It’s time once again for E.M. Kingston’s The Sunday Ramble. Her prompt is based upon a certain topic about which she asks five questions. We are invited to ramble on about that topic however we wish. Today’s topic is “Creativity & Imagination.”
1. When did you first discover your love of writing?
I’m not sure how old I was, but I am sure I was older than Dillon Helbig.
2. Would you say that you found your imagination at a young age or when you became older? If you want to, share something you discovered with your imagination.
I had an imaginary friend when I was a young kid. Does that count?
3. What is your favorite genre to write about? (Example: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, True Crime, etc.)
I like to read almost any genre, but when it comes to writing, I try, except when it comes to politics, to keep things fairly light and breezy. I’d say my favorite writing genre is eclecticism.
4. Do you ever get “writer’s block”? If so, do you have a reason of why it happens?
Not really. With all of the prompts that my fellow bloggers create each day, I am never at a loss for something to write about. There are times, however, when I’m not really in the mood to write, but that’s not because I’m suffering from writer’s block.
5. Can you tell me something that I do not know that you do not mind sharing about your style of writing?
I can’t really think of anything that you, E.M., or anyone else who reads my blog, doesn’t know about my style of writing. I have no fixed style. I write about whatever strikes my fancy. Hence, this, that, and the other.
The idea behind Who Won the Week is to give you the opportunity to select who (or what) you think “won” this past week. Your selection can be anyone or anything — politicians, celebrities, athletes, authors, bloggers, your friends or family members, books, movies, TV shows, businesses, organizations, whatever.
If you want to participate, write your own post designating who you think won the week and why you think they deserve your nod. Then link back to this post and tag you post with FWWTW.
In my continuing effort to avoid politics, this week’s Who Won the Week winner is Dillon Helbig. Armed with pencils and crayons, the Boise, Idaho second-grader wrote a book in which a boy finds himself magically transported to the North Pole. He’s chased by a moose into a time portal that transports him back to 1621, where he joins the first Thanksgiving in colonial America. Just when things can’t get any crazier, the boy is eaten by a giant turkey.
Dillon had been writing and illustrating his own stories since he was about six. But he felt that the audience for his fiction shouldn’t be limited to just his mom and dad. So, after he handwrote his latest story, The Adventures of Dillon Helbig’s Crismis, during Christmas break, he decided to secretly slip the book onto the shelves of the local library on a trip there with his grandmother.
Dillon Helbig and his hit book
Alex Hartman, a library manager, discovered the 81-page novel and read it to his 6-year-old son, who giggled with delight. Library staff agreed that The Adventures of Dillon Helbig’s Crismis belonged in the library’s permanent collection. The book now commands a 55-person waitlist, and Dillon is hard at work on a much-anticipated sequel.
So congratulations Dillon. You won the week this week. And best of luck on your budding career as an author. All of us bloggers are jealous of you.
What about you? Who (or what) do you think won the week?
Oh, if you were concerned that I was totally abandoning all things political, I give you this:
For this week’s Song Lyric Sunday theme, Jim Adams has given us the words Can’t, Don’t, Shouldn’t, and Won’t. I decided to run with the Hall & Oates song, “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) because I have a feeling the sentimental favorite this week might just be Meatloaf’s “I’d Do Anything For Love”…but I won’t do that. Or maybe Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” Or Maybe the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” We’ll see.
“I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” was written and recorded by the American duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates. Sara Allen, Hall’s girlfriend, was attributed as co-writer. Hall wrote most of the lyrics, with some ideas being contributed by Sara Allen. The song was released in November 1981 as the second single from their tenth studio album, Private Eyes. It became the fourth number one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also one of fourteen Hall & Oates songs that have been played on the radio over a million times.
“I can’t go for that, no can do” was a phrase Daryl Hall used when he was pressured to go along with the crowd against his wishes. According to Songfacts, when the song came out, a review in the British press insisted it was about bondage, to which Daryl Hall mockingly responded, “The English… everything has to do with sexual perversion!”
Many listeners assumed the lyrics were about a relationship, but according to John Oates, in reality the song was about individuality and personal choice. It’s specific focus was on the music business and not being pushed around by big labels, managers, and agents and being told what to do. It was about being creatively true to yourself. Oates said, “The theme is sort of ongoing with us, that people should think for themselves, do what they believe. They shouldn’t act or do things just because other people do, or because the government says to do it, or because their fathers and mothers say this is the right thing. People have to be able to assess each situation, based on their own beliefs, and not just follow along.”
Here are the lyrics to the song.
Easy, ready, willing, overtime, Where does it stop, where do you dare me to draw the line. You’ve got the body, now you want my soul, Don’t even think about it, say no go. I– I ‘ll do anything that you want me to do, And I’ll do almost anything, that you want me too, ooh,
But I can’t go for that, (No can do) No, I can’t go for that, (No can do) Oh, I can’t go for that, (No can do)
I can’t go for that, can’t go for that, can’t go for that.
I can go for being twice as nice, I can go for just repeating the same old lines. Use the body, now you want my soul, Ooh, forget about it, now say no go.
I– I’ll do anything that you want me to do, And I’ll do almost anything that you want me to do,
But I can’t go for that, (No can do) No, I can’t go for that, (No can do) Oh, I can’t go for that, (No can do)I can’t go for that, can’t go for that, can’t go for that.
Oh, I– I’ll do anything that you want me to do, And I’ll do almost anything that you want me to do,
But I can’t go for that, (No can do) No, I can’t go for that, (No can do) Oh, I can’t go for that, (No can do)
I can’t go for that, can’t go for that, can’t go for that, can’t go for that. I can’t go for that,
can’t go for that (No can do) I can’t go, I can’t go– for that, (No can do) Oh, I can’t go for that, (No can do) Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no can do, Oh, I can’t go for that, yeah, (No can do) No, no, no, no, no, no…..
It’s February 13, 2022. Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.).
Today’s word is “reprieve.”
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.
This, That, and the Other 