[click]: So I'm sitting in this big, empty castle and thinking about how fleeting everything is. The feeling will pass. Everything does. Everything ends. This moment, this life, this country (whichever you may be in), this world -- it will end. Many believe that some things last, many will disagree. But on the small scale, at least, we can all agree that things must eventually come to an end. Friendships fizzle, relationships disintegrate. Even the traditional marriage has a "'till death do us part" clause. Unless you're Mormon -- then you're stuck. Most importantly, this photo prompt challenge will end, so you'd better hop to it! Photo prompt found here, from the picture originally entitled "People Die Alone." Take a moment and let the picture speak to you with its thousand words. What does it say? As always, you may take this in any direction you wish: poem, prose, more pictures -- just be creative. And enjoy. And write. Go! ![]() Just copy and paste the code below into your weblog to link back to this site! It should come out looking exactly like the picture above. Tutorial here. You must:
Happy writing! Be sure to check out everyone's entries. I'm sure they appreciate your feedback. Posted 5/25/2010 at 8:38 PM |
I'll be brief -- click on these: Try telling that to Charles Dickens. Or Vikram Seth. Well, neither of them have proved as popular as the bard, so I guess that shows who's right, yeah? Anyway. Well April sure was interesting. Over twenty posts for the first challenge (good job there!) then almost nuthin' on the second (not so good). But I'm sure that means you'll all be chomping at the bit to get at this one, right? Well, good, because it's definitely gonna be a challenge! Our first challenge this month comes from one of my favorite xangans, impossibleangles. She sent me this message: "You know the old story about how someone challenged Ernest Hemingway to write a short story in just six words? And he did, 'For Sale: Baby shoes, never used.' and won the bet. It's an old tale that has been around forever, though I don't think that the original source of this was ever found. Still it's a great story. So complete. How about challenging everyone to write stories in 10 (since we aren't all Hemingway) words or less?" So this is the challenge, my lovely lords and ladies: write an uber short story, commonly known as flash fiction, in ten words or less. It doesn't have to be fiction, but flash non-fiction just doesn't have the same ring to it, you know? As always you can make it your own. I'll be really impressed if one of you poets can make a haiku in ten words or less. I'm sure it's possible. There are lots of big words out there. ![]() Just copy and paste the code below into your weblog to link back to this site! It should come out looking exactly like the picture above. Tutorial here. You must:
Happy writing! Be sure to check out everyone's entries. I'm sure they appreciate your feedback. Posted 5/14/2010 at 9:48 AM |