#BlogBattle Week 23 “Oasis” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 23 Story Theme: Oasis

(basic rules at the bottom of the post)

Look for everyone’s stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list.

RULES for VOTING: Anyone can vote as long as you’ve read ALL the stories for this week by 10 PM PDT, SUNDAY. Vote for your TOP 3 favorites. Winner announced on Monday! (With as many great stories as get submitted, I think we all need just a little more time to read them and vote!)


**** Of Castles in the Sand by Beatonm @ Becoming the Muse

**** Roots by Sarah B. @ Lemon Shark Reef

**** The Unfulfilled Thirst by Kristin @ Pursuit of a New Adventure

The Garden by Blonde(Lucy)WriteMore

Water Jumper by Claire Banschbach

The Gutter Sprite’s Oasis by Tracey @ What’s for Dinner, Doc?

Oasis by PhoenixGrey85

Oasis of Mars by Rachael Ritchey

Hope by Melissa Barker-Simpson

A Place by Kassi G.

Waters of Oasis by Candice Coates

No Escape by E. Rawls

A Human Oasis by Andrew @ Blessed are the Pure in Heart


PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!


Anyone, regardless of participation, who reads ALL the stories for the week may vote.

PLEASE VOTE for your top THREE favorites (not all for the same, though!).

Vote by 10 PM PST on Sunday so I can announce the winner on Monday Thank you so much. I enjoy our weekly stories a great deal, and I hope you do, too!


Rules:

  1. 1000 words max
  2. fictional tale (or true if you really want)
  3. PG (no more than PG-13) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
  4. Your story must contain the word(s) from the theme and/or be centered around the theme in a way that shows it is clearly related
  5. Go for the entertainment value!
  6. Post your story on Tuesday, by 11:59 PM PST
  7. Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting your story, put a linkback to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section of this page, and/orinclude a link to this page in your own blog post(it creates a “ping-back” which will alert me and our friends to your #BlogBattle post)
  8. Have fun!

Each winner will receive this awesome #BlogBattle Winner Badge to display with their winning story on their webpage:

BlogBattle award 1

48 responses to “#BlogBattle Week 23 “Oasis” Entries & Voting”

  1. Transported #MadnesSolver | Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar

    […] is my entry for this week’s #BlogBattle challenge by the wonderful author Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge is to write a short story based […]

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  2. Going Under #MadnesSolver | Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar

    […] is my entry for this week’s #BlogBattle challenge by the wonderful author Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge is to write a short story based […]

    Liked by 1 person

  3. pursuitofanewadventure Avatar
    pursuitofanewadventure

    Good morning Rachael! Did you announce the winner yet? I’m so new to all this!

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Nope! Sorry, but I can tell you. I just haven’t been to my computer yet to update and announce. It’s to tune consuming and complicated on my phone. The winner is Blonde (Lucy)WriteMore!

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      1. pursuitofanewadventure Avatar
        pursuitofanewadventure

        Yay! Her story was lovely and she deserves it!

        Liked by 1 person

        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          There were so many great stories. BlondeLucy just seems to always resonate with people. She wins a lot! Haha

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          1. pursuitofanewadventure Avatar
            pursuitofanewadventure

            I agree, many great stories!

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  4. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    Sorry I didn’t manage to get one in this week. *Sniffle* The prompt was great, too!

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Some weeks just seem to overwhelm and fly by! Sorry, but at least there’s this week. 🙂

      Liked by 1 person

      1. Lauren Avatar
        Lauren

        🙂 That’s true. Plus, I did get a story idea from last week’s anyway. 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          That’s a plus! 🙂

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  5. Claire B. Avatar

    I hope I wasn’t too late with my votes! Somehow I forgot until just now. lol!!

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Nope. You still had plenty of time! 🙂 thanks for reading them all and voting! 🙂

      Liked by 1 person

  6. phoenixgrey85 Avatar
    phoenixgrey85

    Lots of new stories this week. 🙂 It keeps getting better and better. 😀 (And harder to vote…)

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Yes, it does. I’m glad it’s the votes each now, though, since it’s hard to even choose only that many.

      Liked by 1 person

  7. […] ‘I came for the soup’, a talented writer and fellow participant in #blogbattle (run by Rachael Ritchey) challenged me to take part in the freestyle writing […]

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Yay! Any friend of The Dude’s is a friend of mine. 🙂

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  8. Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar

    Wow, so many new people are joining! The Blog Battle will be famous soon.
    Happy bday to your son. 🙂

    Liked by 2 people

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      I know! Love it! 🙂
      Thanks! We are having dinner at Red Robin (his choice) to celebrate. I’ll add your story to the list when I get home! 🙂

      Liked by 1 person

      1. Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar

        It’s been so long since I’ve been to Red Robin, they don’t have them near here. Hope you had a good time!

        Liked by 1 person

        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          We sure did. I had a yummy salad. It was spicy, just like I like. 🙂 My now-eight-year-old got a sundae to enjoy, too. 🙂

          Liked by 1 person

          1. Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar

            Spicy salad, that’s one I haven’t heard of–or maybe that’s because I shy away from spicy. 🙂

            Liked by 1 person

  9. No Escape #MadnesSolver | Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar

    […] is my entry for this week’s #BlogBattle challenge by the wonderful author Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge is to write a short story based […]

    Liked by 1 person

  10. Candice Avatar

    Here is my story. It took me a minute to pluck out, but I am finally finished. Cheers! http://icameforthesoup.com/2015/08/18/waters-of-oasis-a-short-story-blogbattle/

    Liked by 1 person

  11. […] Blog Battle Tuesday, Folks! This week's word is OASIS. To read more entries, follow this LINK. […]

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  12. Solveig Avatar

    I didn’t make it for this week’s edition, I blame the altitude and the fact that it would be written on my phone (I actually started a story for this week’s word, but ran out of time)..So hopefully I’ll join in once again next week.

    Liked by 2 people

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      I totally understand, Solveig. It’s always difficult to write on your phone! If you change your mind, you can still enter anytime in the next ten hours! 🙂

      Liked by 1 person

  13. Beaton Avatar

    So I finally found my guts, they were in a large book labeled Cats ^_^
    ~B

    Liked by 3 people

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      LOL It’s always interesting where we find stuff. And it’s always the last place we look. At least I hope it’s the last place. haha Welcome! Pleasure to have you join the battle, Beaton! ❤

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      1. Beaton Avatar

        Thats because, when you find what you are looking for you stop looking, so it becomes the last place you look but if you had thought to look there first…. hahahaha
        thank you
        ~B

        Liked by 1 person

        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          Exactly. 🙂 haha and Welcome!

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  14. Of Castles in the Sand | becoming the muse Avatar

    […] a whim I decided to dabble in a #blogbattle hosted by Rachael Ritchey and the theme: Oasis. This feels like my first night at Fight Club […]

    Liked by 2 people

  15. blondeusk Avatar
    blondeusk

    New blog battlers joining all the time IBFF! This is the start of something big!

    Liked by 3 people

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Boy I guess! 🙂 Love it! Thanks for all you do. ❤

      Liked by 1 person

      1. blondeusk Avatar
        blondeusk

        What like moan to you via Twitter?

        Liked by 1 person

        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          Sure. I’m just happy you talk to me!

          Liked by 1 person

          1. blondeusk Avatar
            blondeusk

            Always – even when we are in our nursing homes!

            Liked by 1 person

            1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

              That’s what I like to hear. Brightens my days with hopes for a very pleasant future.

              Liked by 1 person

  16. pursuitofanewadventure Avatar
    pursuitofanewadventure

    Hi! I don’t see links to some of the stories, just the authors. Am I missing something?

    Liked by 2 people

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Nope! Not missing anything! They haven’t submitted their stories yet. Everyone has untik midnight tonight (PST) to post for this week. I copy and paste from week to week so that I can save some time. 🙂 Oh, do you have a name other than your blog title we can call you? Welcome to the battle! 🙂

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      1. pursuitofanewadventure Avatar
        pursuitofanewadventure

        Thanks for the welcome! 🙂 My name is Kristin. I’m very excited about the battle!

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          😀 Thanks, Kristin! It’s a real pleasure to have you join. I’m looking forward to reading your story. If you want to start thinking about next week, the word will be ‘Troop!’ My son turns eight today, and he picked the word for us. 🙂

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          1. pursuitofanewadventure Avatar
            pursuitofanewadventure

            Well happy bday to him. Thx for the heads up for next week. Is it too late to change my title for this week now that I understand how this all works haha?

            Liked by 1 person

            1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

              Nope! Change away. I will fix it on the battle post, too. 🙂

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            2. pursuitofanewadventure Avatar
              pursuitofanewadventure

              Thanks friend! *Changed

              Liked by 1 person

            3. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

              changed on the page here, too! 🙂 You’re most welcome!

              Liked by 1 person

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