Tuesday, November 14, 2017

WFW - My Favorite Author

Elephants Child is providing our prompts this month in the Words for Wednesday writing challenge, this is a fun challenge so please join in and enjoy where the words take you, all you have to do is write a story, poem, or whatever comes to mind. Use some of the words or all of the words, and even the image EC provided, just let your imagination flow.

If you join in leave a comment on Elephant Child's blog so everyone else can enjoy your addition.

This weeks prompts are:
agonizing, murder, sleet, stimulating, flowers, offer
And/or
dramatic, distinct, zany, typical, sip, discovery

My Favorite Author

"It was a dark and stormy night", this was the TYPICAL beginning of ever story he ever wrote. He was known as the World Famous Author and was always AGONIZING over the plots and subject matter of his stories. His stories were STIMULATING and ZANY, and mostly rejected by his publishers, but I still love him and he is my Hero.

I don't recall any dark stories that he ever wrote, nothing about MURDER and Mayhem or anything not really G rated, he did OFFER stories of action and adventure, DRAMATIC tales of his tangling with The Red Baron as the World War I Flying Ace, actually flying through rain, SLEET, and snow to eventually save the day.

Snoopy reusable calendar sitting between keybord and monitor on desk, calendar date November 14
My World Famous Author Calendar that sits on my desk
Snoopy is bound to be listed as one of your favorite authors...Right?

Sitting at my desk I look at my World Famous Author calendar that my daughter got me for Christmas, last year, a few years, several years...OK she got this for me a Long time ago.

My mornings begin with a SIP of coffee, a walk out to my little office in the bunkhouse, surrounded by birds, bees, unicorns, and FLOWERS along the way...OK I go out and feed the horse and release the chickens for the day, then I adjust the date on my Snoopy calendar and check my email and blog.

Just like my blog there is nothing DISTINCT about this post other than my love for Snoopy, as I said before he is my hero, and I just wanted for you to smile today...OK I do love my wife more, just don't tell Snoopy, because the DISCOVERY of this just may cause him to reject my next story.

39 comments:

  1. I love the story and I love your calendar. Way cool.

    Have a fabulous day. ☺

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    1. Thank you Sandee, I always loved that calendar since I got it.

      A great day to you too.

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  2. I have always been a BIG fan of Snoopy. What a great calendar; one that will never go out of style!

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    1. Have you ever been to Knott's Berry Farm? I like going there just to see Snoopy ;)

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  3. What a great calendar and what a wonderful story. Maybe some day I will try to write a story that includes words provided by another blogger. Have no idea how that would come out.

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    1. Inger, You just may surprise yourself on how well you will do with the words when you give it a try.

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  4. Big, big smiles. It was a dark and stormy night indeed... And I love that calendar. Your daughter knows you well.
    Lee's and my story have gone up on my blog.

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    1. Hi EC, I read both yours and Lee's stories, as always you both did really good. Our Daughter usually hits a home run when she gets gifts for us, I have used this one for quite a few years.

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  5. I love dark and stormy nights, even in books I can feel the electrified air as thunderheads gather and lightning flashes. I love Snoopy too, but my hero is Hobbes, the tiger beloved by Calvin.
    I'll be working on my story tomorrow and posting on Friday as always, unless I can't think of anything. My mind is MIA at the moment.

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    1. Hey River, Maybe you could feature Hobbes in a story, I have a feeling between Calvin and Hobbes, and Lola that your imagination could run a little wild ;-)

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  6. I can draw Snoopy from several angles and love amusing children with my ability to draw such a beloved character.

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    1. Drawing Snoopy for the children definitely will make you a favorite among all the other parents, everyone loves Snoopy.

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  7. That is a cool calendar. I think even Lucy might approve, as long as she wasn't kissed by dog lips, and it didn't encroach on the space for her Psychiatric Help booth.

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    1. Very true Val, and Lucy is a tough cookie to get over to Snoopy's side too.

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  8. Jimmy, that's very well written, I'm soon going out in the cold with a hot cup of coffee to get some fresh air.

    I'll check my new blog later, in case you happen to stop by my friend.

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    1. Thank you Lon, I've already dropped by your new blog my friend.

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  9. I have Snoopy decals (with him sitting at a typewriter) on my car's back windows. They help me find my car in a parking lot. I glue a fresh Snoopy trinket on my husband's grave marker every spring because he was a huge fan. So I get how someone can call him their favorite author. LOL Another great word challenge polished off like the pro you are, Jimmy.

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    1. Jean, I knew that you would appreciate a post about Snoopy, I had a feeling that he was your favorite author also.

      Thank you Jean, I appreciate you so much.

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  10. Hmmm! I feel slightly jealous that you have a Snoopy calendar and I, one who absolutely loves him, have none. You're a dab hand at writing with chosen words, Jimmy, well done.

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    1. Good morning Valerie, We will need to find a Snoopy calendar for you then, my daughter gave me that one a good ten years ago.

      Thank you Valerie, I am really honored with your nice compliment.

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    2. Valerie here is a link to one on Amazon that Arkansas Patti found.
      Snoopy Perpetual Calendar

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    3. Thank you, Jimmy and Arkansas Patti. In great excitement I raced along to the link you gave only to find they can't accept UK purchasers. It's a cruel world!

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    4. Now you have me searching, if you use e-bay they have one listed and their shipping institutions list the UK as one of their locations, this one also has a buy it now price. Snoopy Perpetual Calendar

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  11. Who doesn't love Snoopy and his faith in his penmanship?

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  12. That calendar makes it impossible to start the day with a frown. Pretty sure I will Google one as soon as I hit publish here in hopes of finding one like it.

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    1. Hey Patti, this one has sure been the source of a lot of smiles for me.

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  13. Great story about a truly great author, Jimmy!!

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    1. Thank you Fran, He is truly an excellent writer.

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  14. Snoopy and the Red Baron......enemies forever. This was was a fun one Jimmy. Thanks. I needed a chuckle today.

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    1. Hello Delores, I am so happy that you got a chuckle out of it, Snoopy is always good for a smile.

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  15. I've tried those word challenges but I haven't developed the knack for it. Yours was good.

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    1. They can be a lot of fun Rick, I kicked it around for a while before I tried the first one, they do help me think and adjust my thought process when I start getting stuck on what to write.

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  16. Unicorns? I haven't seen any of those lately!
    Nice little story Jimmy. If I can find the time, maybe I'll participate some time.

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    1. Sometimes when you get up real early and haven't quite woken up yet, those horses can favor a Unicorn ha ha.

      I bet you would do a good job when you decide to jump in also.

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  17. This is very SWEET story for adorable writer Jimmy !
    your wife is so lucky to have you and i am so do you

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    1. Thank you Baili, I am so lucky to have her, I appreciate your kindness my friend.

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