My grandmother used the word flabbergasted when something surprised, astounded, or amazed her. Until this morning, I had not thought of that word in years. It is not a word I normally use because in my mind it is out-of-date, but it is in the dictionary.
I was composing an entry for my writing.com blog about a poem which won an award in a contest and I thought of the word. As I considered the word, I realized it expressed my feelings when I read the e-mail about the prize. I learned about the award on Saturday as I was reading my e-mail; when I read about the award I simply stared at the screen and then reread the e-mail. My next action was to transfer the poem into the proper folder.
After thinking about the word, I think I will use it in a poem or short story. I have one short story in which flabbergasted would work. The reason it would work is that it expressed the feelings of the main character at a specific time in the story.
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