Writers’ Dash: January 2015
Morning Dash
1. | Hodgepodge | 2. | Maze | 3. | ———- | 4. | ———- | 5. | Maunder |
6. | Vaunted | 7. | Walleyed | 8. | Inroad | 9. | Crabwise | 10. | ———- |
11. | ———- | 12. | Chicane | 13. | Wheedle | 14. | Bijou | 15. | Lodestar |
16. | Sashay | 17. | ———- | 18. | ———- | 19. | Impish | 20. | Tangential |
21. | Cavernous | 22. | Nocturnal | 23. | Quixotic | 24. | ———- | 25. | ———- |
26. | Bellicose | 27. | Servile | 28. | Timorous | 29. | Egress | 30. | Corpulent |
31. | ———- |
Evening Dash
1. | Algid | 2. | Glissade | 3. | ———- | 4. | ———- | 5. | Weal |
6. | Silhouette | 7. | Gritty | 8. | Smite | 9. | Utopia | 10. | ———- |
11. | ———- | 12. | Jink | 13. | Fleer | 14. | Sully | 15. | Inkhorn |
16. | Flapdoodle | 17. | ———- | 18. | ———- | 19. | Virtuoso | 20. | Sentient |
21. | Slavish | 22. | Juju | 23. | Penurious | 24. | ———- | 25. | ———- |
26. | Sapid | 27. | Missive | 28. | Surreal | 29. | Insular | 30. | Paradox |
31. | ———- |
Pick-A-Prompt (Writers’ Dash Archive)
001. | Loup-garou | 002. | Eidolon | 003. | Cantrip | 004. | Uncanny | 005. | Trundle |
006. | Rime | 007. | Siesta | 008. | Quench | 009. | Foofaraw | 010. | Bonhomie |
011. | Olla podrida | 012. | Wassail | 013. | Salad Days | 014. | Pogonip | 015. | Bloodless |
016. | Hoary | 017. | Foundling | 018. | Alabaster | 019. | Blizzard | 020. | Lambent |
021. | Arctic | 022. | Northern Lights | 023. | Incandesce | 024. | Glisten | 025. | Sleigh bells |
026. | Nativity | 027. | Icicle | 028. | Twinkle | 029. | Cuspidor | 030. | Pavement |
031. | Jonquil | 032. | Dawn | 033. | Murder | 034. | Anemone | 035. | Dainty |
036. | Nouveau | 037. | Hogmanay | 038. | Sobriquet | 039. | Memento | 040. | Donnybrook |
041. | Farrier | 042. | Troubadour | 043. | Crimson | 044. | Scissors | 045. | Sizzle |
046. | Serpentine | 047. | Crush | 048. | Steep | 049. | Burin | 050. | Moonset |
051. | Froth | 052. | Sere | 053. | Fortification | 054. | Eddy | 055. | Settlement |
056. | Cairn | 057. | Graphite Grey | 058. | Maniacal | 059. | Acrid | 060. | Limpid |
061. | Talisman | 062. | Inkhorn | 063. | Jettison | 064. | Wanderlust | 065. | Vertex |
066. | Rivulet | 067. | Filch | 068. | Birl | 069. | Brontide | 070. | Petrichor |
071. | Tenterhooks | 072. | Bedlam | 073. | Undulant | 074. | Effete | 075. | Presentiment |
076. | Cadence | 077. | Filipendulous | 078. | Soiree | 079. | Wish | 080. | Break |
081. | Rust | 082. | Rain | 083. | Crown | 084. | Peel | 085. | Poison |
086. | Tide | 087. | Future | 088. | Mirror | 089. | Insipid | 090. | Textured |
091. | Providence | 092. | Fragrant | 093. | Abattoir | 094. | Mellifluous | 095. | Peak |
096. | Rugged | 097. | Permafrost | 098. | Ellipse | 099. | Dudgeon | 100. | Tryst |
101. | Toothsome | 102. | Carapace | 103. | Quell | 104. | Poignant | 105. | Argot |
106. | Surge | 107. | Camarilla | 108. | Shard | 109. | Philter | 110. | Maudlin |
111. | Aerie | 112. | Treacly | 113. | Salient | 114. | Flummery | 115. | Agon |
116. | Patina | 117. | Vapid | 118. | Captive | 119. | Larrup | 120. | Mewl |
121. | Jamboree | 122. | Zeitgeist | 123. | Anneal | 124. | Futz | 125. | Burlesque |
126. | Imago | 127. | Rue | 128. | Quaggy | 129. | Pistol | 130. | Barrow |
131. | Church | 132. | Envy | 133. | Shuttle | 134. | Angst | 135. | Cavern |
136. | Starlight | 137. | Urban | 138. | Folly | 139. | Nebulous | 140. | Etiolate |
141. | Inglenook | 142. | Diaphanous | 143. | Rhapsody | 144. | Jejune | 145. | Littoral |
146. | Cockle | 147. | Gimcrack | 148. | Turgid | 149. | Argus-eyed | 150. | Pulchritudinous |
151. | Camelot | 152. | Desultory | 153. | Zephyrean | 154. | Whipsaw | 155. | Umber |
156. | Kinchin | 157. | Daven | 158. | Leeward | 159. | Creep | 160. | Windowsill |
161. | Dander | 162. | Ashes | 163. | Lesion | 164. | Fogbank | 165. | Hunter |
166. | Pollen | 167. | Relic | 168. | Hermitage | 169. | Billet-doux | 170. | Yare |
171. | Promethean | 172. | Gelid | 173. | Virtu | 174. | Willowwacks | 175. | Swan song |
176. | Wan | 177. | Nuque | 178. | Atlas | 179. | Cleave | 180. | Weald |
181. | Brogue | 182. | Lucent | 183. | Weltschmerz | 184. | Flaxen | 185. | Escape |
186. | Arctic | 187. | Tandem | 188. | Hoarse | 189. | Bibelot | 190. | Circus |
191. | Eunuch | 192. | Gaudy | 193. | Mosaic | 194. | Howdah | 195. | Crawfish |
196. | Roue | 197. | Supernatural | 198. | Cadence | 199. | Mesa | 200. | Dormant |
Pick-A-Prompt (Writers’ Dash Archive)
001. | Speech Recognition | 002. | Rhathymia | 003. | Color | 004. | Vociferous | 005. | Subterranean |
006. | Plover | 007. | Cavernous | 008. | Archibald | 009. | Sepulchral | 010. | Hangover |
011. | Hermetic | 012. | Canteen | 013. | Wink | 014. | Power | 015. | Insurmountable |
016. | Occupied Art | 017. | Discrete | 018. | Epithet | 019. | Gargantuan | 020. | Dispassionate |
021. | Ravaged | 022. | Red Eye | 023. | Feather | 024. | Quiescent | 025. | Hue |
026. | Horticulture | 027. | Brouhaha | 028. | Safeguard | 029. | Author | 030. | Exotic |
031. | Ledge | 032. | Parcel | 033. | Daft | 034. | Fair | 035. | Juxtapose |
036. | Elf | 037. | Vanish | 038. | Waterfall | 039. | Dingy | 040. | Velvet |
041. | Dragon | 042. | Conditioning | 043. | Earthling | 044. | Curl | 045. | Mars |
046. | Nothing | 047. | Billow | 048. | Fallow | 049. | Quake | 050. | Corridor |
051. | Urban | 052. | Mischief | 053. | Ribbon | 054. | Crawl Space | 055. | Hum |
056. | Turquoise | 057. | Sparkle | 058. | Nurture | 059. | Diffuse | 060. | Languor |
061. | Suffrage | 062. | Cannibal | 063. | Sugar | 064. | Winery | 065. | Constable |
066. | Vermouth | 067. | Peace | 068. | Advocacy | 069. | Garnet | 070. | Lady Luck |
071. | Savoir-faire | 072. | Textile | 073. | Burnish | 074. | Ameliorate | 075. | Card |
076. | Finagle | 077. | Rotund | 078. | Obliterate | 079. | Concomitant | 080. | Fern |
081. | Pacify | 082. | Knock | 083. | Locust | 084. | Highwayman | 085. | Phoenix |
086. | Commune | 087. | Comprehensive | 088. | Harvest | 089. | Vatic | 090. | Storm |
091. | Space | 092. | Shroud | 093. | Variable | 094. | Sharp | 095. | Ladder |
096. | Turpentine | 097. | Interpose | 098. | Phalanx | 099. | Aperture | 100. | Croon |
101. | Agate | 102. | Pearl | 103. | Circle | 104. | Space Junk | 105. | Fission |
106. | Avalanche | 107. | Limp | 108. | Guillotine | 109. | Erase | 110. | Hush |
111. | Nefarious | 112. | Hallow | 113. | Unearth | 114. | Volatile | 115. | Halcyon |
116. | Fetid | 117. | Ennui | 118. | Chimerical | 119. | Intrepid | 120. | Caterwaul |
121. | Predict | 122. | Anonymous | 123. | Clandestine | 124. | Dormitory | 125. | Concubine |
126. | Sherbet | 127. | Promote | 128. | Cognizant | 129. | Drift | 130. | Someone |
131. | Dotage | 132. | Pettifog | 133. | Maelstrom | 134. | Alpenglow | 135. | Busker |
136. | Deus ex machina | 137. | Visage | 138. | Peccadillo | 139. | Wastrel | 140. | Sojourn |
141. | Camper | 142. | Erstwhile | 143. | Samadhi | 144. | Platypus | 145. | Ostentation |
146. | Sanguine | 147. | Doppler Effect | 148. | Transmigration | 149. | Oscillate | 150. | Tribunal |
151. | Ensorcell | 152. | Hornswoggle | 153. | Diablerie | 154. | Lycanthropy | 155. | Perdition |
156. | Berserk | 157. | Nyctophobia | 158. | Swan song | 159. | Winding | 160. | Pulsate |
161. | Cradle | 162. | Gloaming | 163. | Dowager | 164. | Harbinger | 165. | Curio |
166. | Plangent | 167. | Patina | 168. | Land of Nod | 169. | Vestigial | 170. | Umbrella |
171. | Lagoon | 172. | Redolent | 173. | Seraglio | 174. | Gossamer | 175. | Mellifluous |
176. | Brood | 177. | Curse | 178. | Rinky dink | 179. | Ridge | 180. | Woven |
181. | Pray | 182. | Surge | 183. | Harum scarum | 184. | Tumultuous | 185. | Murmurous |
186. | Niveous | 187. | Ingenue | 188. | Bete noire | 189. | Diaphanous | 190. | Porcelain |
191. | Tarradiddle | 192. | Crabwise | 193. | Bungalow | 194. | Crystalline | 195. | Cataclysm |
196. | Spherical | 197. | Grief | 198. | Furtive | 199. | Maladroit | 200. | Chrysalis |
Pick-A-Prompt (Writers’ Dash Archive)
001. | Masks | 002. | Dove | 003. | Flight | 004. | Disappearance | 005. | Histrionics |
006. | Cheat | 007. | Ripe | 008. | Seed | 009. | Pirate | 010. | Trigger |
011. | Small | 012. | Stamp | 013. | Stream | 014. | Spirit | 015. | Saint |
016. | Twisted | 017. | Shiver | 018. | Music | 019. | Nativity | 020. | Foliage |
021. | Glory | 022. | Melancholy | 023. | Jolly | 024. | Tinsel | 025. | Santa |
026. | Presents | 027. | Rain | 028. | Thicket | 029. | Learn | 030. | Consume |
031. | Letters | 032. | Verify | 033. | Quarter | 034. | Emote | 035. | Pardon |
036. | Muscle | 037. | Ilk | 038. | Hasten | 039. | Marvel | 040. | Codger |
041. | Torrid | 042. | Amicable | 043. | Lantern | 044. | Bounty | 045. | Wander |
046. | Lucid | 047. | Glance | 048. | Antiquate | 049. | Thirst | 050. | Topaz |
051. | Myth | 052. | Veil | 053. | Shell | 054. | Cloudburst | 055. | Northern Lights |
056. | Photograph | 057. | Devotion | 058. | Amorous | 059. | Penultimate | 060. | Create |
061. | Brother | 062. | Cave Dweller | 063. | Midnight | 064. | Old | 065. | Whisper |
066. | 1972 | 067. | Transparent | 068. | Beloved | 069. | Anoint | 070. | Valor |
071. | Quiet | 072. | Fragment | 073. | Paint | 074. | Intergalactic | 075. | Lipstick |
076. | Bird | 077. | Samurai | 078. | Taxidermy | 079. | Blueprint | 080. | Mnemonics |
081. | Caste | 082. | Saccharin | 083. | New York | 084. | Nuclear Family | 085. | Hands |
086. | Candy | 087. | Truffle | 088. | Wisconsin | 089. | Unfurl | 090. | Kitten |
091. | Upbringing | 092. | Harmonica | 093. | Earth | 094. | Spring | 095. | Prodigious |
096. | Manual | 097. | Labyrinth | 098. | Verdure | 099. | Barter | 100. | Bells |
101. | Frailty | 102. | Mantra | 103. | Dance | 104. | Reunion | 105. | Centrifuge |
106. | Wombat | 107. | Affliction | 108. | Elation | 109. | Observe | 110. | Sassafras |
111. | Morris Dance | 112. | Obsession | 113. | Sinister | 114. | Cautious | 115. | Haven |
116. | Promulgated | 117. | Vice | 118. | Mother | 119. | Opine | 120. | Shell Shock |
121. | Doppelganger | 122. | Zeppelin | 123. | Cauterize | 124. | Fast Lane | 125. | Withdraw |
126. | Commend | 127. | Articulate | 128. | Renounce | 129. | Determine | 130. | Program |
131. | Amend | 132. | Signal | 133. | Rotate | 134. | Draw | 135. | Parallel Universe |
136. | Urbane | 137. | Pigment | 138. | Loquacious | 139. | Tempo | 140. | Listening Skills |
141. | Airbrush | 142. | Tenant Rights | 143. | Wild Goose Chase | 144. | Cardinal Sins | 145. | Biscuit |
146. | Paperweight | 147. | Phallic | 148. | License | 149. | Topic | 150. | Lambast |
151. | Ravenous | 152. | Honor | 153. | Duration | 154. | Icon | 155. | Concrete |
156. | Faithful | 157. | Flesh | 158. | Proximity | 159. | Tremble | 160. | Veldt |
161. | Bloody | 162. | Chip | 163. | Ruin | 164. | Lassitude | 165. | Primordial |
166. | Germinal | 167. | Malodorous | 168. | Cigar | 169. | Ambrosia | 170. | Nimbus |
171. | Karma | 172. | Nebula | 173. | Halo | 174. | Ineffable | 175. | Shroud |
176. | Thrombosis | 177. | Umbra | 178. | Filbert | 179. | Well-heeled | 180. | Tuber |
181. | Moonstruck | 182. | Capistrate | 183. | Feline | 184. | Pinion | 185. | Unhinged |
186. | Spur | 187. | Distant | 188. | Crackerjack | 189. | Masquerade | 190. | Mark |
191. | Abacus | 192. | Pelagic | 193. | Splinter | 194. | Voice-over | 195. | Inchoate |
196. | Phantasm | 197. | Felicitate | 198. | Perplexed | 199. | Rodeo | 200. | Change |
Rainy Day
“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.” E.L. Doctorow
I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” Joan Didion
What is this picture saying to you?
Photo ©2009 Harriet Gausman