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Origami

Welcome to The Word. Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, origami, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ or-i-GAH-mee ]

Noun

  1. The art of folding paper into various shapes.
  2. An object made by folding paper.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, origami, where does it take me? Where does it take you? Learn more about “The Word” here.

Mr. Habor pointed silently to the chair in front of his desk, and the boy took the seat in equal silence. Harbor leaned forward, his hands folded beneath his chin, elbows on the desk. 

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Longueur

Welcome to The Word. Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, longueur, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ lawn-GUR ]

Noun

  1. A dull and tedious passage or section (as of a book, play, or musical composition) — usually used in plural.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, longueur, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Hans stopped the fluid motion of his fingers across the keys, and they turned into fists. He brought them down upon the white and black, releasing the terrible muddied sound from the piano’s internal strings.

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Insufflate

Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, insufflate, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ in-suhf-leyt, in-suh-fleyt ]

Verb

  1. To blow or breathe (something) in. (used with object)

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, insufflate, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Nerves? He had none left to hold. Fear? Miles had faced all types of evil in this world. The sea of people before him didn’t frighten. There was nothing on his mind but his brothers in arms on the stage, and the music. 

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Zephyr

Welcome to The Word! Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, zephyr, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ ZEFF-er ]

Noun

  1. A breeze from the west.
  2. A gentle breeze.
  3. Any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, zephyr, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

Zack’s world was crumbling around him, and his thoughts were consumed by it. The love of his life—now with another man. His safe and secure job—fired that morning. The world was a blur around him as he marched with determination to the bridge.

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Precipitate

Welcome to The Word! Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, precipitate, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

[ pri-sip-i-teyt ]

Verb

  1. To hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.

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** Either a story beginning, a story ending, a piece of flash fiction, a poem, painting, dance move—inspired by the word, precipitate, where does it take me? Where does it take you?

My job is… not what you would think. You humans often think of angels, guardians, and the like as saviors, but we don’t really save or protect like you’d want to believe. What we do is accelerate things.

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