Building to sky

Phantasmagoric

The storm raged on, and the boat rocked in the tempestuous waters. Sean John struggled to guide the vessel - wrenching the controls back and forth, guiding  by something other than sight. The lightning flashes illuminated the waters every few seconds, producing some phantasmagoric displays of shadow and light. Sean John knew he couldn't trust his eyes.

Crepuscle

Sean John lay on his back, his small vessel drifting lazily down the river. In the fading light, he could see nature's transitional scene. As it gets darker, Sean John sees the light and the darkness dance across the sky, through the trees and the water. As crepuscle comes along and it is the perfect mixture of light and dark, Sean John feels the balance.

Somnambulism

Walter looked at himself in the mirror. He looked just like the other boy of his age. He didn't look sick or disfigured. So what is it that made him afflicted with somnambulism? Why did he get out of bed in the middle of the night and wander around in a sleep state?

Yoho

The sky was clear and blue, blending with the ocean on the horizon. Sean John watched the vast expanse of wavy ripples mute away out of eyesight. "Yoho," hey shouted down below deck to Davis. "Come on up here, would you?"

Bequeath

The gossip columns sometimes discussed just how close of a relationship Sean John really has with his sharks. With no children or family to speak of, are these coarse-skinned creatures are replacement? It was even rumored that Sean John had written his will to bequeath all of his property to the sharks upon his passing.

Falderal

Sean John didn't know what to believe. If what the Gatekeeper had told him was true, then his entire mission was in jeopardy. On the other hand, if it was just a bunch of falderal, looking further into it would set him days behind and possibly damage some relationships in the process.

Chattel

Darius needed to come up with a couple hundred bucks, fast. He had run out of real cash just want couple days ago, so he decided to liquidate. Gathering up all chattel from his home that he could bear to part with, he drove down to the pawn shop with a packed truck.

Blowzy

Sean John gave up, and stopped sprinting. He felt the coattails of his suit jacket float back down. Now his outfit was covered in sweat, and surely his hair was in disarray. He would take one step into the courtroom and be immediately judged for his blowzy appearance. This wouldn't help his case.

Pinion

Sean John yanked open the covering tray to examine the gears at the heart of the machine. Leaning in, he spotted a pinion quite obviously out of place. The tiny cog was crooked and scratched. This looked like deliberate sabotage.

Arraign

The order to arraign Sean John went out yesterday. Now he had 2 choices. He could stay and accept the summons to the court, or he could run.

Promulgate

The mischievous prankster of Mrs Hickenlooper's 3rd grade English class devised a plan where all students would stand up and leave the classroom at precisely 12:03. He secretly promulgated this plan to his fellow students by discretely passing notes when the teacher had her back turned.

Snollygoster

"Don't you go hanging around with that boy from down the street. He's nothing but a snollygoster. I can just tell it, he is up to no good"

Annulate

All 12 cameras were positioned on the outer ring of a full circle , each facing outward. The annulate connectors kept the cameras in an exact circle. Not all I had to do was stand in the middle and capture a full 360 degrees.

Obverse

At first, I thought that Darryl had spent hours working on on very simple sketch, and wondered about his supposed talent. But then he flipped over the canvas to show me the obverse side. I had been looking at the rear. An incredibly designed collection of colors flowing in, out, beautiful waves and swans and fairies and princesses.

Tittup

The floor is still wet with mopped cleanliness. Frank tittups across the floor to make his way to the front door. The unexpected guest watches his awkward stepping.

Picaro

Charles is a picaro of the modern world. Always on the move, he has no home. Constantly scheming and shifting confidence in every new environment, he finagles a living off deception.

Malign

Sean John could only listen as the high priestess maligned him in front of the whole village. She accused him of deceit and manipulation. The village opinion was being swayed toward banishment - or worse. Sean John hoped that he would have an opportunity to speak in his own defense.

Bluestocking

The smart and talented Lisa Simpson is and will forever remain the most lovable bluestocking. A bookworm, a thinker, an all-around literary geek.

Hoosgow

It'd be 'bout dat time o' day when I gotta take ma body to da toilet. Here in da hoosgow, there ain't no privacy and you gotta ask for permission first. Da officer opened my cell door and led me down da hallway.

Loblolly

Wouldn't you know it, little Lassie had found the only part of this wide open expanse of plains that wasn't clean and dry. She pawed her way out of the loblolly covered in wet muck, shook her body like a jackhammer, and got my handsome clothes good and dirty.