7x7x7x7
What is the 7x7x7x7 Writing Prompt?
- Grab the 7th book from your bookshelf.
- Open it up to page 7.
- Pinpoint the 7th sentence on the page.
- Begin a poem/a piece of prose that begins with that sentence
- Limit it in length to 7 lines/7 sentences.
The 7th book on one of the shelf of my library cupboard is… And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. The 7th page of the book reads, “And then one day, he gave them proof”…
And then one day, he gave them proof.
He remembered that some of his initial feelings were doubt, denial and disbelief.
With time, all the pent up helpless rage formed a wrecking ball inside him.
With each passing day, his belief was getting stronger that only truth shall set him free.
But his truth shattered the lives of all around him and was met with doubt, denial and disbelief.
He was beyond any caring now.
His sanity was more important than protecting his abusive father.
This is in response to WriteTribe prompt.
June 12, 2013 4:19 pm|
wow Shilps!
June 14, 2013 3:41 pm|
Thanks N 🙂
June 12, 2013 4:26 pm|
So real and so tragic too, Shilpa.
June 14, 2013 3:42 pm|
Nightmarish and scary too!
June 12, 2013 4:36 pm|
wow ! tragic . but I am glad it ended on a positive note ! I am reading The mountains echoes just now !
June 14, 2013 3:42 pm|
I haven’t started reading it as yet!! 😛
How’s it?
June 12, 2013 4:37 pm|
powerful and somewhat scary too, SG.
June 14, 2013 3:45 pm|
Thks Leo!
June 12, 2013 5:50 pm|
Such powerful words. So sad it is.
June 14, 2013 3:45 pm|
Thks Jo!
June 12, 2013 6:14 pm|
A hurting yet liberating feeling that leaves a lump in the throat.. beautifully composed Shilpa
June 14, 2013 3:46 pm|
We can never imagine the trauma and turmoil CSA victims go through! Thks Reshma!
June 12, 2013 7:22 pm|
Wow! good one. A Writer-in-the-making is right here 🙂
And I see, you too got the book!
June 14, 2013 3:47 pm|
Thks Reema. I simply loved his earlier 2 books… so this one wasn’t to be missed!
June 12, 2013 8:33 pm|
Oh no. I wanted to be the 7th one to comment. But Reema beat me to it. Nice narration. Looks like a heavy reading.
June 14, 2013 3:48 pm|
LOL 😀 Thanks SG, glad you liked reading this piece.
June 13, 2013 4:34 am|
Wow.. that is so … real 🙁
Beautifully written…
June 14, 2013 3:48 pm|
Thks Bhavya!
June 13, 2013 5:03 am|
Ah! lovely! i’ve learnt a lot of interesting way to write from u!
lemme try….going to my bookshelf now…
June 14, 2013 3:49 pm|
Loved your take on the prompt too, LP 🙂
June 13, 2013 5:17 am|
Truth can be difficult to stomach. Your takeoff on the 7x7x7x7 prompt reinforces that. Lovely writing. How is the book? I love The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns.
June 14, 2013 4:07 pm|
True, it is tough to accept the harsh truth!
I haven’t started reading this one as yet. Even I loved the first 2 books a lot!
June 13, 2013 7:43 am|
Very nice narration. Truth is stranger than fiction, thanx for a positive end.
June 14, 2013 4:21 pm|
Thanks Kislaya! Glad you liked reading this here!
June 13, 2013 8:55 am|
Hi Shilpa .This is as as captivating as always. I liked the end, which is very positive.
June 14, 2013 4:21 pm|
Thank you Ma’am!
June 13, 2013 9:29 am|
Tragic, but true and very well articulated Shilpa as always 🙂
Ashes
June 14, 2013 4:22 pm|
Thanks PnA!
June 13, 2013 9:29 am|
Interesting piece of fiction. You took up the prompt really well…
June 14, 2013 4:22 pm|
Thks Vinita!
June 13, 2013 9:41 am|
As always you take up the prompt so well…Great write up !
June 14, 2013 4:24 pm|
Thank you Diana!
June 13, 2013 10:15 am|
Dramatic, I like the way it built up to the final line. Great
June 14, 2013 4:24 pm|
Thank you Ritu!
June 13, 2013 11:15 am|
Gosh, the last line…….just when I thought it was headed in a sad love story direction. Nicely done.
June 14, 2013 4:26 pm|
Thks BG! Glad you found the ending different.
June 13, 2013 12:08 pm|
Sad… it made me feel. 🙁
It is a very helpless position when one is doubted in spite of screaming about one’s problems.. and something like this, people, even if they believe, they refuse to accept it externally. Denial.
June 14, 2013 4:32 pm|
Agree… it must be so painful to find your very own people not believing you and may even accuse you! Sad!
June 13, 2013 12:17 pm|
Ah, the final line makes the story impeccable! Great read, Shilpa. Well penned!!
June 14, 2013 4:33 pm|
Thank you so much, Ma’am!
June 13, 2013 12:27 pm|
Wow Shilpa that was wonderful. It’s some talent to be able to do that.
June 14, 2013 4:33 pm|
Thks T! You must try it too!
June 13, 2013 1:03 pm|
I am thinking in 7’s now – 7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7…. 🙂
Destination Infinity
June 14, 2013 4:33 pm|
Try it and let us know 😀
June 13, 2013 2:24 pm|
Interesting piece Shilpa. You have a natural talent for writing!
June 14, 2013 4:36 pm|
You are toooo generous, Anu!
June 13, 2013 5:01 pm|
I want to read that book…I loved his other books..
June 14, 2013 4:36 pm|
Me too!
June 14, 2013 5:03 am|
I am always short of words as far as such posts are concerned! DUnno what to write which sounds genuine! 🙁
June 14, 2013 4:37 pm|
Try it once… I am sure you can do it!
June 14, 2013 6:16 am|
Truth leaving some free and some in doubt and disbelief!!
Pretty loaded .
June 14, 2013 4:38 pm|
Yeah… that’s how people behave…
June 14, 2013 7:12 am|
🙁 Hope everything turns around !
Well-written…
June 14, 2013 4:38 pm|
I hope so too! Thks Aparna!
June 14, 2013 1:06 pm|
I can’t find words to express myself here
June 14, 2013 4:39 pm|
🙂
June 14, 2013 3:14 pm|
Hard hitting and well written
June 14, 2013 4:39 pm|
Thks Jayashree!
June 14, 2013 6:07 pm|
Such things happen :-/
June 15, 2013 3:39 am|
Yeah…. sadly! 😐
June 14, 2013 9:28 pm|
I am reading the same book right now..
so sad.. 🙁 and it actually happens in real life 🙁
June 15, 2013 3:39 am|
How’s it so far? I haven’t started reading it as yet!
Yes, the sad and tragic reality for some!
June 17, 2013 9:57 am|
Wow! Seven very loaded sentences. Very powerful. And sad.
Excellent writing, Shilpa.
June 17, 2013 5:01 pm|
Thanks a lot for encouraging words, Mr Swaminathan! 🙂
June 17, 2013 5:08 pm|
A sad end. But the story is a reminder that a wrong should not be allowed to persist, just to maintain peace.
June 18, 2013 3:06 pm|
very very beautiful! in seven lines you have done wonders 🙂
Richa
June 21, 2013 9:42 am|
The truth does set us free but sometimes comes at a great cost. Very nicely done.