Inklings

Category: Inktober

  • Screech

    My apologies to those who may be unfamiliar with the early 90s sitcom Saved by the Bell. The series’ stereotypical nerd, Samuel ‘Screech’ Powers, seemed like a logical choice for today’s prompt.

  • Crooked

    ‘I know that name.’ A crumpled old sailor shuffled toward me from the shadowy corner of the public house, listing sideways as he steadily worked the floor with his mangrove cane. I couldn’t be certain if this was the fellow they called Billy Bones or the legendary Ben Gunn himself, but the man was a crooked creature, doubled over from years of arduous seafaring. As the distance closed between us with each labored breath, he churned forth in a stench of briny sweat. The pungent odor of stale rum charged my nostrils.

  • Shy

    According to Starch Research Professor of Psychology, Jerome Kagan, shyness has been found to be an inherited biological trait that can be detected in infants as early as four months. There are a number of factors that can help individuals overcome their shyness, so it isn’t necessarily a life sentence. Kagan’s research found that only 25% of children that exhibited extreme shyness as children will be extremely inhibited as adults. This should be good news for the shy introverts that believe they always will be.

  • Sword

    Count Rugen could count on his right hand the number of times I’ve seen this movie, but the persistent Spanish swashbuckler, Inigo Montoya, from the classic 80s flick – the Princess Bride – immediately came to mind.

  • Long

    Poor dishonest Pinnochio! He can’t seem to keep his nose out of other people’s business.

  • Underwater

    Sometimes perception isn’t reality. If you’re a small fish, in a big pond…SWIM BIG!

  • Poison

    Mr. Yuk was introduced in 1971 as a graphic solution to label poisonous substances so that children would know they were potentially harmful. According to the creator of the Poison Control Network, Dr. Richard Moriarity, a new symbol for poison was needed since research showed that children associated the familiar skull and crossbones iconography with adventure and pirates – not death. A line-up of different icons were designed and shown to children under age 5: a mad face, a sick face with the tongue sticking out and a face with Xs for eyes.  When asked to organize the faces in the order they liked the best, Mr. Yuk always came in last. Millions of Mr. Yuk stickers were distributed to parents for free to label poisonous substances in their homes. When studies later showed that the stickers were largely ineffective in deterring children from toxic substances (and in some cases kids were actually attracted to items with the Mr. Yuk sticker) the campaign was killed. Still, if you write in to the Pittsburgh Poison Control Center you can get a sheet of Mr. Yuk stickers for free.

  • Divided

    Here’s another one from the Official Inktober Prompt List. Remember, it’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.

  • Swift

    I don’t typically follow Inktober’s prompt list, but I thought Byron Buxton fit ‘SWIFT’ quite well. Minnesota’s star center fielder is currently one of MLB’s fastest players – according to StatCast™. With speed like that, Bux makes fielding fly balls and line drives look about as effortless as shoe-tying. Offensively, he’s sitting pretty with 28 stolen bases, having only been caught once.

  • The End is in View

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    Time to bid farewell to another year of Inktober. Thanks for watching, liking and sharing this year. Keeps your eyes open for Inklings because you’ll never know when they’ll pop up. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!