Whimsical Wednesday 27 November

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

As a poet I read a lot of poetry and some more on top. I also find one line taken out of context can lead to a whole new dimension of creativity. The idea of this challenge therefore is to create what comes to mind from lines of poetry.

This week’s lines of poetry are:

• And on the margins of the sea - Song of Quietness by Robinson Jeffers

• In the shadows of an autumn evening - Aimless Love by Billy Collins

• I shun the thought that lurks in all delight – Renouncement by Alice Meynell

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Tuesday’s Thinking 26 November

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

Today’s prompt is:

Write, using the prompt word: jury-rigged

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Muse to the Music 21 November

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

The prompt for this challenge is a piece of music, the idea being to share where the music takes you.

This week’s piece is:

Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia by Aram Khachaturian

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Tuesday's Thinking 5 November 2013

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

Today’s prompt is:

Write a post inspired by the word: Coffee

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Tuesday’s Thinking 22 October

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

Today’s prompt is:

What did you see as a child that affected you for the rest of your life?

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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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Muse to the Music – 17 October 2013

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

The prompt for this challenge is a piece of music, the idea being to share where the music takes you.

This week’s piece is: Diana by Mike Oldfield

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© Jem Farmer 2013

Three on Friday – 4 October 2013

The challenge today offers three quotations to inspire the creative muse, using one, two or all three as a prompt.

The quotations for this week are:

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure to a duty – Helen Rowland

So I became a newspaperman. I hated to do it but I couldn’t find honest employment – Mark Twain

Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence – Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

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Tuesday’s Thinking – 01 October 2013

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

Today’s thinking is:

How do you see yourself?

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Monday’s Masterpiece – 30 September 2013

The idea of these challenges is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem

Today’s challenge is to take inspiration from a work of art and write from it.



The masterpiece choice for today is

Over the Hill and Far Away by Martina Furlong

View more of Martina’s work at: https://www.artfinder.com/artist/martina-furlong/



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Words at the Weekend – 28-29 September 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: Black Panther by Sue Demetriou
 

Black Panther by Sue Demetriou

Word: pervicacious
Pronunciation: (puhr-vi-KAY-shuhs)
Meaning: adjective: Very stubborn.

Phrases:

• voice of quiet

• It was happening. It was real. It was tonight.

• boundaries of experience

Word bank: craftsmanship; whopper; norm; mastermind; yardstick.

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Three on Friday – 27 September 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. The challenge today offers three quotations to inspire the Muse to create, using one, two or all three of the given quotes.



This week’s quotes are:

We are all what we pretend to be, but, we had better be very careful what we pretend – Kurt Vonnegut Jr

Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth – Virginia Woolf

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while – Albert Einstein

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Muse to the Music – 26 September 2013

The idea of the challenge is to use the given prompts to create a piece of flash fiction (100-500 words) or a poem. The prompt is a piece of music, the idea being to share where the music takes you.

This week’s piece is: Warriors from Lord of the Dance

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Whimsical Wednesday – 25 September 2013

As a poet I read a lot of poetry and some more on top. I also find one line taken out of context can lead to a whole new dimension of creativity. The idea of this challenge therefore is to create what comes to mind from lines of poetry.

This week’s lines of poetry are:

and I know she would not like that – At Emily's in Amherst by David Ray

And lust of fame was but a dream – The Old Stoic by Emily Bronte

that never fit into the distant waves – Puzzle Dust by Dorianne Laux

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Tuesday’s Thinking – 24 September 2013

The idea is to think about the prompt and write from the thoughts that come to mind.

Today’s thinking is:

Write a post inspired by the word: Coffee

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Monday’s Masterpiece – 23 September 2013

Today’s challenge is to take inspiration from a work of art and write from it.



The masterpiece choice for today is

Lennon by Jessica Little

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Words at the Weekend – 21-22 September 2013

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: Light on the Mountain by Andrea Visca

Word: obambulate

Pronunciation: (o-BAM-byuh-layt)

Meaning: verb intr.: To walk about.

Phrases:

primed to proceed

opening a closed door

circling the wagons

Word bank: incinerate; detail; sweet; trickle; eager.

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Three on Friday – 20 September 2013

The challenge today offers three quotations to inspire the Muse to create, using one, two or all three of the given quotes.



This week’s quotes are:

The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot – Dave Barry

One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world – Jewish Proverb

Success is never final. Failure is never fatal – Joe Paterno

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Muse to the Music – 19 September 2013

The prompt for this challenge is a piece of music, the idea being to share where the music takes you.

This week’s piece is: Rock Me Amadeus by Falco

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Whimsical Wednesday – 18 September 2013

As a poet I read a lot of poetry and some more on top. I also find one line taken out of context can lead to a whole new dimension of creativity. The idea of this challenge therefore is to create what comes to mind from lines of poetry.

This week’s lines of poetry are:

A sliding shape has stirred them like a breath – Atavism by Elinor Wylie

In their green zone they sang my name – Morning Swim by Maxine Kumin

conjoined at the exquisitely right time – After a Brubeck Concert by Miller Williams

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