Word Garden Word List--Kindred

 Hello my little time travelers! This week our source is a fantastic novel that I just recently read entitled Kindred by Octavia Butler. Although this book is classified as sci-fi, it has nothing to do with robots or space ships. Think buckboards and slave holders.

Published in 1979, this is the story of Dana, a young black woman living with her older, white sig other in Los Angeles in the year 1976. Dana is "called" back to the early 1800's by her ancestor Rufus, the son of a plantation owner and slave owner, every time he is in danger, and Rufus manages to get himself into dire situations on the regular. The first time, he's drowning. The second time, there's a fire, then a fight. Each time, Dana has to not only save Rufus, but she also has to navigate and survive a world where a black person is viewed as little better than a working animal. She never knows how long she'll be stuck there, but when she flips back--even after months on the plantation-- only a very short time has elapsed in 1976.

I first became interested in Kindred when i watched the mini-series on HULU some months ago. In that, Dana lives in the year 2016 and instead of an older man, her companion is a doofy waiter she just met, one of those young adults who forgot to grow up. In the book, the man acts the part, but in the mini series, the waiter has to always ask Dana what to do and he's just annoying. This is important when he gets flipped into the past with her on one of her trips. Anyway, I bought the book right after seeing the HULU series, but it sat on my shelf until a week or so ago when I ripped through the whole thing in a couple of days. It's awesome. 

What we do here is to use at least 3 of the 20 words provided in a new, original poem of our own. Then simply link up, visit others, and then sit back and be glad you aren't getting flipped back in time to a plantation. This prompt remains active until next Sunday.

And now, your List:

ash

attic

coins

cook

dizzy

free

horse

hungry

jumped

kicked

knack

map

peach

rage

skull

star

trip

trust

vanish

woman