plethora

Weekend Writing Prompt — The Discovery

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Carol opened the antique trunk and gasped. Inside was a plethora of letters, bound in faded silk ribbons. Each envelope was addressed to her grandfather in a looping feminine script.

Her heart pounding, Carol unfolded the first one. “My dearest William…” it began, and ended with “Love forever, Lydia”

“Who was Lydia?” she wondered. Then she smiled. “I didn’t think the old geezer had it in him.”

Written for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt, where the challenge is “plethor” in exactly 67 words. Image generated by me using ChatGPT.

FOWC with Fandango — Plethora

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FOWCWelcome to March 26, 2021 and to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). It’s designed to fill the void after WordPress bailed on its daily one-word prompt.

I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (US).

Today’s word is “plethora.”

Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.

Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Please check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, please manually add your link in the comments.

And be sure to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this prompt. You will marvel at their creativity.

Brave New World?

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7B13A2EF-94F8-4E24-A98E-9AB7932BE707“It’s alive!” Dr. Frankenstein shouted when signs of life emerged from his creation. “I have dedicated my life to reanimating life. Do you realize what this means?”

“Not really,” said Igor.

“You idiot,” Dr. Frankenstein yelled. “This is a harbinger of a brave new world. The value of my achievement is beyond comprehension. It’s a scientific spring forward into an almost unimaginable future where death can be beaten.”

“Oh,” said Igor.

“Igor, the biggest inadequacy of humanity is that our lives are limited to decades,” Dr. Frankenstein said, “But my ability to reanimate life opens up a plethora of heretofore unimaginable opportunities for mankind. Can’t you see it?”

“Sure, boss,” Igor said. “If you say so.”

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Written for Teresa’s Opposites Attract prompt, where the words are plethora and inadequacy. Also for Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge, where the line is “It’s alive.” And for these daily prompts: Word of the Day Challenge (dedicate), Your Daily Word Prompt (harbinger), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (value), and Ragtag Daily Prompt (spring).