PHOTO PROMPT © Jean L. Hays
the writing on the wall
the way i hear it the dam coming apart was what took out most people around drowned or washed away but travelers passing by or those we questioned before shooting them said it was the earth quaking and moving that did the dirty leaving me confused what to believe any more water swamping the outlier citys huricanes killer tornadoes plagues of insects rodents and more running for their lives while snatching away our lives when they had the chance it makes me sicker then I already am i have the wall behind me and a roof over my head amen
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Author’s Note: Howdy. Been a month plus. I was involved with the AtoZ Blogging Challenge which took up all of my time. 36,061 words written between 26 posts, every day of April except Sundays. Phew. If you want to check it out, it is a serialized story called A Car In The Woods.
Start from the beginning, otherwise it won’t make much sense after the fourth post. Reflection post follows.
It’s #Friday Fictioneers prompt time, as always created and hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields on her blog, Addicted To Purple.
The rules are simple if you’d like to join in:
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- Use the photo on Addicted to Purple as your prompt (goes up on Wednesday).
- Write a 100 word story, complete with beginning, middle, and end.
- Make every word count.
- It is proper etiquette to give the contributor of the photo credit.
- Add the InLinkz button (below) so your readers can find the dozens of other bloggers who have taken up this challenge.
It’s quite a major nightmare. The long run.on sentence is quite a symbol
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Thank you, Larry. I wanted to try something different.
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Good, it’s creepy but it works
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Nice to have you back – 36,000 words, that’s quite an effort, a full novella, well done. Amazing how much a lack of punctuation can tell you about a character.
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Thanks, Iain. Yeah, AtoZ kicked my butt this year. I have easily another 20,000 words in me to expand the work. I’ll see how it goes.
I tried something different with today’s prompt. A little ee cumming with a soupcon of Joyce. Glad you got into it. i did not use any conjunctions and eliminated all punctuation
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Entertaining presentation.
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Thanks, Sandra
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I’m breathless after eading this!
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Good thing it’s only 100 words. 🙂 Thanks, Liz
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Interesting technique – dismal situation.
Well done, Stu
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Thanks, Dale.
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The lack of punctuation and all the other mechanics made this stunningly effective. Well done.
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Thank you. Glad you noticed no capitalization as well.
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Dear Stu,
An imaginative application that added an effective dismal feel. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle.
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Excellent voice for your character – uneducated but tough, and a survivor.
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It’s not a voice I use that often. Glad you liked it.
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Stu, it took me a bit to catch onto the idea of no punctuation but it was delightfully effective! Well done.
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Thank you, Alicia. I had Joyce’s Ulysses (the end) in mind when I started out. ee cummings added the no caps. Glad you liked.
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The no punctuation added the urgency of the story… there might be a few left before the pale rider comes.
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A few. Depends on where that roof is. Thanks, Bjorn
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Congrats on completing your challenge write! Will have to check it out as I have time. Great story!
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