Dress Under Duress (WAG)
This is my little post for the Writing Adventure Group (WAG). The assignment this week read: “WAG #13:Dress for Success” Thanks to Peter Spalton for the topic idea! For this week, find yourself a stranger (Yes, we’re all turning into a bunch of WAG stalkers!) Notice what the person is wearing, and then imagine the process they went through getting dressed. Peter suggests: Add lots of detail so we understand what sort of person they are and where they’re going after they’re ready.
I cheated slightly this week… but then don’t we all. =) Picked someone I know quite well rather than a stranger.
–
His t-shirt fits around his barrel-shaped chest. So odd to see hard outlines of young muscles on a body I remember being no larger than a loaf of bread. I held that baby’s body, I washed it, I fed it and protected it. Now it bears script which proclaims, “I DO MY OWN STUNTS.” It’s true. He does. I should know, because I’m the one that has to drive him to the emergency room when he decides to see how high he can fly or how fast he can run (backwards).
He chose the shirt, no doubt, because it was on the top of the pile. It’s black, so it’s unlikely he’ll get stopped as he rushes out the door by the words “Is that clean?” His olive cargo shorts used to come nearly to his calves. He’s grown in the past six months, and now they’re just below the knees. Who knows which length is fashionable, if either? Certainly not me, and definitely not him.
If he’s wearing socks (I can’t see in the blur of motion), it’ll be a miracle if they match (each other OR the outfit). Worries like that don’t enter his head. Sock thoughts are for older minds. Too old for toys, too young for girls, running to meet the world head-on.
Related Posts
-
Writing Adventure Group #33: Rescue Me
Posted on Aug 4, 2010
-
Writing Adventure Group 32: Altered State
Posted on Jul 29, 2010
-
Writing Aventure Group 31: Laughter
Posted on Jul 21, 2010
-
Writing Adventure Group #30
Posted on Jul 14, 2010
Tags
Share This
This made me smile. Very nice.
[ Follow me on Twitter: adamheine ]
Perfect!
Do all teenaged boys wear black tee shirts?
[ Follow me on Twitter: dasos1 ]
I cheated too, hey it happens.
That said, really great piece. I could see the picture you painted and smiled.
Cheers.
Not sure they all worry about clean or matching socks at a later age either. Lots of energy in your portrait, very fun to read.
Oh, come on. You’re a hack when it comes to cheating. You can cheat better than that! You need to break at least two of the rules.
Nice piece, love the personal touch. He sounds like my kind of boy. I was much like him at that age. A worry and a joy. Enjoy him, every day. He’ll be grown before you know it.
By the way, I wrote up a little something if you’re interested. It’s late, of course. Sorry.
~jon
[ Follow me on Twitter: jmstro ]
Nixy~
this is quite fun – thanks! In reading the posts on ‘cheating’ I wouldn’t think you a cheat, we’re writers and we all have very unique voices and never know where a prompt is going to take us.. the mystery!
thanks again,
Brenda M
Nixy- sigh- wait until they turn 21-hee!
My son had a dark blue tee shirt-plain on the front that said, “Don’t follow me.” on the back….
To this day he still goes his own way. Cheers!
I don’t have children, and most of what I read about them – especially teenagers! – makes me feel quite glad. Yours sounds like fun to have around, though!