Hello, my intrepid group, and welcome to another Word Garden Word List! Not long ago, I was on Goodreads and saw an ad for a new book called Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman, an author I was not familiar with. The cover art was creepy and striking, plus it was Halloween time, so I investigated.
The novel is about a girl named Erin, who has lost her friend Silas, whose lead she always has followed, for good or ill. She's pretty lost after his death, so when she hears about a drug called Ghost that lets you actually see the dead, she's game. What she doesn't count on is how it will take over her life. The hard part, it turns out, is to unsee.
It's a great horror novel and also a terrifyingly accurate portrayal of addiction, whether to a person or a substance, how strong the allure can be, and how difficult to break free of. I absolutely recommend it. And so, our list this week is 20 words taken from the pages of Ghost Eaters. Enjoy, but use only as directed, and the directions are as follows: use at least 3 of the 20 words on the list in a new poem of your own, in any style, length or form. Then link up and visit others. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Oh and... don't let it haunt you. ;-)
Your list:
bake
bomber
custodian
elevated
emblem
exposed
fever
fixed
inhabit
itch
makeshift
milky
nattering
phantom
quitters
romantic
smokers
sultry
tundra
wobbling
Another great list Shay. That book cover though ......!! Let the shrieking begin!
ReplyDeleteThanks friend! And yes, that cover is nightmare fuel isn't it?
DeleteIs this image "the first ever Shay selfie" ?????
ReplyDeletelol no. It's from Google images. You know what I look like anyway silly Helen. I would never walk around with such badly chipped nails! :-p
DeleteLaughing out loud, the nail looked like a ghostly design of some sort.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. I didn't look that closely before.
DeleteWhoah!!! Great. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteGo get 'em qbit!
DeleteWhat a cool and creepy premise for a novel. Sounds absolutely fascinating, as is your always stimulating list. I shall peel each word into the cauldron and let it simmer.
ReplyDeletePS This is hedgewitch on her new phone, which has not been housebroken yet.
DeleteGood thing the Word Garden is an out-of-doors enterprise, then. :-P I hope that you do come up with something, dear friend.
DeleteAux armes, citoyens! Formez vos bataillons! I have written.
DeleteTo the ramparts!!!
DeleteAm a bit late. Have been uninspired this week, but your list was very helpful.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it helped, Sherry, and I am always delighted to see you here. Just for clarity's sake, you aren't late at all. Most people don't link until Friday or Saturday. I post on Wednesday, but I rather like it that people take a little time with it instead of rushing. I only linked myself yesterday.
DeleteLove this Shay and the book sounds fascinating although because of my experience as a mother of a recovering addict/alcoholic....sometimes these kind of stories or movies are something I cannot watch. I will try to write something, but if I don't it is all on my dry ink pen and muse.
ReplyDeleteI commented earlier but I think my comment flew in the wind on nowhereville. So I am back. I just was saying that I think this one will be fascinating and that it is a subject that I have a hard time with since I have some hard memories from being the mother of an addict/alcoholic who is now 8 years sober in recovery. I will try to be back, but if not, it is the fault of my dry pen and muse. Another wonderful list my friend!
ReplyDeleteBoth comments are here, Carrie. Not sure why you don't see the first one.
DeleteHi Shay- Joining in, although a bit late.
ReplyDeleteHello!
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