#ScribesAndMakers October 17: Create a sentence (or use one you've already written) and share it with one word omitted. Create a poll listing your word along with 2-3 synonyms. Ask people to choose which word they think is the best fit.
I woke in a pile of (blank), looking up at faint light from a hole in the uneven roof of the place where I was.
#ScribesAndMakers 18. Link to or summarize yesterday's poll and reveal which word was yours. Did a majority agree it was the best fit?
Alas, there was some kind of glitch on my instance and none of the results were recorded. I’ve run into this issue before but thought I’d just gotten no responses. This time I know I did. :meong_sus:
The draft sentence has “debris” in the blank.
#ScribesAndMakers October 23: Our next featured creator enjoys hiking. Do you enjoy being outdoors, and if so, does it have an impact on your creativity?
Mostly. When I was growing up, two of the neighborhoods I lived in were right up against woods and I spent hours every week traipsing through them. On the other hand, I have whatever it is that draws mosquitoes in droves.
Time spent in the woods impacts the imagery I write about in stories like the John Doe series.
#ScribesAndMakers October 25: What's something you accomplished this past week?
I finished writing the John Doe short story I'm working on for Halloween. I also finished the editing and uploaded audio recordings of Transformation by Mary Shelly and The Flayed Hand by Guy De Maupassant.
Oct 18, 2026, 3:07 PMI love the word debris. Though I prefered rubble in this case.
Interesting fact, while I pronounce the word correctly, when I read it I read "deebrees" long e's and with the s.
Oct 18, 2026, 8:45 PM@NaraMoore @JallBarret When I was a kid, I misread the word debris as derbis, accidentally transposing the B and the R, and pronounced it as "DURR-biss" until I was corrected. (Thankfully, gently and by my parents, instead of with hilarity and scorn by peers.)
Oct 18, 2026, 8:43 PM@JallBarret I'm so sorry you lost so much valuable data!
I remember debating between "rubble" and "debris", figuring that either would make sense, but the first would imply much larger, heavier and more painful items, and deciding that debris sounded a bit more likely.
And when I look at the poll, I see that recorded! Is there any chance other people could do the same, see what their votes were, and tell you in comments?
