Tag: writing prompts
member name: Mary Beth Magee
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August 27, 2007 12:10 PM EDT --
The dog lay upon the floor waiting for his master to arrive, but he would soon find an unpleasant surprise. The step on the porch was not his master's familiar hobbling gait, but instead a steady, . . .
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February 03, 2008 12:17 PM EST --
Kelly stood silently, watching the ripples spread across the water. He hadn't expected to be so shaken by the simple action of tossing a box from a bridge. Yet he felt rattled to the core. . . .
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March 11, 2008 09:59 PM EDT --
Cathy smiled at the reflection of the white gown in the old mirror. She hastened to correct the precarious drape of the oversized neckline. One day, she would grow up enough to fill it out properly. . . .
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January 05, 2008 08:13 PM EST --
Here's the Sentence for week 30:
"A steady wind blew across the meadow, slowly erasing the footprints which disturbed the newly fallen snow."
The required . . .
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December 26, 2007 03:11 PM EST --
After a frustrating week of "Page cannot be displayed" I am finally able to get into Gather and other sites. Hallelujah! I am actively investigating alternative ISPs.
Here's . . .
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February 21, 2008 10:55 AM EST --
A blink, a wink,
a flirty look -
A tiny smile follows.
Is it something in your eye?
Or something in your heart?
Dare I think you meant to do it?
Spread, smile, . . .
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April 14, 2008 12:46 PM EDT --
"To Bob and Carol!" That heartfelt toast came from the best man. We all toasted Bob and Carol.
"To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson!" Bob's dad stood up and made that one. We lifted our . . .
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August 12, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
Sweat dripped down his face as he ran past a sea of ruined tombstones. Katrina had left everything in Hancock County in shambles, even the hallowed ground in which his love lay buried. As he neared . . .
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August 11, 2007 07:03 PM EDT --
Well, competitors -- congratulations on an excellent week. As we celebrate our twelfth challenge, we can celebrate as well the arrival of images, both within articles and freestanding! What . . .
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August 18, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
The First Line Challenge Sentence for the 14th competition is:
"The sound of squealing tires shattered the early morning stillness."
The required characters: NONE - I give you carte . . .
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September 09, 2007 05:01 PM EDT --
Welcome to our results for sentence 16! We have an exhausted judge who says you're all making it extremely hard for her to pick the top three out of such excellent submissions. Once again, you've . . .
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October 07, 2007 08:09 PM EDT --
Sentence 20 brought a veritable smogasbord of results in response! Here is the menu of delectable delights (in order of submission) available for your reading pleasure:
“Time Out” . . .
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November 03, 2007 05:14 PM EDT --
Dear friends, before we proceed to the next challenge, a word from our sponsor - me!
I am continually impressed with the caliber of stories submitted to this competition. Within a very tight . . .
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November 10, 2007 02:33 PM EST --
Here's the Short Story First Line Challenge - Sentence 25.
"There were no visible traces of the events which had transpired."
The required characters: . . .
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November 13, 2007 03:13 PM EST --
Many times my muses are running back and forth across my brain, not standing still long enough for me to get a decent look at them. My difficulty is less to wake them up as it is to slow them down.
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February 10, 2008 09:21 AM EST --
A month after my neighbor Charley's funeral, I was helping his widow Janelle ready the house for sale.
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March 01, 2008 10:13 PM EST --
There was music, the kind that never went away: the Stones and the Doors, Janis Joplin, very early Pink Floyd. It was one of those evenings.
There I stood, amazed and wondering . . .
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March 17, 2008 10:00 AM EDT --
Bequeath me spring's warmth.
I want to inherit green
Replacing winter.
Copyright 2008 Mary Beth Magee
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June 18, 2008 01:20 PM EDT --
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August 05, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
Another stellar week, my friends! We are up to 79 members and nine outstanding entries came in this week. In fact, our judge was complaining to me about the difficulty of ranking such great . . .
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