Monthly Archives: August 2021

Indigo Wings (When Pigs Fly): 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on August 30, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week Charli Mills of Carrot Ranch ( http://www.carrotranch.com ) set the prompt as follows: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a flight of pigs. It can be farm or fantasy-related. The idea can be … Continue reading →

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Haiku Dialogue: Finding Peace and Contemplation…

Posted on August 27, 2021 by pedometergeek

…in a forest. This week’s Haiku Dialogue column at the Haiku Foundation https://www.thehaikufoundation.org was to write haiku about spending time in a forest. The editor, Marietta McGregor chose haiku from a global community of poets. From every continent except Antarctica, … Continue reading →

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Aloysius At the Beach: 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on August 22, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week over at Carrot Ranch ( https://www.carrotranch.com ), the prompt is to write a piece using the phrase stars in the sand in 99 words (no more, no less). It can be any genre including poetry. For this prompt, … Continue reading →

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Aloysius’s Garden: A 99-Word Flash Fiction

Posted on August 16, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week over at Carrot Ranch (www.carrotranch.com) the prompt was to write about cacophony in 99 words (no more, no less). The word didn’t have to be used, but the piece needed to reflect it in some way. This pedometer … Continue reading →

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BP: Presence #70

Posted on August 13, 2021 by pedometergeek

This pedometer geek writer received a copy of Presence, Issue #70 (July 2021) in the mail yesterday. It is a British haiku journal edited by Ian Storr, and the journal contains haiku, senryu, tanka, rengay, haibun, and more. It is … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue (Finding Peace and Contemplation…watching clouds)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week at the Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, the subject was clouds. Marietta McGregor, the guest editor, has chosen haiku based on the subject of finding peace and contemplation by watching clouds. The column is filled with haiku … Continue reading →

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Aloysius’s Curiosity: 99-Word Flash Fiction

Posted on August 11, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt at Carrot Ranch was to write a story of 99 words (no more, no less) about an open door, whether literal or metaphorical. What is behind the door? Who is seeking and why? Go where the prompt … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue (Finding peace & contemplation…by water)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by pedometergeek

For the first time in quite some time, this pedometer geek writer had a haiku selected for inclusion in the weekly Haiku Dialogue column at The Haiku Foundation. The new editor, Marietta McGregor, has chosen the theme of “Finding peace … Continue reading →

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BP: Wales Haiku Journal (Summer 2021)

Posted on August 3, 2021 by pedometergeek

This year this pedometer geek writer has tried to submit haiku to more journals, and as a result, there has been a fair amount of success. Yes, this writer has had rejections, too, but there are enough acceptances to make … Continue reading →

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