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First Line Friday: February 12, 2021

Dylan Hughes hosts the First Line Friday challenge on alternate weeks to Jim Adams music challenge. More details can be found here Your line for this week is: The damp fog refused to burn away, eating up their street until … Continue reading

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What do you see # 12- January 13th, 2020

Image credit; Flickr This is my good side, Can I take you for a ride? I’m priceless and unique. See the sparkles in my mane? Pure gold, So I’ve been told. There is no other like me, Soon all that … Continue reading

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Tuesday Photo Challenge – Focus

The challenge for you is to take focus into your preferred direction. There are many ways that you can take this: in focus, out of focus, a look of focus on someone’s face, you name it! Let your creative minds … Continue reading

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A New Prompt

Teresa has thrown open a new prompt with the opener: “Take a trip down memory lane and share your best vacation/trip/holiday memory.” My best vacation has to be our honeymoon to Amsterdam in 1991. At 35 (minus 2 days) it … Continue reading

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March 14: Flash Fiction Challenge

Details of the weekly Carrot Ranch 99 word challenge and how to participate can be found here: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/12307624/posts/2207000899 March 14, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a chisel. Use chisel as a … Continue reading

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Tale Weaver – #183 – Making Sense of Nonsense – Grartor

Thanks to Michael, we are into nonsense again this week (I like these!). https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/19271780/posts/1952882480 Imagine you open your mail and discover the above invitation. Weave a tale in which you explore what a Grartor party might be. ‘Have you got … Continue reading

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Time To Write: Sentence Starter 37

Click below for details of how to partake in Rachel’s challenge https://rachelpoli.com/2018/08/03/time-to-write-sentence-starter-37-creative-writing-prompt/ It was her first day of High School. No longer considered a child, she was growing up and she was excited. Carefully she applied her make-up. Mum had … Continue reading

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Sunday Whirl: Wordle #362

Here is the selection this week: Join in and link up here The heart faltered, the time to pass was approaching. In the mind, the picture of a lake surrounded by a quilt of scented pines beckoned, a peaceful place with happy … Continue reading

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First Line Friday: July 20th, 2018

Your line for this week is: The wedding loomed closer and all Tay could do was think of storm clouds. It was the usual nightmare, what started off as a quiet intimate wedding had been steam rollered by his future … Continue reading

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July 19: Flash Fiction Challenge

July 19, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about Fannie Hooe. Although she is a legend in the Kewenaw, feel free to go where the prompt leads. https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/12307624/posts/1930503309 Fannie’s game of hide’n’seek had gone … Continue reading

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