Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Hosted by Denise, governed by one ruleL six (and only six) sentences to all contributions.
This week’s prompt word:
SWIRL
I will now count backwards from three, when I say ‘One’ you will open your eyes feeling relaxed and rested…
“Three”.
When you awake you will know you possess everything necessary to meet all challenges with confidence and accept any setbacks opportunities to enhance your experience as a problem solver…
“Two.”
Although you will not remember my instructions, you will know that, being a part of the world, everyone you encounter wants to be associated with you once you tell them what you need…
“One.”
The darkness began to swirl in what felt like a limitless space inside his eyelids; the stage lights, distant stars turning into small suns, illuminating the small stage and, beyond it, the audience, a quiet, night ocean dotted with dark circular islands, cigarette fireflies circling and diving. He felt good somehow, despite the fact that his last recollection was talking to Mimi at the bar and, for some reason, raising his hand.
Standing to the left of the seated Sophomore, the tall, thin man held his right index finger to his lips, his eyes reflected a conspiratorial smile at the rapt audience sitting in the Six Sentence Café and Bistro, “Ladies and gentlemen please, a round of applause for our young friend; he’s been a very good subject.”
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Moral of the story: Don’t raise your hand when a hypnotist is performing, but this hypnotist did speak positive words over the Sophomore.
to his credit… no, ‘When you hear the word… you will cluck like a chicken’ as the cultural meme would have it (which, imo, is totally the Sin of playing god)
That Six Stories entry was hypnotizing. 😵💫 Haha. It was really very good, and compelling. Was excited to read that as it really drew me in. Well done. And nice integration of the theme word this week. I’ll sign off with spiraling eyes: 😵💫😵💫😵💫
lol
thankee
… like we were talking last night, the notion of individual stories manifesting a larger, over-arching theme/understanding is a fun challenge
The music is a great accompaniment – thank you.
A marvellous bit of theatre! Makes me want to rise my hand, too.
thank you, Misky
I’d be hypnotized by the tall thin man if for nothing other than experiencing what the Sophomore did upon being “awakened”, lol.
Excellent “show”.
hey, great idea! (the moment the Sophomore walks back to the bar!)… wait a darn minute!! A good idea, please, if you don’t already have next week’s Six, why don’cha go and see what, aka write, what follows. (he can even leave the Café if your story takes your there)
Another success… and well done! (apart from that strange clock😵💫)
thank god for the internet and it’s remaining (if not diminishing) capacity to produce random search results
Intriguing, interesting, and thanks to that flickering graphic, hypnotising too!
Thanks, Keith
If he’d ever been in the military he would have already known, never, ever volunteer!
lol.
true dat