rose

There are certain words that I like to use, and repeat over and over again. For some reason, I love to intentionally reuse the same word when I mean the same thing. Sometimes I will steal a sentence verbatim that I used earlier, even if the context was different. It is fun.

Then, using Microsoft Word's find tool, I can go back and see how the word rises up again and again. Eventually, it might be fun to index the entire book by word, so that you can find all sentences that use any word that's ever mentioned in the book.

In any case, here are the instances I just found for one of my favorite simple words: rose.

Thoughts dove and rose renewed with each reigning minute. (page 2)

She leaned over the table and opened the white shutters by turning them upward, each blade of wood turning in unison with the one she moved, and the room rose in color despite dirt-stained windows. (page 4)

Their three-course meal started with Fricassée of Escargots with Sweet Garlic and a sweet aperitif, according to the gilded rose-print card on the table. (page 47)

In the shower, steam rose as it pelted the cold ceramic basin of the tub. (page 90)

Michael was wearing a black suit with a red rose pinned to the left collar. (page 127)

Facts and memories dove through her fingers, then rose up again decades later. (page 144)