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Week 34 of Odd Prompts

On August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 By sifttheashesIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Well, we failed abjectly at getting a prompt submitted to Odd Prompts for this week, and we were days late posting our story for last week, but here we are. We’re working our tails off, and it looks like one or both of us may be doing it through at least January. That said, I …

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Week 33 of Odd Prompts

On August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 By sifttheashesIn Odd Prompts9 Comments

It’s been a long week, and we didn’t get a chance to get started over and over. Now that it’s late, here’s what we’ve got for this week’s Odd Prompt. Our prompt was “At a restaurant, you order calamari. The cloche is lifted, and a talking squid named Calamari gives your table a personalized stand-up …

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Week 32 of Odd Prompts

On August 13, 2020 By sifttheashesIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

This is week 32 of Odd Prompts, and we’ve decided on a simple and classic adventure. Our prompt for this week reminds me of Sarah Hoyt’s “Elise Hyatt” furniture refinishing series, but this take on the theme is a little less bloody. I decided to write it diary-style to emphasize the retro feel.  "You’ve bought …

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ATH Writing Challenge

On August 4, 2020August 6, 2020 By sifttheashesIn ATH Writing ChallengeLeave a comment

Sarah Hoyt posted a writing challenge in her blog, and since we already posted our weekly Odd Prompts entry (and virtuously turned in our next prompt), I thought I’d give it a swing. The prompt is the picture below, and the instructions specify two paragraphs.  It was Sunday in the Green Room. Weekend writers were …

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Week 31 of Odd Prompts

On August 3, 2020August 6, 2020 By sifttheashesIn Odd Prompts4 Comments

When we got the prompt from Odd Prompts this week, we were really startled. You see, this could easily be a description of Jim, and we’ve been planning for a while to write about some of the experiences he’s had over the years, the way they really happened...or not. Nobody really believes them either way. …

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