Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is our weekly contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Our host, Denise, provides a prompt word each and every week and invites all and sundrie* to write a story, employing this word of six (and only six) sentences in length.
(Full Disclosure: there are times, with prompt words, when one is stuck with a specific use of the word, one manifestation, if you will. This can be especially bothersome when it is drawn from an established context of use, specifically from one of Shakespeare’s play. Hey, will if help if we used the word homage? Probably not. Since we don’t have the mad rhyme skills of Keith or Doug, we’re not gonna say, parody. For the record, we totally loved Ethan Hawk’s take on the title role in the movie version of Hamlet.)
The prompt word:
PLAY
“I’m telling you, Tom will be back, we just have to give him some space.”
The woman’s voice held the edge of a knife in a velvet sheath; the question an interested stranger, of which there were at least eighty-three on the public side of the double swinging kitchen doors, could be forgiven for asking was: which was more essential to her nature, the knife or the holder?
The Six Sentence Café & Bistro was midway through it’s first day as host to a professional organization, specifically the annual meeting of the Association of Costume Jewelry Designers and Manufacturers; where, during it’s normal hours of operation, was a sea of round tables filling the open floor space and a low stage against the far interior wall, now stood long tables in dark cloth, plexiglass display cases and LED highlighting of samples on display and, in place of the stage, tables with rows of chafing dishes and coffee urns, currently suffering the onslaught of hungry sales people and manufacturer reps.
“I’m just suggesting, M, since our contract with the Jeweler’s Association,” the Proprietor turned from the round windows in the swinging doors to face the woman in white, “left the menu to our discretion, having him back in chef’s whites would be good for you; not that anyone out there is turning up their noses at your menu, I freely admit to having my eye on your Maque choux,” the play of affection and worry rippled across the face of the tall, thin man.
“I should go out and check on the urns and the chaffing dishes, would hate to run out of coffee and food on the buffet tables.”
“Worry you not, I have grounds aplenty, and if you’re concerned about your coveted side-dish, the maize’s the thing; (with or without Tom), the jewelry show today will proclaim the affluence of the bling.”
* quite the history, this common phrase
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I feel, not for the first time here, that I’ve come in halfway through the movie.
Apologies, old pip
no apologies needed (this time)(lol)
my set-up was insufficient to the task, which was to restate the line from Hamlet:
“More relative than this. The play’s the thing
Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.”
except it’s a ‘contemporary scene at the Six Sentence Story’
surely this is why god invented editors
The meeting seems to be a resounding success :)
I concur!
enigmatic energetic, engaging, excellent.
(word for thank you that begins with ‘E’)… lol a lot of exercise this week!
Nice phrase: “the affluence of the bling” I am glad hear the cafe is big enough to host annual meetings of professional organizations.
Surely it is! You are invited to stop by (in a Six, of course)
The cool thing about the Bistro is that it has the capacity to become what it needs to become to accommodate all visitors
We are expanding! Without fund managers!! Professional organizations…I hear Lou’s Strippers Syndicate are next at the calendar…a lot of R’s(thanks Keith😉🤣)
lol
as I mentioned to Frank, the cool thing about the SSC&B is that it becomes what it needs to become altering itself to the demands of worth customers and clients
Well executed!
Thank you, Lisa
Excellent pun, with a nod to the Bard, Clark. And I had to look up Maque choux – every day is a school day! I hope to drop that dish into a conversation some day – not literally, of course.
idr? the world’s biggest used book and magazine store is all this internet is… to some of us)
Maque choux, a dish as much fun to make as it is to say.
Excellen “play” on words.
thankee, miz M
Oo er, Clark… I’ve returned into something of a predicament, it seems.
The mere mention of ‘jewellery’ has filtered through to my characters in the Co-ordination… I’m hoping they’ve also picked up on the ‘costume’ part, but if not, they may very well be showing up at the Bistro at the next meeting.
I must now go away and hide again… I can’t be seen having any responsibility for this!
Oh, the bling!
🤣🤣 perfect! An inside job!
(One thing is certain; the Gatekeeper ain’t eating any of the sweets!😉🤣)
Hehehe!
Sweets, Nick? What sweets? ;)
I provided a venue for quite a few meetings back in my Bistro days, but never one quite like that!
Nice. Good to be at the SSC&B if only briefly and! when it is host to the Association of Costume Jewelry Designers and Manufacturers! The Bartender is no doubt in heaven 🤣
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