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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- “a Six Sentence Café & Bistro Six …cont’d”

July 1, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.

Previously, in our tale…

Prompt word:

PLAN

The tall, thin man stepped forward, grasping the extended hand, “Feferil.”

Turning towards the distressed-green leather wingback chair currently the source of hospitality and succor to half of the pair of time/dimension travelers, he smiled while offering the hint of a bow, “Miz Brigid, the pleasure is entirely ours.”

Shifting focus to his fellow Proprietor, “Miz la Racontuese, I trust you don’t mind hosting our two Time Jaunters; according to a plan that I suspect was drawn up on a date not depicted in our current calendars by agency not yet identified,” interrupting him the sound of linen-on-cloth rustling, followed by a title card held with a certain mechanical sadness:

[But…but…but]
“…as much as I’d love to stay, I have certain responsibilities.”

Hearing, as much as seeing, the door to Room 215 begin to close, the Proprietor moved rapidly, “Hey, Frank I’m on my way to the staircase to the roof, care to join me?”

As the door swung shut behind the two men, the tall, thin man could be heard, “Jeez Louise, Frank, watch out for the… if we’re going to make it to the stairwell, you better stick close; I’d swear that the perpetual hallway darkness-thing has, for some reason, taken to disliking you.

I want to make sure that if la R and Reelika get it in their mind to go up to the roof, it’s safe for them; as safe as might is reasonable for any hundred and fifty year old mill roof that’s one-third Renaissance Observatory, one-third Medieval castle battlement and one-half whatever we want/need it to be.”

Firdya -the Wakefield Doctrine-

June 26, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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

As much as we enjoy the teacher-out-of-the-room chaos and creativity of Denise’s Six Sentence Story bloghop, (see 1 below for links to the really fun ones), there is a time for fun and a time for study. Specifically: Thursday for creative fiction mayhem, Saturday for reflection (the TToT) and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday reserved for learning how to use the insights/perspectives of the Doctrine in a responsible, productive and mature manner.

So, to close the week, a quick Review:

Monday: a lament for the impermanency of Summer, though, in our defense, we tried (with only moderate success) to goad Misky into casting herself as the Tempter (the one with the ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood Garden’ fruit basket) but, alas, she still wears some of the manacles of maturity… (no, not that kind! lol)
Tuesday: a RePrint with a slight bias to the Outsider (clark) predominant worldview; to his credit, Frank remembered (in his Comment) the Secret Word of the week (which was achronologic. the quality of time being freed from the bonds of linearity. in the context of Tuesday’s main thesis rogers move through Time without regard to, like, ‘Dude! that happened fifty years ago. I’ve changed. You’ve changed. Yet here you are regarding me as a person who is defined by an event so many years ago,” …. you know, like that.
Wednesday:which no one was paying an excess of attention to, being Six Eve. But we did have fun.

Everyone seemed to get something from our dive into a more catholic² study of the principles of our little personality theory. So do your reading. Practice seeing through the eyes of ‘the other two’. And…and! don’t forget. When, out and about the world today, you observe another who is of your predominant worldview and they do something crazy/stupid/dumb or heartless/cruel/mean, do not look away. Embrace the ‘But for the Wakefield Doctrine go I’. This is not absolution nor ‘hey, you’re not like that‘. This is the work part. If you want to self-improve yourself, knowing your self is the key. As difficult as that is.

Come see us on the Weekend for our TToT.

so, there is one colaborative Serial Six and one, more or less, independent Serial Six. The first is, (at the moment), taking place at the Six Sentence Café & Bistro. This SSC&B is an imaginary location in the virtual world. It has the very useful quality of having a consistent character (mainfloor har and entertainment, kitchen, Manager’s office all of what you’d expect of an old mill building, in the center of section of a small city that was once the industrial engine but has since fallen into late-stage irrelevancy). The current storyline was initiated by Chris and immediately sparked the enthusiastic attention (and participation) of a number of writers of no small caliber. Currently: Mimi, Denise, Frank, newcomer Reelika and, in a subtle re-imagining of Marlin Perkins, Nick. It’s a fun (and challenging as writers) ‘live’ fictional jam. But! today is Friday yo.
in the original use/context of the word ‘universally accepted‘ ….ish

What? Some Lyle to take us towards the weekend? Hell yeah!

Filed Under: Featured, Psychology, the Wakefield Doctrine Tagged With: self-development, Six Sentence Story, the Wakefield Doctrine, Understanding Human Behavior

Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- “a Six Sentence Café & Bistro Six …cont’d”

June 25, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.

Previously. in our tale…

Prompt word:

CHARGE

“For Barrie’s sake, not another Creature from god’s nose where?”

The tall, thin man turned from the dumbwaiter, drawn by the sight of a diminutive female figure kaleidoscoping shards of light off a shelf holding a collection of steampunk clockworks, two cellphone chargers and, for some reason, a time-worn Bible even as la Raconteuse glowed with delight; a smile lead the charge on the Manager’s frown but was interrupted by the small automaton holding a card:

[But the Door…someone is still knocking! ]
The dumbwaiter, with what could only be described as child-like impatience, raised one foot, put it down abruptly then the other; the tall, thin man turned to la Raconteuse, his words inoculated by a smile, “I take from your expression I don’t have to go looking for a can of RAID?”

Somehow conveying aggravated impatience with a sound of mechanical rustling, the card was replaced with:

[Fine, be rude, I’ll get it]
“I must say, Miz R, you have a gift for discovering the curious among the mundane,” even as the Proprietor stepped towards his companion, the small automaton reached the door. It’s right hand briefly disappeared into it’s waistcoat now held up a new intertitle card, opened the door; the man standing in the doorway stared then smiled as he read:

[Thank you, but while I cannot be Saved, the two people behind me, well good luck!]

Filed Under: Fashion Center Tagged With: Six Sentence Story, the Wakefield Doctrine

Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- “our three adventurers fight over appetizers….not“

June 24, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.

Previously, in our tale…

Prompt word:

CHARGE

“Welcome to the Signature Room…

Fuck you…I beg your pardon?…Yeah, well it’s not like
you and your Order are totally without sin….Faith ‘an begorra
can we have a little civility for one evening’s meal…Alright enough bicker
ing and who invited Darby O’Gill…do what you want…I’m here
for the Mechanism…yeah, I’ll just bet you are….
guilty as charged is that who I think it is?
Damn, way more in person…

Anya Clarieaux is a person of remarkable eccentricities, blinding intelligence and near-limitless Will. While any two of these qualities would guarantee the average man or woman success in most endeavors, she was possessed of all three and was not encumbered by the slightest concern for conforming social standards. It is our collective good fortune the current Executive Administrative Assistant of the Omni Corporation cultivated humility to a degree that would make Mother Theresa come across like Kid Rock; she abhorred publicity and was passionate about accruing power.

“Everyone, please stop talking.”

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Wednesay -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘…a simple question’

June 24, 2026 By clarkscottroger

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

What fun synchronicity can be!!

Below is the start of Wednesday’s post. It was written before we posted today’s post. Fine.

Friend of the Doctrine Frank was kind enough to include the Day’s Secret Word, achronologic in his Comment.

There’s a non-linear connection here, don’cha think?

Yesterday’s post got us a question lodged in our editorial/rhetorical head:

When looking at photos of people you know, why is it that the young version is easier to identify than the old version? Not to put too fine a point on it, we’re talking about early adolescents sitting around looking at photos of classmates from when they were, like, five or ten years old. (Hint, the eyes are most often the tip-off).

ok. we all remember doing that, like it was yesterday.

But now! Fast-forward to a fifty (ok, assuming your Curator is providing the top limits of hypo-youthfulness), lets call it a thirty-fifth year class reunion. Good luck identifying your classmates, yo.

There ya go.

And to tie this to Frank’s involuntary trigger of the past: ‘achronologic’ is the adjective most frequently associated with the Herd Member.

Why?

’cause rogers exist in the (personal) reality of emotion. and even a third grader will tell you, “emotion is ‘non-rational, man.”

(ok, provided this hypothetical 8-to-9 year old person is a clark)

Disagree? Have a different take on our conclusion? Feeling there’s another way to frame the question? Have at it. (Be sure to document your opinion to the pertinent elements, aspects or inferences found in the actual Wakefield Doctrine. Doing so makes it so much easier to retort, ‘What are ya. crazy??! Did you even crack the book?!! Cliff Notes we’ll even accept them as a primary source to support an assertion.” (lol..jes kidding. your predominant worldview serves as an inviolable imprintatur, lettre de transit

Wednesday! Wednesday!! Wednesday!!!

The doors open on Denise’s Six Sentence Story bloghop! Stop in. Read. Enjoy. Comment. Tell us your favorite characters. and…and! there’s a way-big chance you’ll be able to enjoy the next installment in the ongoing Serial Six: ‘The Café and the Time Whorl’ *

*so you don’t have to click on the ‘when last we saw our characters’ of last week’s Six, here are the last entry from the writers: