Monthly Archives: May 2022

Not The Collection: The Well’s Gone Dry

Posted on May 29, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt at Charli Mills’ Carrot Ranch blog was to write a 99-word (no more, no less) story that included the phrase, “the well’s gone dry” and to go where the prompt leads. Normally, this pedometer geek writer waits … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Happenings, May 2022

Posted on May 29, 2022 by pedometergeek

Valentina Ranaldi-Adams’ May, 2022 issue of her online haiku journal, Stardust Haiku: Poetry With a Little Sparkle Issue # 65, has just been published. Once again, the issue has haiku from poets around the world. There are four different continents … Continue reading →

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Story Chat: As Far as a Prisoner Can Go

Posted on May 27, 2022 by pedometergeek

Last week’s prompt at Charli Mills’ Carrot Ranch was to rewrite a story in 99 words (no more, no less) based on the short story, As Far as a Prisoner Can Go, which Charli wrote for Story Chat. The Word … Continue reading →

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The Collection: Mom Selfies

Posted on May 21, 2022 by pedometergeek

Last week’s prompt, provided by Charli Mills, at Carrot Ranch was to write a 99-word (no more, no less) about a mom selfie and to go where the prompt led. This pedometer geek writer does not take selfies, nor do … Continue reading →

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The Collection: Extraction

Posted on May 13, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt at Carrot Ranch, set by Charli Mills, was to write a 99-word piece (no more, no less) about an extraction or something extracted (and how or why it may have come about). The Collection is now up … Continue reading →

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The Collection: Up and Away

Posted on May 6, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s Carrot Ranch prompt, given by Charli Mills, was to write a 99-word (no more, no less) story using the phrase up and away. This pedometer geek writer chose to write the following: Up Into the Sky Aloysius, the … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Happenings, May 5 Edition

Posted on May 6, 2022 by pedometergeek

For this pedometer geek writer, this was a big week of haiku happenings. First, Marietta McGregor, the guess editor of Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, finished her series on “finding peace and contemplation…in leisure time, making art. Poets from … Continue reading →

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