A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in Sammi’s comment section.
PORTAL
“This photo’s always fascinated me.” I turn over the cardboard and study the foreign print. “Wish I could read it.”
Oxana stares at it. “It’s Russian. Very old.”
I flip it back over and gaze at the girl with ineffable awe, wishing I could read her thoughts. “It’s my grandmother Nettie Weinberg and her mother Edith. Great-grandma looks like she walked right out of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, doesn’t she?”
Ineffable. What a word. Indescribable and at the same time, awesome. Good story, and not fiction.
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Dear Jan,
Always nice to add a new word to the vocabulary. Who knows? I might be able to use it in Scrabble. 😉 Thank you, m’luv.
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Lovely story, Rochelle.
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Thank you, Jo.
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I read you stories with ineffable awe. Thanks for introducing me to a new word. Lovely story, dear Rochelle.
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Dear Neel,
What an ineffably sweet thing to say. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow, what a gem of a photo to have!!! Fantastic!
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I only recently learned my great grandmother’s name. My aunt Edith was named for in Ashkenazi tradition. 😉
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🙂
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Dear Rochelle,
I love how you share these lovely personal pieces with us. What a cool thing to have in your possession.
Shalom and lotsa love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
You might recognize it as model for a certain book cover. 😎 And I do cherish this photo. It’s not just immediate family but the cultural tie. 😉 I’m pretty sure I told you my mom’s Hebrew name was Havah.
Thanks for a sweet comment.
Shalom and lotsa ineffable love and hugs,
Rochelle
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I did / do – now that you mention it! And yes, you did 🙂
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😘💜😜
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Neat word – ineffable – I have felt this way – especially looking upon my children’s faces for the first time – Excellent word!
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