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 the comments. Thank you, Sammi!
Word Prompt
Antipathy
Challenge
It’s not in my DNA
I cannot muster sympathy for whining
My tolerance for whinging is nil
Moaning about your life
And doing nothing about it
Is antipathy to me
A Dalectable Life 
Nice one, Dale. Photo too. Love those sorrowful sunflowers
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Thanks, Crispina. Was gonna use one with the flower head drooping but it was too pretty!
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Sunflowers are so much more interesting when they reach this stage of their life.
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I think they definitely do offer more!
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Indeed. Agreed.
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Dear Dale,
While you might not have patience for a lot of whinging, you’re a wonderful confidante and friend…not to mention a role model in facing adversity. Well written as always.
Shalom and lotsa hugs,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
It’s not like I don’t have my own moments 😉
And I am more than happy to lend an ear.
Thank you, my friend.
Shalom and lotsa love,
Rochelle
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Good job. Again, a unique take on a prompt word! 🙂
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Thank you, ma’am!
30 words ain’t much to play with (thank goodness when it comes to a word I don’t use in general…)
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Yes, I can understand that. 🙂
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Me too! But sometimes I have to show a little tolerance (although it may be feigned!)
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Same here 😉
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Just perfect…a clever and judicious use of spare prose.
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Why thank you, my friend!
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nicely done; this challenge is tempting – just 30 words. but I am sure it is much harder than it appears on the surface
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Thank you, Jim! I must apologise for my tardy response. Somehow you ended up in my spam!
Sometimes the idea comes but the word restriction makes me either change ideas or make it work!
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Q,
A…..MEN! Sistah soul.
If you were to cull thirty words out of this one word, you provided the best avenue with which to arrive. No whine, no pine, no woe is me. We’ve got too many peeps like that in the world as it is. There is no more room at the “Pity Me Inn”, so kindly remove your manufactured drama peeps and don’t let the door hit your whiney mopey asses on the way out, thank you very much!
Perfect, just perfect. 🙂
B
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B,
And peace be with you!!
I am so glad my thirty words provided. And you know and I know that we have the same tolerance level for manufactured drama. Here’s your hat, do hurry out!
Thank you, thank you very much!
Q
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Yeah no. I ain’t got time for their manufactured pain. Those peeps should just get busy dialing up some Carly Simon and sit at home with a bottle of red as far as I’m concerned,
De Nantucket, Elvira! (The feminine Elvis, since Elvisa sounds like a cross between a girl’s name and aerosol can cheese).
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You and me both. They can add in some Barry Manilow or Air Supply…
I’ll take the Elvira. Coz you’re right Elvisa is wrong on so many levels.
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Both! 🙂
It really is. It ain’t sounding the least bit like black velvet. Hell . . sounds like more a white rapper. From Kentucky at that!
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🙂
Yeah. No. Besides. Elvira had a badass side that I can appreciate
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I knew you’d see the dark and sexy side of the coin. 😉
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But if course! 😊
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Of course! 😉
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Well said Dale. I hate to see dead sunflowers 💜
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They just seemed appropriate for this one
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I get it 💜
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Hear, hear. I’m with you on the antipathy front. Well done, Dale.
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Thank you, kind sir!
No time for that schtuff.
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Yeah. Life is too short and getting shorter. (Well, for us older folks.)
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I hear ya. Toilet paper thing. The closer the the end of the roll, the faster it spins…
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Good metaphor.😊
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Right?
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Another is “circling the drain.”
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Yep. A friend of mine uses that one.
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“Don’t buy green bananas”
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Classic!
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Right?
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Absolutely!
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Again, another bit of you in meeting the challenges of prompts. Unlike the flowers, you hang your head high.
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Thank you, Frank. You are right. It is another bit of me. And I chose this pic quite for that reason!
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PS: Off topic – the current beach walk has “can’t miss” status for you.
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I saw. Matter of fact, your Beach Walk no. 54 has been open on my computer for two days! I started reading it, had to run; started again, had to run… Now… Imma sit down and read right through till I get to Nat 😉
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… and I knew you would love Nat.
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Of course.
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Right on! ⚡️💥
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I ain’t got no time for that 😉
🧙♀️🌟
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The poem fits well with the photo. Sunflowers bring a sadness touch. 😦
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Thanks, Charlie!
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You are welcome, Dale. 🙂
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