I chose 7 adjectives and 7 nouns at random from the
dictionary. I matched up one of each for seven days. Each day for a week, I
will write a 100-word story using and/or inspired by (loosely or closely) each
word pair.
#3
#3
adjective – middle-aged: being of the age intermediate
between youth and old age, roughly between 45 and 65
noun – enceinte: a wall or enclosure, as of some fortified
place
A tire shop. A phone number. Coffee. Then a movie. Then
dinner and a movie only they never got to the movie that time, couldn’t stop
talking. Six months later, a casual (but actually terrified) request: “You
wanna just get married?” Laughter, a kiss. A small, simple wedding. A really
big yard sale, then down to one house and a mortgage with two names. Today it’s
twelve years together (starting from the tire shop), and they’re both
forty-seven, and they’re (inexplicably to many) just as happy as ever. She is
his comfort; he is her fortress. Middle age is good.
1 comment:
I like this one. :-)
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