Successive eclipses

This week it seemed to me each piece posted was very soon eclipsed by the  one that followed it – such a rich experience reading them one after the other, but as happens less often, for me there was one stand-out piece which ultimately eclipsed the rest, and that was Jim's 'The worm' – The opening sentence such a feast of language and description: I trust we'll see more of Gork.

 Words for the coming week: elbow flash  sock

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Entries by midnight  Thursday 3rd March  new words posted Friday 4th

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Six varieties of lime

 Six varieties of lime

And all of them inventive in their usage in this week's crop of postings; one of the especial pleasures  of hosting this site. For the instant hook of the opening line, and neat stitching of the gruesome story, Terrie's 'Sewing lesson' wins top spot, closely followed by the similarly neat dialogue of John's 'Conflicting details.' .

Words for the coming week: eclipse throat vary

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Entries by midnight  Thursday 24th February,  new words posted Friday 25th February

Eas(ier) does it

 An impressive  set of very smoothly-executed prompt-insertions this week, which brings accolades for

Antonia, and a dead heat between Terrie, for her 'Small marauders' and Perry, for 'Snark loves company', a truly delightful pair. Thank you all for the rich entertainment. 

Words for the coming week: cable lime protect

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Entries by midnight  Thursday 17th February,  new words posted Friday 18th February

Irresistible sparkling

 As you might expect when 'magpie' is one of the prompt words, even so Jim managed a ripe bit of gruesome in his 'Keep your mouth shut', and Antonia's insertion of all three in her un-numbered 'Stop the week' was as smooth as ever. This week, however, David's clever and delightful 'Sing a song of pig pens' flew to the top of the list and stayed there, cheering me every time I read it.

 Words for the coming week: bookmark  limp wreak

 Entries by midnight  Thursday 11th February,  new words posted Friday 12th February

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