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Week 36 of Odd Prompts

On September 21, 2020 By sifttheashesIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Our prompt from the Odd Prompts writing challenge this week came from Cedar Sanderson was: “The very friendly tabby cat twined around her ankles just as the dragon opened his mouth.” We got far behind on our posts, so this is going up late, but we hope you'll enjoy it anyway. The Dragon’s Dinner Joy …

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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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Week 28 of Odd Prompts

On July 16, 2020August 6, 2020 By sifttheashesIn Odd Prompts3 Comments

This week, we ended up working with a photo prompt as our Odd Prompt. Despite (or perhaps because) our work week is slowly returning to normal, and because of some family events, we found ourselves a little behind on getting started.  Just another Job Search As Tamith rounded the curve to approach the village of …

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Week 27 of Odd Prompts

On July 8, 2020August 6, 2020 By sifttheashesIn Odd Prompts1 Comment

This week’s entry for Odd Prompts starts with the prompt “A minor god wanders the Earth making deals with mortals–the god can grant limited wishes in exchange for services. Describe the god, its appearance, and its sphere of influence.” I know some people were interested in what happens next in Daria’s story, but none of …

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