Friday Writings #226: Inappropriate Laughter

Greetings, my dear poets and storytellers! 

How is life treating you in your bit of the universe? I hope things are as wonderful as they are for me in some ways (my immune system isn’t trying to kill me at the moment), and not even close to as horrible as they’ve been in other ways (I need more surgeries than prognosticated). It’s all about balance, right? And, if we’re lucky, also about a wee bit of decorum. I haven’t been all that fortunate in the decorum part. 

My latest bit of indignity involved puking all over a surgeon and then bursting into uncontrollable laughter. Which, of course, brought to mind today’s optional prompt: I invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by a moment of inappropriate laughter. Need an example? Here are 3: Raucous laughter at a funeral, giggling during a root canal, explosive cackles when a priest uses the phrase “friendly intercourse with your classmates might help”. 

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Please add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant. 369 words maximum (excluding title). Let your poetry or prose be old or new, inspired by the prompt or by a topic of your choosing. Visit other contributors. Read their writings… and comment. 

next week, we’ll invite you to be inspired by one of the following quotes (or any quote) from The Princess Bride: 1. “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” 2. “Mostly dead is slightly alive.” 3. “We are men of action, lies do not become us.” 4. “True love is the greatest thing in the world... except for a nice MLT—mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe.” 

Friday Writings #225: If These Bookshelves Could Talk (or Write)

I love bookshelves, book piles, books leaning (interestingly) against unexpected places. I have 5 bookshelves in the room where I spend most of my time. I also have books on top of dressers, on windowsills, on plant stands, and pretty much everywhere I can get away with. I love looking at my books, dusting them, rearranging them, playing with them, pulling them out to smile at a particularly loved passage… 📚🥰 📚

So, my dear poets and storytellers, since I know I’m not the only one who LOVES spending time with a favorite bookshelf (or 13), for today’s optional prompt, I invite you to find inspiration on your bookshelves. Interpret this any way you like (take a picture, explore the titles, the arrangement of the books... and write on).

Add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant, please. 369 words maximum. Share old or new poetry or prose, write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing. Visit other writers. Share your thoughts on their words. 

next week, we shall invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by a moment of inappropriate laughter. Need an example? Here are 3: Raucous laughter at a funeral, giggling during a root canal, explosive cackles when a priest uses the phrase “friendly intercourse with your classmates might help”.