Velvet Verbosity

Hello my lovely readers.  I hate when life goes into so much over drive that I can’t even get over here to give you an update.  100 Words will be back up and running next week, so look for the round up and challenge on Sunday.   Last weekend I had a sudden request to write an article for a major online magazine in my industry and I had to “seize the day”, but it meant I spent the weekend doing some hardcore investigative reporting and I was up all night Sunday putting it all together.  Then Monday I was dealing with the editing process while still trying to work my day job and get my kids all the places they needed to go.  By Tuesday I was behind in my regular work and have been playing catch up for the rest of the week.And I STILL haven’t had time to figure out what’s wrong with Velvet Verbosity on the back end.  So…I apologize for not being here with your challenge.  I do love what we’ve got going here, but the hard reality is that it’s a luxury not a necessity and in the great scheme of things I just couldn’t get it all done this week.

Just a quick note to tell you that I punched my blog in the face, and now we’re both pouting in our respective corners.  Something has gone very wrong behind the scenes over here, and I can’t get a post to format to save my life.  I think it’s an upgrade issue, but not sure.  Hang tight while the wordpress luddite tries to patch things back together.  If you want to get started on the new word, it’s

Fortune 

I‘ve been a little scarce these past two weeks.  I wouldn’t even know where to begin telling you all that is going on in my life presently.  Lots and lots of mostly good stuff all converging at once, and I can barely catch my breath.  I keep thinking it’s going to slow down, but this week is already off to an overwhelming start.  I feel a little like my head might implode, but I can’t honestly complain about a lot of what is going on, since it’s mostly productive and good.  Just too much all at the same time, and yeah, it’s stressing me out.

Not enough time for my own writing, for blogging, for fun.  But the 100 words will go on.  (With or without me I’m beginning to suspect!)  My pick of the week is Mike, because BANG ZIP POW, this entry hit me right in the face with its power.

You can’t see it, but it’s there. It’s doubt. Fear. Loneliness. Anger. It’s cynicism. It’s snark, and spite, and denial of the rationality of those who oppose you. It’s rage, and violence, and destruction. It’s separation from light, goodness, trust, hope. You can see it in the path you’ve chosen, and you can see it reflected in the embryonic psyche of your child. You never wanted them to find it, but they know it now, and they will learn the contours of the insides of the fog soon enough. It’s there, and it’s growing, and it pulls at your ankles.

Wow.

In other words:

• Sarah’s Smile by Titanium 
• Darkness by Tara
• A Turn at the End of the Road by Patti
• Not in Shadow by Chloe (aka Gadgical)
• Darkness by LouCeel
• Darkness by newcomer Snowshoe
• Mommycosm is back with her entry on Darkness.
• Another newcomer Vera!

By the way, thanks to Tara for the “Darkness” challenge.  It was clearly very inspiring; lots of really moving pieces this last week!This week’s challenge (for details on how to play, go here), is again from Dies the Fire: A Novel of the Change, by S.M. Stirling.  Still lots of death and mayhem, makeshift armor and weapons, leaders emerging, and wars a-brewing. And the word is:

Overall

Write 100 words on it, post to your blog, and leave a comment here so we can find you.  Challenge closes on Saturday-ish. Don’t forget TITLES!  Happy writing!

With love,

Just a super quick post because I know you’re all checking back and you’re all, “Where in the world is VV?”.  Buried under a mountain of deadlines and caught in the cogwheels of a huge family scheduling transition.  I’ll be back later today with your new word, and then I’ll edit this post on Wednesday or Thursday with the roundup.  Hey, I have an idea!  Is anyone currently reading something they would like to pull a word from?  If so, leave it in the comments and I’ll check back this evening.  Muah!  Gotta run, bye!Update: Ok, new challenge from Tara:

Darkness