Month: October 2018 | the Wakefield Doctrine

Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 31, 2018 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

You wouldn’t believe how far ahead of schedule I’m writing this here Six Sentence Story here; way, way…ahead; technically it’s Sunday night!

Now, just for the record, and to bring any bloggers joining us for the first time, up-to-speed; our host, Denise, comes up with a prompt word and totally leaves it up to us to write a story exactly six sentences in length.

Of course, its up to us to work the prompt word into our little story(s); ‘course that’s where the fun, (and the challenge to our creativity), is to be found. For most of us, that is.

UPon learning this week’s prompt word, I confess to being seized by a mental image of our esteemed colleague-in-letters, Paul, in a corner of his writing room, knees UP to his chest, the door blocked by a crumpled mâché drift of printer paper, smiling serenely, a thought balloon over his head containing a single line from an old Eagles song, “This could be heaven or it could be hell.”

You’re absolutely correct, that does makes six!

UP

sure, it’s just one line in the Six, but still a good song.

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine- (this space reserved for interesting topic suggested in comments from weekend)

October 29, 2018 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

While we wait for the questions to begin, consider the concept of ‘fluency’.

No, wait. How about this?

Totally advanced Doctrine discussion followed by an easy, fun and rudimentary* description of the (principles) of the Wakefield Doctrine.

* the use of this word will help illustrate the three worldviews, in two contrasting contexts:

as the writer:

a clark will, should the word come up, take a moment to look it up (including the inevitable comparison to ‘elementary’) and enjoy every minute of the process.
a scotts already done with the post and is out the door; if that particular word was handy it went in, of not, he/she assumes we’ll figure it out
a roger, with a core vocabulary already in place before sitting down, will use the word if it fits (think: jigsaw puzzle piece); they will, in all likelihood get upset if you ask him/her if they’d considered ‘rudimentary’ as opposed to what they did use*

as the reader:

a clark will breeze past it, confident in their ability to apply the context which will serve to smooth out the comprehension process. (think: the chain on a bicycle, maybe it has a shiny-new link that’s not as broken-in as the original links. Not to worry, as you pedal, (the new link), will make the journey over the sprocket or hub or whatever-the-hell the round-toothy part on the wheel is and, soon as pie** any roughness or hesitancy is immediately eliminated
a scott will actually remember (your use of the word) and, (when you finally caught up them), would laugh and (probably) punch you playfully on the shoulder “You fricken clarks you!”
a roger will worry, and, depending on whether or not they thought anyone was ‘watching’ they might go look it up. (Those ‘watching’ can, and often do, include the 3,290 other people who ‘the Kindle’, says have read and possibly highlighted the word).***

* almost for sure ‘fundamental’

** a semi-rogerian expression

*** In keeping with ‘the Everything Rule’ in the matter of intellectual confidence¹: a clark is to a roger or a scott as

a scott is to clark or roger in matters of personal, one-on-one nose-to-nose dominance or
a roger is to a clark or scott in comprehending the precise interaction of small parts that make up larger mechanisms (this, by the way, includes culture and society).

1) for our advanced Doctrine discussion: it is accepted that a male scott is not intimidated by intellectual prowess however, quite frequently, a scottian female is.

For extra credit: Compare and contrast the typical manifestations of the predatory character of a male scott and a scottian female. (Examples encouraged)

Times up! Pencils on your desk, please.

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TT (‘like the lady says’) ‘oT -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘autumn noir’

October 27, 2018 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Every weekend, door’s unlocked. Kristi’s joint is open. Once the dark repossesses the day, (and, no matter what your timepiece says, it’s 1:00 am somewhere), the crowd gathers like russet leaves on your car’s windshield after a nor’easter. The patrons? Well if blog-drifters full of thankfuls and virtual-world pen-jockeys are your style, this is the place to be. The jukebox is still ten cents (a quarter will get ya three); songs that’ll make you feel like a kid again and glad that you’re not. The regulars here, Mimi and Pat and a new blogger, Ana. They gots a way with writing a grat list that fills the joint with murmurs of appreciation like the ‘oohs‘ and ‘ahhs‘ at a 4th of July fireworks show.

yeah, thanks Kristi.

1) they say, ‘the dog is man’s best friend’, I ain’t gonna lie, it’s true

2) I got news for ya, ‘they’re also a woman’s best friend’.

3) sure, you could say Phyllis and I are married, thing is, we’d have this same thing if we just washed up on opposite shores of a desert island

4) I just might go on with this effort to write pulp-style. Who knows, even if I clear the joint, I just might get a little better at word-slinging.

5) Speaking of serial stories with a flash fiction pace, take a minute and get caught up with the story ‘Interlude’ ( Chapter 1 and Chapter 2)

6) You know, the work I do, it ain’t glamorous. The people who come to me always have a real big problem and, though l can’t say I always solve it the way they want, it keeps the electric for my computer on.

7) …had a dame come in a week or two ago, nice person, but messed-up all kinds of bad. Sure, she looked good on the outside, but one look at her eyes and you knew that when she looked in the mirror instead of the Hermès, Louboutin, Dior framing a million dollar smile, what she saw looked like well-trained Afghan with a zirconium collar after a ride through the QuickE Wash ‘n Buff, down on the corner of ‘Hopeful’ and ‘Self-Delusional’. Good kid, though, so I wrote a link on one of my cards and stuck it under the cellophane on the pack of Luckies next to her drink, where she couldn’t miss it. It was to a place a friend runs, ‘Intuitive and Spiritual’. If anyone l know can get her back on the Path, its Cynthia

8) Sunday Supplement

9) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE

10) they got this house rule at Kristi’s called SR 1.3… no, it ain’t on the wall, not blue-thread-needle-point in a nice oak frame. If you look real hard past the neon sunset over the upper row of bottles behind the bar; it’s an old, type-written square the far held on the mirror with tape so old it looks like some Egyptian stuck it there…. behind the dusty bottles of Diet-Rite, Tab and Metrecal… the rule is real simple. You get to number nine, thank Kristi and move on…. there’s one more butt than she got a stool at the bar for the TToT

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 25, 2018 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This being Thursday, we’re headed over to Six Sentence-ville. Denise invites everyone to take the week’s prompt word and craft a Six Sentence Story.

Cool thing is, anything goes. Any era, setting or context.

…speaking of context. Remember Starr Diamond? She appeared in one of the first of the Six Sentence Stories. Starr has done ‘walk-ons’ in a couple of my ‘WIP-Six Sentence Stories’. (I’m thinking, ‘Home and Heart’ A Sister Margaret Ryan Story and ‘The Mystery of the Missing Starr’ An Ian Devereaux Noir.)

In any event, this week we catch a glimpse of our Miz Starr, just as she’s leaving a small coastal town by the name of Hobbomock.

The prompt word:

Classics

“If I may be direct,” the real estate broker fiddled with the litter of nearly-useful items on his desk while, looking past the young blonde woman out to the town square, staring at the autumn-starved trees, “now that the summer rental season has ended, there is little to keep an administrative assistant busy in such a small office as mine,” seeing a dimming in the brightness in her remarkably blue eyes, he continued, “there is a gift shop over on the far side of the square called, ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’, they have a niche market in estate and antique jewelry that keeps them busy right through the Christmas season?”

Glancing at the framed photo on his desk, he laughed to himself and, seeing the young woman lean slightly forward, said, “Forgive me, I was thinking of my wife, how she used to say, ‘the world will take your enthusiasm and throw it like confetti into the air'”, with a sudden flare of self-assurance, he added, “you would’ve liked her.”

Starr Diamond, tall with the physique of a ballet dancer (who might have also enjoyed rock-climbing), stood and extended her hand over the cluttered desk; through some manner of feminine alchemy, rather than looming over the seated man, she projected a confident and easy joy, impervious to the second thoughts that so often attended the parting of company.

Walking to the door, the man reached into his pocket, “Years in the business makes me need to give you my card, not that I doubt you’d find me if you needed.”

Folding his fingers back over the business card, the young woman smiled, “Not to be mysterious, but the less information I carry about the places I’ve been and the people who’ve been kind to me, the better.”

With the opening of the door, the antique brass bell shivered a melody that lit the man’s thoughts with his deceased wife’s laughter, ‘Nothing like the classics, right?’ she’d said with a confidence when they first opened their real estate office; on this particular October afternoon, the bell seemed muted and regretful.

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Wednesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 24, 2018 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Practical Tips:

If you have a rogerian manager (like, and, who doesn’t?) never walk up to him/her and start a work discussion when in a public space. Always request some future (preferably their choice) time to meet
If you have a scottian boss* remember: ‘noun-verb-object’; state your problem (resist the temptation to provide a solution) and ‘hoped for’ outcome and step back
If you have a clarklike boss have your ultimate, preferred outcome already in mind, ask for assistance, take a chair and if she/she seems to be heading towards an solution not to your liking, don’t be afraid to make it personal.

Tips on worldview identification:

count the pronouns. mostly first person (except when invoking authority)? consider: roger
count the pronouns. mostly third person (even when they’re referencing themselves?) probable: clark
count the pronouns. hardly any at all (as you run along after them, trying to keep up, lol) hey!: scott

Out of Time!

Hey! Got a Question? Have a situation at work/home/play that you’d like to get the Wakefield Doctrine take on? Tell us, already!

* thats part of the secret wonder of the Wakefield Doctrine. Even without knowing a lot of the details, the difference in the use of the words ‘boss’ and ‘manager’ to refer to a scott and a roger respectively, just sounds right.