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Penguininflight
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My first Fall challenge and this one is simple.
The challenge is simple enough … 5 lines where each line starts in order of the vowels – a-e-i-o and u. Tag me in the comment box so I can find and read your work ... @Danceinsilence ... "Fall is upon us all. Leaves fall, people fall. Through it all we stand tall."

Autumn

Autumn’s renewed affection to arctic Winter ends her adulterous summer affair.

Eerie embers of an eloping summer enchantress echo while Autumn is stripped of all ornamentation and exposed to the frigid air.

Immersed in intoxicating spices, she sees innuendos of intimacy intertwined with inhalations of insipid iciness.

Overtones of oaky odor accompany Autumn’s fall as she obliges all of Winter’s whims.

Unfrocked, Autumn uncovers the ugly truth that she is unable to return to her sweet Summer.

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Challenge
Find me the most hilarious short quote you think you've ever seen.
If u can't reach the fifteen word minimum, just do some rambling down at the bottom, no one will judge...

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

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Challenge
25 word, scary as all hell, haunted house story.
Like the prompt says. Haunted house story in only 25 words. Short, simple, and spooky. I’ll allow five extra words for anyone that wishes to include hashtags but remember to keep the story at a max of 25 words.

Two Warm Arms

Awakened by the familiarity of arms tightly wrapped around me.

Warm exhales. Cool kisses.

Silent screams.

I see my partners’ lifeless body across the room.

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Challenge
Write a metaphoric poem - non-rhyming - that does not mention the subject of the poem only refers to it in the framework of the metaphor...let us guess the real subject. Note metaphor is a word comparison of two unlike things, not a description of the thing. 16 line maximum
Mass tagging results in immediate disqualification.

Goalie

Sweaty palms and heavy breathing,

I am enclosed in 8 yards and 8 feet of net.

My heart pounds as if I am running, but I remain utterly still.

In this state of hyperfocus, I cannot rejoice in the goals we score.

I can only see the ball rushing towards me.

Protective gloves and pads lessen the blow, but I feel the sharp pain as it hits my body and throws me to the ground.

My body has betrayed me.

Once again it has left our goal unguarded.

So much mental preparation and practice, yet still I am no match for the right kick.

I crouch, heaving in fear that this goal will cost us the game.

My mind whispers the truth,

I am defeated.

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Challenge
In fifteen words, what is love?

Love

Love knows your triumphs, fears, and darkest secrets and admires you for all of them

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Challenge
Describe any type or body of water using NO words containing the letter W.
$3 Prize - Mass tagging results in immediate disqualification.

A Spring

Moving majestically to the bottom of the mountain

Mumbling in a minor key

Accompanied by the froth of a fountain

Bouncing, boisterously and briskly

Babbling, bubbling, and beckoning for a ship

to sail through dreams as I inhale

Beckoning me to take just one sip

Of that saccharine sapphire fizzy ale

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Challenge
Write a limerick using the words trump, kavanaugh, supreme, court and justice. $3 prize
Mass tagging results in instant disqualification

His Trauma

King Trump, he started this drama

Supreme, wished he to Obama

Justice won’t prevail

Kavanaugh, no jail

The Court’s concerned with his trauma

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Challenge
This challenge can be a bit daunting so follow the instructions for what I call a Cryptic Poem.
Four lines only. Second line must start with the last word of the first line ... Third line must start with the last word of the second line ... Fourth line starts with the word ending in the third line and must end with the first word of the first line ... Your title must be the first word which will also be the last word ... Make sure you tag me @Danceinsilence - in the comment box, not on the piece itself so I can read your work ... Also, if you can, have the first four words of each line form some kind of a message of thought ... There, now that shouldn't be too hard ... and let the fun begin.

Weep

Weep, waiting for them to sleep

Sleep, the state they cannot keep

Keep counting and counting sheep

Sheep that will only make me weep

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Challenge
Challenge of the Week XCI
The Seven Deadly Sins. Choose one of the seven deadly sins: Lust, Pride, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Envy, or Sloth. Make your choice the title of your post, then write about it. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose.

Gluttony

A chip and a hopefulness that this will be the comfort my starving soul needs.

A bag and a numbness that does nothing to quell my growling body.

A carton and a compulsion to continue feeding my soul even as it is drowning.

The race has begun, but I cannot see the finish line.

I am the only competitor in this self-indulgent and tasteless race.

Only one more chip to finish the bag.

Maybe a few more.

It’s hard to tell what will put an end to this ravenous, revolting famine.

Such emptiness comes from this fullness.

l wait for the comforting pain of my stomach finally constraining my greed.

I wait for the acidic taste of guilt and shame.

I wait for the shakes and sweats followed by exhaustion.

I pray this exhaustion will be of food and not will power.

I pause hoping the compulsion will end and this binge will be done.

Just one more chip.

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Challenge
I love lists. I write them all the time, for everything. Grocery, chores, "to-do", travel plans, daydreams, holiday, story ideas, "table of contents", and the list goes on and on. I sometimes find lists tucked away that remind me of certain times in my life...and it's crazy how provoking in both thought and emotion that can be. It's just a list. This challenge is also just a list. That's the only requirement. It must be an obvious list, even if it is not a standard list. I'll pick the one that I think is the most creative, the most meaningful, the most hilarious, or the most something... But as always, I'll use my fellow writers' opinions to dissuade bias (though bias is completely allowed in these situations, ha)...and I'll choose from the top 5 most 'liked' entries. No mass tagging. Liking other entrants and commenting is encouraged...cause that's fun. 25 entrants max and it's done. 10 minimum. What's your list!?
10 minimum entrants. 25 maximum entrants. No mass tagging. Must be an obvious list. No style, length, or subject requirements. Feel free to message me with any questions.

Questions and comments I have received about my twin boys

1) Are they identical or are they paternal and have different fathers?

2) Is one technically older than the other or did they come out at the same time?

3) Good luck today...actually good luck with the rest of your life

4) If they are identical, why does one have longer hair than the other?

5) I have always wanted twins. What should I do to get pregnant with them?

6) My friend has identical twins. One is a boy and the other is a girl.

7) Twins run in my family too. My mother’s, brother’s, wife’s, cousin’s, aunt is a twin.

8) Why did you choose to have them at the same time? I would have spaced mine out a few years.

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