Tag: #Carrot Ranch Literary Community
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Carrot Ranch Literary Community ~ #Poetry
May 23, 2022, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the phrase “well’s gone dry.” Is it a real well or a metaphorical well? Why is it dry? What is the consequence and to whom? Go where the prompt leads! I had planned this pilgrimage for a year A sacred…
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#Flash Fiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community
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September 23, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about an author’s chair. It can belong to any author. Where is it located and why? Does it have special meaning? Go where the prompt leads! My authors chair is in a pub called The Drum. It has a blue plaque…
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August 19, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the phrase, “stars in the sand.” Your story can be any genre (or poem) and can use realism or fantasy. It’s a dreamy prompt. They told me that Egypt, the pyramidsWould be the holiday of a lifetimeLeaving the rain behindTake…
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#FlashFiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community #Poetry
August 12: Flash Fiction Challenge The spiralling crescendo of roman candlesShot towards heavenPulls an ancient knowing from my soulLike a half-remembered dream.I stumble forward for knowledgeThat is stacked up behind meAbove my head, fireworks light the skyThe sound echoes in my bonesAn old sound that never went away.The colours remind me of something hiddenThe lost pages…
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#Flash Fiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community ~ #Poetry
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August 5, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about an open door. It can be literal or metaphorical. What is behind the door? Who is seeking and why? As the writer, how will you manage the discovery? Go where the prompt leads! Honey, you left the door openGod’s doing…
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#FlashFiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community #Poetry
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June 18, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that features a solstice. What is the era and setting? Use the solstice as a celebration, metaphor, or talking point. Go where the prompt leads! June 18: Flash Fiction Challenge To call them stonesAs if you could skip one across the pondIs…
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#Flash Fiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community
April 29: Flash Fiction Challenge Hit the road, Jack. Your times upLife in the slow lane isn’t working for meI need more. With you, it’s all or nothing.It’s nothing. I’m fed up with holes in my shoesSleeping in bus sheltersGoing hungry for days on endI’m tired of your promisesIt’s time for me to go my own…