I've been missing my friends at Carrot Ranch, so when D. Avery, suggested we define our blog's purpose, I considered it a worthy goal. What a brilliant idea! Okay, here we go: “Yep. Folks, try defining yer blog’s purpose in 99 words; focus that statement even more in 59 words; then hook us with 9… Continue reading Who is Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry?
Tag: creative writing
“Sea Mist Dreams,” #Haibun #Senryu
The Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction challenge for January 31, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about sea mist. How does it create an environment for a story? It can set the stage or take the stage. Go where the prompt leads. Respond by February 5, 2019. I walk along… Continue reading “Sea Mist Dreams,” #Haibun #Senryu
The Elf Killer – Part III: The Witch of Timmoral Forest
Check out Melissa Barker Simpson's blog to learn more about the challenge. I chose Option 1: Sentence Starter – The first time I died, I was nineteen years old and resigned to my fate; the second time was a different story. I am continuing the story of the Elf Killer, using the prompts from Mel's… Continue reading The Elf Killer – Part III: The Witch of Timmoral Forest
Freestyle Writing Challenge – Food For Thought
Thank you, Ali Taylor, from The Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman! For choosing me to participate in the Freestyle Writing Challenge, where I am to: "Choose FIVE of my favourite types of food/drink (can be meals, snacks, whatever grabs you!) – And bring them to succulent life for your readers. Can be serious, funny, sensual, extended metaphor…"… Continue reading Freestyle Writing Challenge – Food For Thought
The Bus Stop
One of the great things about writing a lifestyle blog when you have retired is that you also have many memories to share. It is another hot, humid day in my garden so I thought some story-telling might be in order… The Bus Stop is a story my husband told me years ago about his… Continue reading The Bus Stop
Colleen M. Chesebro 