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rumbles head walk creature dirt visit criminal mind know thinking exist writer
the writer didn't want to know the sorts of things his visit with the criminal had unfortunately put into his head, but there they were. the thoughts that exist in the mind of that...creature, who until recently, was allowed to walk among them left him thinking there was no hope for humanity at all. in the aftermath of their interview, he was surprised to find his generally well-ordered ideas all seemed to be aligned against each other like gangs conducting rumbles in the dirt of their childhood playgrounds, caught up in the chaos of having to consider they may not be as forthright as he had previously felt assured. as if his long held convictions were warring over the assumption of their own sanity in the face of derangement - that the lunacy he had just engaged with might just have a point that people with less confidence in themselves would easily believe and accept. he shook his head to clear it, and stood briefly in the late afternoon sun to take a deep breath of air in, before releasing it slowly. he shook his head again as he stepped towards his car, and did his best to compose himself for the drive back to his office, where he would have to formulate a way to present his findings that didn't humanize the criminal or his sick ideas so much that he unintentionally promoted them.
Luckily, I can comment. You did a beautiful job with thiese prompts. I guess it isn't surprising that we both wrote on a similar theme, given the prompts. I find that often when I can't find a way to comment on a blog that if I click on its title, a different version of the blog comes up that does include a place to comment. This is a fairly new phenomenon within the past year. The Internet seems to be changing at a faster rate than I can sometimes keep up with. All the applications, including Word Press.
ReplyDeletewell thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment! I appreciate the positive feedback, and look forward to reading your contribution this week ~
DeleteGood write about internal conflict, that specific, skin-crawling sensation of having an ‘intellectual parasite’ an idea that is repulsive but strangely hard to shake 🙌
ReplyDeletethanks Ange, I appreciate the feedback. also thanks for your visit and comment!
DeleteI liked the concept of this piece as well as including all the required words. This seems like a dilemma that journalists must wrestle with. 🦊🌿❌️🌹❤️
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it - thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!
Deleteenjoyed the read.
ReplyDeleteTwo words: 'a story with twelve prompt words?!?!'
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lol! thanks Clark - I just put the words where they tell me they want to be. sometimes they speak more clearly than others.
Deletewow, great story and used the wordle well.... it is true the writer can only be objective otherwise his story is tainted... how in fact does one distance himself from the person he speaks of without being haunted by a person's spirit...
ReplyDeletethank you - I appreciate your visit and comment!
Deletewonderful use of the words in the prompt!
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