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

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful bloghop.

You know how, when a favorite TV show (or whatever they’re called in the present-day world of entertainment by anything other than your friends and/or spouse) gets caught up in something like a writer’s strike or fallow period (creative-istically speaking)? For reasons too complex (and not sufficiently entertaining) we’re going to resort to what is sometimes referred to as a ‘bottle episode‘ (kinda, not really).  A more accurate label would be found in our post-subtitle above. Reference to one of our favorite shows in Grat 8

So, without further ado (adieu? ah-choo!?!) Here is the Wakefield Doctrine’s TToT bottle episode. Feel free to comment with any constructive suggestions. (Other than, of course, “Where’s Lizzi!??! She’d never have done a fill-in the blanks TToT! I want a seat on the Board of Hostinae!”)

That last is quite valid… all applications submitted in comments… err better you send them to either Mimi or Misky or Denise… probably keep the sarcasm down.

grateful this week for:

1) For a T-Giving Post (yes, that is a ‘Resident Evil’ reference. ’cause after all, other than Norman Rockwell’s insidious (greco-roman art studies term here for wholesomely-creepy, Awww-Americana that makes you thankful for the self-preservation of the mind’s blind spots for filtering the truly evil that is often inflicted on an under-critical, overly-intellectually-needy culture…. we’re sorry are we still typing?!!) ;p

here is photation of a proper human-canine celebration

2)  Una———⇑

3) (3:18 pm EST) the winter meadow surrounding our Area 51 Christmas light display

4) 3:44 pm Added music visit. From closing credits to one of our favorite movies, Jumanji (2017)

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6) (10;51 am EST) Misky’s Comment. (see below).

[nb. New Readers, Writers-on-the-Fence-about-participating? That’s how non-stressful this grat ‘hop really is. This ain’t no literary-infused reflection on the day-side of the Human Condition! Hey, they let us join. That pretty-much tells you everything about editorial oversight and standards for admission, ya know?] lol

7) Speaking of Hail Mary Grats  below is a photo from the Unicorn Challenge (each week, the hosts, jenne and ceayr post a photo/image and invite all to submit a story centered on it. The hook? Two Hundred and fity words and no more.

… so, seeing how we’re being all… ‘Hey, it’s casual Thursday here at the Doctrine, if you’re so inclined, we appreciate any ideas on anything this prompt…err prompts in you. And remember!! Mums the word, yo.

8) Community If you can’t find it out there, check back with us

9) something, something

10) (5:54 EST) it’s starting wear down* Secret Rule 1.3 (from the Book of Secret Rules aka the Secret Book of Rules)

 

music vids

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a buncha photos, you know to illustrate and/or pad the list