Tell me about your dog
bonus if your banner pic is the dog- no dying dogs no sad dogs- just tell me about your dog... a lil biography of a dog you have or had and why he or she is worthy to be written about. One winner will be chosen- but I also sling juice.
Ends April 30, 2024 • 4 Entries • Created by Plexiglassfruit in Words
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Linguistics Lesson #1
Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but sound different and mean different things (ex. lie [untruth] and lie [recline]). For this challenge, write a story using as many heteronyms as possible. (Indicate the words used). I will determine the winner in two weeks.
10 days of Halloween ... GOB #2
A "decastich" if you please
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the portal is 'words' an image of your own choosing if you like. A dollar for the inconvenience of timing but you can still play this round by entering on my post.
a deadicated little GOB piece
of what Halloween may bring to mind
how you've spend them
how you'll spend this one
perhaps a fond memory
or a painful glimpse of the past
maybe a little humor
maybe a little sarcasm
worth 2 points if done on time
oh how I hate deadlines
Ended October 23, 2023 • 2 Entries • Created by Plexiglassfruit in Words
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Sound or Shape?
I once heard it opined that "Elbow" is The most Beautiful word in the English language, not for what it is in object reference, but for how it is perceived in quality, Linguistically. Please tell me your word preference, and why @kNoTeS
Make Me Guess who you Are!
Tell me about about an everyday object, food, an animal, or well-known character.
Don't tell me your name...make me guess who you are in a way even a 3rd grader could understand. It's even better if you make it a little rhyme-y / put some imperfect rhyme.
Ex: You can't live without me. From my head, I refresh you and make you clean. Sometimes I even make you sing! (Answer: a shower)
Ex: We are friends and see each other nearly every day of the year. I keep you safe & warm. We go on so many adventures together, and sometimes you even put me on a wild rollercoaster where I get soaking wet. Make sure I'm clean! (Answer: socks)
Ended May 31, 2023 • 7 Entries • Created by mywordsflourish in Words
Simply Stated
“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms.” ~George Orwell
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In the spirit of being more concise, please inspire me. Submit your most creative entry USING ONLY SINGLE SYLLABLE WORDS. Any topic, any format. Bonus cool points if you can cleverly state your case for polysyllable superiority while adhering to the rule! :)
Our local library
Simply recommend a book or a story to all of us here greedy readers on Prose. A lot of amazing people on this page are left unnoticed, or lost in the gigantic sea of other authors. Those people often pour their hearts out in their stories and books, creating worlds that you want to sink in completely, and yet are being somehow left in the sidelines... So, if you read a book here on Prose that captivated you, and made everything around you slightly blur out for a little while... Share it with us! Post a link to a book or a short story that made you stay for longer, and add a few words about it. (I will start ;))
Ended February 22, 2022 • 1 Entry • Created by anarosewood in Words
Write about a smell... as if it were a friend
Write about a strange scent you smelled on a walk through the trees, or at home in your living room as if it had it's own personality and feelings. You can only use smells and it has to be within 300 words
Ended August 20, 2021 • 9 Entries • Created by SlothOtter in Words