Author: Derek R Henig

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Glower

Welcome to The Word! Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, glower, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ glou-er ]

Verb

  1. To look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, glower, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Wendy stood, staring at the square canvas hanging on the wall, her arms folded, and her eyebrows furrowed. Simple lines and arcs, painted in basic primary colors, stared back at her. 

 “What a load of rubbish,” Wendy muttered. 

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Eolian

Welcome to The Word! Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, eolian, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ ee-OH-lee-un ]

Adjective

  1. Borne, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, eolian, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

It was the voice of angels, some said. Ghosts, said others. The tales and legends could agree on only one thing: the wind did indeed carry a secret message, a voice that spoke to the citizens of the small town nestled at the bottom of a mountain valley.

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Vehemence

Welcome to The Word! Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, vehemence, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ vee-uh-muhns ]

Noun

    • Great or excessive passion; eagerness or fervor of personal feeling, action, expression, etc.; passionate force, intensity, or excitement.
    • An instance of this; a vehement impulse or action.
  2. Great physical force, violence, or vigor. Also: loudness, intensity, or violence of sound.
    • Intensity or strength of heat, color, smell, etc. 
    • Severity or virulence of pain, disease, etc.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, vehemence, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Sweat beaded upon her forehead and dripped down her cheek. Her muscles taught, and her movements precise. The goggles over her face and the gloves on her hands offered her all the protection she needed, but it was still hotter than Hell. Yet, her mind never considered the heat anymore. 

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Longueur

Welcome to The Word. Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, longueur, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ lawn-GUR ]

Noun

  1. A dull and tedious passage or section (as of a book, play, or musical composition) — usually used in plural.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, longueur, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Hans stopped the fluid motion of his fingers across the keys, and they turned into fists. He brought them down upon the white and black, releasing the terrible muddied sound from the piano’s internal strings.

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Blithesome

Welcome to The Word. Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, blithesome, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ BLITH-səm ]

Adjective

  1. (of a person) Having a cheerful disposition.
  2. Filled with, marked by, or causing pleasure.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, blithesome, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

I couldn’t have predicted how much the sounds of those four instruments would have affected me. It’s startling how much my mood could change, even my world-view could change, from such a simple thing as music. The funny thing is that I was there because it was the first club I’d seen; the first place where I could drown my sorrows. 

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