Crimson’s Creative Challenge #133 – Never Mess with a Mama

Welcome to Crispina's weekly challenge! Open to all, just for FUN, FUN, FUN! Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday, a photo will be posted (my cover). And it's up to you to respond with something CREATIVE! Here are some suggestions: An answering photoA cartoonA jokeA captionAn anecdoteA short story (flash fiction)A poemA newly minted proverb, adage...

Photo Challenge #366 – Abused

Use above image (my cover) as inspiration for a poem or short story. Alternatively, if you are an artist or photographer, use this as an opportunity to showcase your own work. And please credit the artist, Sina Kelvani When you’re done, TAG the post Photo Challenge and MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie, and add your link to the...

MLMM Photo Challenge #364 – Jack and Jilted

For the original challenge, please visit, https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2021/05/04/photo-challenge-364/ The Rules: Use above image as inspiration for a poem or short story. Alternatively, if you are an artist or photographer, use this as an opportunity to showcase your own work. You have 1 week to complete this challenge. And please credit the artist, Mahdie Farhadkiaei When you’re...

Flash Fiction for the Purposeful Practitioner, Week #14 – Compassionate Gesture

The Six Easy Guidelines: A photo prompt topic is to be used as your ‘muse’. They will arrive promptly at midnight each Wednesday morning.Include the photo prompt and its credits with your story on your blog.All stories are to be crafted and honed to under 200 words in length.Each flash fiction piece should have a...

Photo Challenge #360 – Superiority Complex

Use the cover image as inspiration for a poem or short story. Alternatively, if you are an artist or photographer, use this as an opportunity to showcase your own work. You have 1 week to complete this challenge. When you’re done, TAG the post Photo Challenge and MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie, and add your link to the...

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #123 – Dark Matter

The Challenge: BE CREATIVE! An image can be interpreted more than a hundred...thousand...million ways! But, the rules themselves are simple: Keep your responses your own, and write in 150 words or less. For the original challenge, please visit Crispina at, https://crispinakemp.com/2021/03/17/crimsons-creative-challenge-123/ My Submission 🙂 You assume I am laughing, but there’s a frog in my...

LTPP #39 – Still, I Stand

Welcome to Lynn’s Tuesday Picture Prompt! The creative goal: What does the picture (my cover, taken by Lynn) evoke? What emotion, feeling, memory or whatever it may be – what does it arouse in YOU?  Please visit the link for the original challenge, https://justabitfurther.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/lynns-tuesday-picture-prompt-week-39/ My Submission 🙂 Sheets of rain pelted me. But, here I stand....

FFFC #109 – Flash Mob

Welcome to Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge! Each week, he will post a photo grabbed off the internet and challenge bloggers to write a flash fiction piece or a poem inspired by the photo. There are no style or word limits. The image (my cover) is from Noah Berger for the Chronicle.com. My Submission 🙂 She...

Lynn’s Tuesday Picture Prompt #37 – Never Good Enough

THE CREATIVE GOAL: What does the picture evoke? What emotion, feeling, memory...what does it arouse in YOU? The cover photo is the prompt, and the original challenge is offered by, https://justabitfurther.wordpress.com/2021/02/23/lynns-tuesday-picture-prompt-week-37/ My Submission: There she was, in the window, staring at me as I tidied the garden. She did not look pleased. She never did. Twice a...

FFFC #107 – Power of the Written Word

Welcome to Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge! Each week, Fandango will post a photo he grabs off the internet and challenge bloggers to write a piece of flash fiction or poem inspired by the photo. There are no style or word limits. The cover image is from Pixabay.com. And here is the original link, https://fivedotoh.com/2021/02/22/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-107/ My...