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“Where’s Valentine?”
I peered into the other room. “Lollygagging.”
“Again?! I thought I told him to give up that nonsense. He’s way too old for this kind of foolishness. I’ll douse him with cold water!”
“He’s not osculating, Mama.”
“Stop being a Peeping Tom …” Pause. Sigh. Flick of the hand. “What’s he doing, then?”
“Just dawdling.”
“With whom?”
“His phone …”
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Lollygag in 60 words
It is a vice for sure. Good one Na’ama.
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Yep … and … if I were the Mama, I would not dismiss the likelihood that there’s … um … lollygagging afoot. … Cold water might need to be on standby … π
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Hahahaha
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π
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Good take… π
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π Thanks, Crispina! π
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Na’ama Y’karah,
I’ll admit it, I had to look up osculating. π A good take on the prompt. I’m pretty much lollygagging this afternoon. Here’s mine…https://rochellewisoff.com/2020/01/04/weekend-writing-prompt-lollygag/
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Lollygagging of all kinds can be pleasurable for some … π
Here’s to vocabulary!! π Don’cha love language?
Off to read yours!
π
Na’ama
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I love lollygagging and do it regularly. If I have no time for that, then I faff or dillly-dally…
This was fun!
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π Glad you liked it! And, for writers, dilly-dallying and lollygagging of some level is ‘necessary prep’ work. π So there’s that, eh? π
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I could not agree more! Most artists of all types need lollygagging, dilly-dallying, faffing and dawdling moments to get their creative juices going… π
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