Monthly Archives: December 2019

BP: Stardust Haiku Journal #36

Posted on December 28, 2019 by pedometergeek

This month this pedometer geek had one haiku accepted into the online journal: Stardust Haiku: Poetry With a Little Sparkle. This is the thirty-sixth issue that Valentina Ranaldi-Adams has published, and the journal just keeps getting better and better with … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Holiday memories

Posted on December 26, 2019 by pedometergeek

The weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, at the Haiku Foundation had the theme of holiday memories this week. Lori A, Minor, the editor, chose one of my haiku for comment, and it is as follows: blended family we create new traditions … Continue reading →

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Hero: A 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on December 16, 2019 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt over at http://www.Carrotranch.com was to write a 99 word (no more, no less) flash fiction about a gnome and go where the prompt led. This is the pedometer geek’s take on the prompt which is tentatively titled … Continue reading →

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Pie R Squared: A 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on December 9, 2019 by pedometergeek

Charli Mills over at Carrot Ranch recently painted a room or two the color of key lime pie (and she is not quite sure of her color choice) so this week’s prompt is to write a 99-word flash fiction (no … Continue reading →

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Three Act Story: 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on December 4, 2019 by pedometergeek

Another of the Carrot Ranch Rodeo prompts was to write a three-act story in 99 words (no more, no less). Since the Rodeo is over, here is my attempt at the prompt. Does it work as three acts? This writer … Continue reading →

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What It Takes: A 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on December 3, 2019 by pedometergeek

After the announcement of the winners of Carrot Ranch’s Rodeo, the head wrangler Charli Mills wrote an insightful blog about writing and revision among other things. Then she issued this week’s prompt on winning and to go where the prompt … Continue reading →

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Pro-Bull Mashup: 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on December 2, 2019 by pedometergeek

The Carrot Ranch’s Rodeo was recently held. There were four different blindly-judged contests. This pedometer geek wrote several of them. This particular one required the writer to use several different words as well as include pirates and game shows all … Continue reading →

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