Author: Derek R Henig

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Endogenous

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, endogenous, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ en-DAH-jən-əs ]

Adjective

  1. Having an internal cause or origin.
  2. Confined within a group or society.

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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, endogenous, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

Brin felt… odd. She sipped her fresh-squeezed orange juice and eyed her half-eaten plate of eggs and toast with suspicion. Yet, with a little thought, it was quickly apparent that this wasn’t some stomach ache.

“Brin, honey?” her mom said while she fried up more eggs in the cast iron skillet. “Not hungry?” 

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Tyro

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, tyro, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ TYE-roh ]

Noun

  1. A beginner in learning
  2. A novice

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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, tyro, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

The doctor came in with the classic words every patient “longs” to hear. 

“Emma, I have some good news and some not so good news.” 

Emma rolled her eyes, which was about all she could do. A brace around her neck, a sore throat that made her wish she was one of those firey-sword-swallowers, and only one limb not braced up in a stiff cast—her left leg.

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Immemorial

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, immemorial, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ im-uh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr- ]

Adjective

  1. Extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge.

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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, immemorial, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

Gustav sat patiently behind the controls of his one-person submarine—one of his designs. As he fumbled with the joy-stick and pushed buttons, two mechanical arms extended from the yellow, spherical bubble that he sat inside.

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Urticaceous

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, urticaceous, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ uhr-tih-KAY-shuhs ]

Adjective

  1. Relating to a nettle.
  2. Stinging.

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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, urticaceous, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

If an alien took a look at my life, they’d no doubt conclude that the sole purpose of my existence is to find as many different ways to kill a person as possible and to then do it—and they wouldn’t be wrong.

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Vaunted

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, vaunted, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ VAWN-tud ]

Adjective

  1. highly or widely praised or boasted about

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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, vaunted, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

It was time to bring it home; time to leave them all speechless. Shara took a moment to stare at her notes atop the podium while cameras flashed multiple times a second. She didn’t need to read the notes but wanted to add that extra level of suspense for the press.

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