Word of the Day

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You know what to do! But, I'll remind you anyway; write something using our word of the day and post it in the comments.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Protean

[PRO-tee-an]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: greek, late 16th century

• Extremely changeable, easily assuming different forms
• Displaying versatility or diversity

Examples of Protean in a sentence

• The superhero was a valuable member of the team, with his protean ability to shapeshift into any figure. 
• The artist’s protean ability meant that you never knew what kind of work you would see at her next show. 

Kuryakin's protean abilities made him able to enter almost any situation as an unrecognizable character.

About Protean

Anyone with protean tendencies will love Halloween because of the opportunity to turn into any kind of character they can imagine. But the tradition of dressing up in costume for Halloween has roots going back to the 16th century. In Celtic tradition people would use costumes to hide from or frighten spirits. The practice has evolved over the years into the celebration of clever costumes and candy that it is today.

Did you Know?

Don’t get this confused with the similarly spelled protein. Protean comes from the Greek god Proteus, who had the ability to change shapes and tell the future. What a pair of talents — foresee something you don’t like? Just change shapes and get out of there.

Christmas Round Robin Prompt Preview

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Hello Writers! It's time to start thinking about the Christmas Round Robin here on Section VII.  I'd like to give you a glimpse of the prompt that will be coming up, but also to suggest a slightly different way of doing the round robin.

I'm wondering if we can't write the chapters early and then post the story in its entirety in December.  We can eliminate the stress of a short turnaround by giving ourselves through about the 5th of December to complete the story, but it would be necessary to keep in mind that everyone needs time for writing.  Each writer would pass on her/his chapter to the next writer in line until we have a completed story.  We'd have more time, less stress over the turnaround and hopefully more writers willing to engage with this format.

We have three writers at present, with a prompt that takes us on a journey using the premise of the 12 Days of Christmas, and that means twelve chapters, each one with the title of 'On the ___ Day of Christmas... whatever number your chapter represents.  We can do it with fewer than twelve writers, but the more the merrier (I know, cliche').  So, we need some more of you to join in on this next installment of the Section VII Christmas Round Robin.

Here's a preview of the prompt that will post in its entirety in a few days.  You can sign up in the comments.

The UNCLE Gifts of Christmas Affair (prompt preview)

On the first day of Christmas my UNCLE gave to me

The keys to a THRUSH satrapy…

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