John Wooden, American basketball coach and player
Written for Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt. Image credit: basketballforcoaches.com.
Do you need a muse to get your creative juices flowing during these hot, sultry days of August? Try a dose of Fandango’s Dog Days of August prompt.
At 6:00 am Pacific time each day this month, I will be posting a new theme. Today’s theme is “create a character.” Create an interesting character and describe him or her? Tell us a little something about your character. Share a story, a poem, a photo, a drawing, some music, or whatever you wish to share about the character you created.
If you wish to participate, please write your post, use the tag #FDDA, and create a pingback to this post or manually add your link in the comments.
And, of course, take some time to read the other responses to this prompt. See how other bloggers are coping with the dog days of August.
Welcome to August 22, 2020 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 “character.”
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 is remarkable,” Donna said. “What a transformation.”
Steve beamed. “Yeah, we gutted the place,” he said. “Took it down to the studs, reconfigured the layout a little for a better flow, and created an open concept for the kitchen, dining area, and family room.”
“Wow, just wow,” Donna said. “You did an amazing job, that’s all I can say.”
“Thanks,” Steve said. “We also added a powder room on this level and created a master suite upstairs by combining two of the four bedrooms. It has an en-suite bathroom and a huge walk-in closet.”
“So when are you putting it on the market?” Donna asked.
“I still need to stage it, but probably next week if all goes well,” Steve said. “I spent just north of a hundred grand on the renovation, and I think I can clear twice that on the flip.”
“That’s fantastic, Steve,” Donna said. “But I am wondering about the exterior. I see you didn’t clean out the weeds growing out front or do anything about the badly worn steps.”
“I will get rid of the weeds and prune the plants, but I can’t touch the steps,” Steve said.
“Why not?” Donna asked. “Aren’t they a tripping hazard?”
“I thought so, too,” Steve said, “but this community has a restrictive covenant. You can do whatever you want to the interior of the homes, but you can’t make any changes to the exterior. They insist on maintaining the ‘original character’ of the neighborhood.”
“Safety be damned, I guess,” Donna sighed.
Written for Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt.
“It doesn’t look like it’s been well maintained,” Chuck said to his wife. “Look at these vines and branches. They practically block this window.”
“First of all,” Anita said, “that’s a rose bush. It just needs to be cut back a bit and given some TLC.”
“The whole house needs TLC,” Chuck noted.
“But it has so much character,” Anita countered.
“That is just another word for money pit,” said Chuck. “I want a brand new house that no one else has ever lived in.”
“But all those new houses are so cookie cutter, so bland. They have no character at all,” said Anita.
“You can find plenty of characters if you watch TV or read a good book,” Chuck said sarcastically. “And the windows. They’re probably the originals. Single pane and no doubt drafty. Can you imagine what it would cost to heat the place?”
“What I can imagine is how owning this home would be like living in a fairytale,” said Anita, somewhat dreamily.
“More like a nightmare,” Chuck said.
After listening to Chuck and Anita bickering, the real estate agent who was showing them the property had had enough. “You two aren’t ready to buy a house together,” she said. “You need to get on the same page and I suggest couples counseling as a good first step.”
Written for this week’s Thursday Photo Prompt from Sue Vincent. (I think I’ve been watching too many episodes of “House Hunters” on HGTV.)
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