Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! Even before I knew there was a phrase for it, I loved the idea of liminal space. Those are times and places where things are not strictly one thing or another. Merriam-Webster defines it as 1: of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold : barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response 2: of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitional. And this fandom wiki expands on the idea with several examples.
As for me, I remember first encounter the idea of it as the time that Bert the Chimneysweep sang about in Mary Poppins ('ardly no day an' 'ardly no night) and how that description filled me with delightful shudders.
My cottage is close to a dump (maybe a bit too close). It is a liminal space... at least when the attendant is "working/creating".
ReplyDeleteMy mind segued from liminal space to subliminal space because of a long-ago interest of mine. I hope I haven't bored everyone to pieces with my discussion of subliminal advertising, which fascinates me!
ReplyDeleteThis was an interesting prompt. I look forward to reading others and hope that mine was okay to link up.
ReplyDeleteA fascinating prompt indeed! Just happened that I wrote one a few days ago for April poetry month which fits beautifully. I only hope I've written it well enough to be understandable.
ReplyDeleteDear people, I'm a bit sleepy today after my first COVID jab – not unpleasantly so, however might leave reading and commenting on some of you until (my) tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and challenging prompt Rommy. Liminal I believe means “at/on the threshold”, so I created a Silversteinian humorous piece about something being on the threshold of bustin’ out. I think I addressed the prompt,with this — I hope!
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