Words at the Weekend 30 November

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem.

For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph:

Man Cooking (Photographer Unknown)

Word:

DoyenPronunciation: (doi-EN, DOI-uhn)
Meaning: noun: The senior member of a group, profession, etc.

Phrases:

• Tapping in;

• doing for others;

• unlimited vision

Word bank:

credence; facade; never; application; thing.

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Words at the Weekend 23 November

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem.

For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph:

Shipwreked by Karsun Designs Photography

Word:

Decimate

Pronunciation: (DES-i-mayt)
Meaning: verb tr.: To destroy a large part of something.

Phrases:

• power to create;

• the valley of despair;

• the silent awakening

Word bank:

pregnancy; rights; creditor; evenings; liner.

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Words at the Weekend 9/10 November

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem.

For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph:

Greatrigg Man by Gerard Tohill

Word:

Gemutlichkeit
Pronunciation: (guh-myoot-lish-KYT, -likh-, -MOOT-)
Meaning: noun: Warm friendliness; comfortableness; coziness.

Phrases:

• question of worthiness;

• always home;

• until I say goodbye

Word bank:

questioning; plate; farm; stand; rent.

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Words at the Weekend 2/3 November

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem.

For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph: Greenwich Park by Massimo Vitali 

Word: Blitzkrieg

Pronunciation: (BLITS-kreeg) Meaning: noun: 1. An intense campaign, for example, an ad blitz. 2. A swift, sudden military attack, especially aerial bombardment. verb tr.: To attack or destroy in a sudden campaign.

Phrases:

dark night of the soul;

foundations of faith;

the mindful brain

Word bank: freak; justice; emptiness; dealer; hardware.

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Words at the Weekend 26/27 October

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem.

For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph: Circumspection by Delia Lendecski

Circumspection by Delia Lendecski

Word: kulturkampf
Pronunciation:  (kool-TOOR-kahmpf)
Meaning: noun: A cultural conflict, especially one religious in nature.

Phrases:

• decorating life

• light of the party

• we know you are a spy

Word bank: ambivalent; stockpile; attorney; bout; phone.

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Words at the Weekend 19/20 October

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem.

For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph: Coming and Going from National Archives of Norway

Word: Kaffeeklatsch
Pronunciation: (KAH-fee-klach)
Meaning: noun: An informal social gathering for coffee and conversation

Phrases:

• unseen power

• no hard edges

• blessings from miracles

Word bank: wearing; timely; crest; decade; process.

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Words at the Weekend – 12-13 October

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem.

For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph: Curbar Edge by Les Wilcockson

Word: wunderkind
Pronunciation: (VOON-duhr-kind, wun-)
Meaning: noun: 1. A child prodigy. 2. A person who achieves great success early in the career.

Phrases:

• loving the light

• meeting halfway 

• crawl into the future

Word bank: body; Argentina; investigator; box; lighthearted

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Words at the Weekend – 05-06 October 2013

The idea of the challenge is to use any one or more of the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem. For the weekend I am going to give four prompts that can be used individually or together depending on how the creative juices flow. There will be a single word with its definition, a word bank, three phrases and a photograph – all are random so may not connect in anyway but as is the way of randomness they may connect in the creative thought – you never can tell!

This week’s prompts are:

Photograph: Glamping by MaryAD Art

Word: cautelous
Pronunciation: (KOT-uh-luhs)
Meaning: adjective: 1. Cautious. 2. Crafty.

Phrases:

• path to bliss

• small gestures

• truths of the heart

Word bank: rite; supervisor; dubbed; housing; nervous.

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