Late August: Get A Move On - Tuesday August 25, 2009

Apologies, my subjects, for my absence of late. Your Kween is in the process of packing to go back to school, ordering books, cleaning her old carpet... there is much chaos in the castle. Returning to ye olde college wireless will be most invigorating.

Inspired by this necessary twice-a-year move, I present to you the next challenge. This won't be a two-parter; I'm trying to keep it simple till I get settled in again.

Here is your question: if you could move anywhere in the entire world, where would you go? Why? Describe the house that you'd live in and its surroundings, and what you'd take with you from where you live now. be as creative as you like. You can even live on the space station or the moon if you want, though I'd imagine that recycling old bodily fluids for drinking water would get tiresome after a while.

Go forth and create!

<3 Kween

Posted 8/25/2009 at 9:6 PM

3 Comments

Me thinks that you had better send out a broadcast message to all of the Kween's subscribers and friends, just to let them know you're here and a post is up.

Posted 8/26/2009 at 3:41 PM by thereluctantsinger

A short story in a poem can be found at


www.xanga.com/Stanelle

Posted 8/30/2009 at 5:48 PM by Stanelle
Posted 8/31/2009 at 3:30 PM by hubbaduh

your new ruler's first Challenge - Tuesday August 18, 2009

**One week left... get your entries in now!

I'm going to try to run this through the second week of August or thereabouts so we can get back on the twice-a-month schedule.
Also, a little preamble. This particular Kween's passion in life is writing fiction, but I know not all of you are thus inclined (or perhaps you have lives that are more interesting than fiction). Therefore I am considering issuing two challenges at a time: a Truth challenge and a Fiction challenge. You are welcome to do either, or do both.

Right. On to the first challenge(s).

Early August Fiction- Write a short story based on a song.

It doesn't have to be your favorite song. It can be any song at all. Take some time with this. Listen to the song you've chosen a couple of times. Build up a vivid picture in your mind of what's happening while the song is sung. It could follow a plot based on the lyrics, it could be something that's going on while the song is playing- anything you like. Make it as long or as short as you please (although if it starts to stretch out, you may want to consider putting a cut in to give your subs' computers a break). 


Early August Truth- So far as I can tell, everyone's life has at one time or other been changed by music. What I want to know is how. Describe the music- genre, artist, album, one song in particular, whichever it might be- that has significantly impacted your life and tell us what its effect was.

Traditionally there were "rules" to these challenges- they had to be set on public, comments enabled, et cetera, but writing is art and art has no boundaries. Pick a challenge, leave a link to it in the Comments here, and I will link back to anything you have created. And sorry there aren't little pictures to go along, but I'm not the code expert that the previous Kween was; however, you are welcome to get creative. I look forward to reading your submissions! :)

<3 Kween

Submissions so far:
Fiction:
 
Truth:
Carolina17 (my own)
Posted 8/18/2009 at 12:19 AM

9 Comments

Sounds fun! I'll try to get to both of them before the deadline.

If you want to still do the little graphics, I'll help you make them and help with the code. Onlyyy if you want to though.

Posted 7/26/2009 at 11:22 PM by Anonymous

I have read and I will think this over... peace always

Posted 7/27/2009 at 12:30 AM by peacenow

Here's my post my kween.  And don't you worry one bit about not putting up pictures.  They weren't my thing anyway.

Posted 7/27/2009 at 11:35 AM by thereluctantsinger

This is very interesting.  I will think over.  Now, to choose a song...

Posted 7/30/2009 at 12:23 PM by Anonymous

There's the first part. 

Posted 7/31/2009 at 3:7 AM by Anonymous
Posted 8/13/2009 at 9:35 AM by hubbaduh

Dear Queen,
I am so excited for your new adventure....I am one of the oldest members, I was formally Queenelizzy....and I wish you the very best with your new adventure!!
xoxo, MZ

Posted 8/2/2009 at 11:26 AM by Muzwah

I never did get around to writing about this. I might go ahead anyway. I think it's great how songs can stir memories and take you back to times and places in your life. That would be fun to explore.

Posted 8/18/2009 at 4:15 AM by white_tiger_68

I liked the little pictures.

Posted 7/28/2009 at 9:20 PM by TheWriteWay