read all of the Joe Ledger books repeatedly. I like Maberry’s style of writing and read many of his other series. I featured “Mars One” here on the blog as one I liked in his sci-fi genre.
No Theme Thursday – Working Out
Joe started out with a regular workout, running on the treadmill to warm up, a few weights to improve muscle strength and then various gym machines. He didn’t mind it and his girlfriend encouraged him along the way. Joe wanted to impress her and was tired of her eyeing the other men on their dates in public.
As his intense sessions to get larger and more fit, he was not satisfied with the results. A fellow at the gym came up to him. “I see how hard you’ve been working but I don’t see a lot of improvement. I wonder if you’d like to try this secret formula I’ve designed to build muscle faster. Joe’s first thought, steroids and he was not into that! The man said, “I know what came to mind by the look on your face, steroids…right? This is my formula and contains no steroids, believe me!”
Joe did believe him and decided to try it. It was an ordinary looking tablet to be taken with juice in the morning before his workout. Every day he looked for changes but it was slow and discouraging. He started taking two pills in the morning.
Joe’s relationship with his girlfriend started to change as she noticed Joe’s body was becoming more hairy. At first it didn’t bother her and then she noticed changes in his face and jaw. She spoke to him about it but he ignored her. It seemed Joe couldn’t recognize the changes and worked harder than ever to improve his body.
This day Joe was turned away from the gym and the look on the manager’s face was weird. “I think you need to see a doctor, Joe, and don’t come back here till you do.”
Joe went home and looked at himself in the mirror not seeing anything different, but his girlfriend entered the bathroom and her face turned pale. He had been anxious to see her because she had been on a business trip for ten days. Suddenly she ran back to the bedroom, grabbed her bag and left.
Joe was mystified at her actions. What was wrong with these people? He grabbed a coke out of the fridge, went out of the house and sat on the stone edge of the pond. A large muscled man came up to him. “You took the formula too? I can see that you did, and I did too. Funny when we look in the mirror we can’t see it but everyone else can. He sat down beside Joe and they talked. “It will wear off in a few months if you stop taking the pills, I promise. It took me six months to get back to normal.”
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No Theme Thursday (03/07/24)
Tanka Tuesday
The current week prompts writers to choose from 24 forms or explore St. Patrick’s Day symbolism, using kigo words.
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Gogyohka usually contains five lines, but could have four or six lines. Gogyohka has no restraints on the number of words or syllables used. No title and no rhyming.
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March winds drift light spring snow
the first tulips pop up in green grasses
buds of all colors wave in that wind
leprechauns dash and sit behind
four leaf clovers hidden in the garden
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The Bag Lady 
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