#BlogBattle Week 16 “Spaghetti” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 16 Story Theme: Spaghetti (basic rules at the bottom of the post)

I’ll add more stories later in the day. 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, Saturday. Vote for your top two favorites.


*** The Spag and Hetti Twins by Marjma @ Kryosmagica

Do You Like My Toy? by Jahaira

Special Sauce by Carrie Ann @ Anniehow

Dinner With the Horde by Claire Banschbach

The Sickle by Candice Coates

The Road Ahead by E. Rawls

Mad Mona’s Monkey Business by Rachael Ritchey

From Such Great Heights: Spaghetti by The Plagued Parent

Spaghetti Eastern by Andrew S. @ Blessed Are The Pure of Heart

The Meet-Ugly by Nicholas Hughes

Spaghetti by PhoenixGrey85

On the Side by Lauren Gunter

Spaghetti by Kima Prince @ He Has Plans

The First Date by Blonde(Lucy)WriteMore

Spaghetti & Tomato Sauce by Tess @ How the Cookie Crumbles


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


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

PLEASE VOTE for your top TWO favorites (not two for the same, though!).

Vote by 10 PM PST on SATURDAY so I can announce the winner on SUNDAY! 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 by Tuesday 11:59 PM PST
  7. Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting your story, put a link back 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

47 responses to “#BlogBattle Week 16 “Spaghetti” Entries & Voting”

  1. #BlogBattle Week 18- DREAM | velahjohntmherres Avatar

    […] “rage,” cut down far enough. Then I let procrastination take control and missed both 16 and 17. I did mention somewhere that, if I did skip one, it would be difficult to convince my […]

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  2. […] “rage,” cut down far enough. Then I let procrastination take control and missed both 16 and 17. I did mention somewhere that, if I did skip one, it would be difficult to convince my […]

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  3. marjma2014 Avatar

    Voted today, hope that’s not too late, but the poll is still up. Difficult decision, so many great stories.

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Yes, Marje! Totally fine. I haven’t had time to finish reading all the stories as I spent days prepping for a camping trip to my grandma’s and have been here since Thursday. We’ve been super busy and the only reason I’m awake now is crazy wind that came out of nowhere! Had to move the family in Grammy’s house. I hope to get the winner and finish reading tomorrow. Now I shall try to go back to sleep! Thank you so Mitch fire reading and voting!!! Remember, even if you can’t write one week you can still read and vote.

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  4. phoenixgrey85 Avatar
    phoenixgrey85

    Lots of good stories again. 🙂 Spaghetti was fun. I’m really looking forward to drop. I think that could produce some very entertaining stories.

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      I agree! Should be good! 🙂

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  5. Let's CUT the Crap! Avatar

    Whew. All read and voted! ❤ o_O

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Thanks, Tess! My Independence Day weekend had turned out to be too busy! Now to community pancake breakfast!

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  6. Jahaira Avatar

    Hi!!! My story never made it on… https://figuringitoutmommy.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/do-you-like-my-toy-2/ It’s ok, if you can’t add it on, but I just wanted to let you know 🙂

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Oh no! So sorry, Jahaira. I think i can fix it!

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      1. Jahaira Avatar

        No worries!!! Thank You!!! 😀

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          Thanks! All fixed now! For some reason I haven’t received a pingback for it yet. That happened with story a couple weeks ago, too. :/ It was two days later when WP finally notified me of the pingback. I’m glad we got it in there!

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          1. Jahaira Avatar

            WP can be loopy…sometimes.

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            1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

              Yeah, bugs in everything, even computer code. Haha

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  7. Ralf Richii Avatar
    Ralf Richii

    So little Time to read all of these…
    Like I said , How do I stop Time?!

    Liked by 2 people

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Well, that’s a good question, but I haven’t written that story yet. 😉 Are you gonna join some time? 😀

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Great! Will add it before I add the poll! Yay! Thanks for joining! 🙂

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      1. marjma2014 Avatar

        Thanks Rachael. I was going to have a bit of a break from blogging this week as my house is in turmoil, (due to a major kitchen re-fit), but somehow I couldn’t help but be enticed by the thought of a spaghetti story!

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          I love it! haha It’s funny how sometimes a story just begs to be written. 🙂

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          1. marjma2014 Avatar

            Thanks Rachael. The heat got to me, my brain went a bit haywire! It’s fun to play with words. 🙂

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            1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

              yes, yes it is!

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  8. Blog Battle Creative Writing Challenge: Spaghetti | kyrosmagica Avatar

    […] Today I’m taking part in author Rachael Richey’s Blog Battle Creative Writing Challenge: https://rachaelritchey.com/2015/06/30/blogbattle-week-16-spaghetti-entries-voting/ […]

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  9. Claire B. Avatar

    Yay! Finally got mine done! Better late than never! 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Yes! SO happy you had a chance to write more for us! 🙂

      Liked by 1 person

      1. Claire B. Avatar
  10. […] Blogbattle Tuesday is here again! The keyword for this week is “Spaghetti.” To read more entries, please click HERE!  […]

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  11. E. Rawls Avatar

    Spaghetti was a fun word, lol, just like frog was! 😀

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Next week is a VERB!

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      1. E. Rawls Avatar

        Oh goodie! What is it? 😀

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          1. E. Rawls Avatar

            😀 Ohhhh, I’m gonna have fun with that!

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  12. #MadnesSolver: The Road Ahead | E. Rawls Dreamer Avatar

    […] is my entry for this week’s #BlogBattle challenge by the wonderful Rachael Ritchey, where the challenge is to write a short story based on that week’s chosen word. This week’s […]

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Haven’t read it yet, but already love the title, haha 🙂

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  13. blondeusk Avatar
    blondeusk

    Wow week 16 already!
    Did I mention that someone wants to turn one of my blog battle stories (The Frog Prince) into a podcast? These blog battle contests lead to other things!!!

    Liked by 2 people

    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

      Wow, Lucy! You are a super star! I love how you pursue things and people in a way that makes every one feel the love. That’s a gift in and of itself. Then to top it off, you’re a talented creative writer!

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      1. blondeusk Avatar
        blondeusk

        Hmmmm IBFF 🙂 lol! I am just nosey in other people’s writing business

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          In the nicest possible way. It’s why we write anyway! We want people to be nosey! 😉

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    2. E. Rawls Avatar

      Wow, really? That’s AWESOME! Are you going to do the voices? 😀

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      1. blondeusk Avatar
        blondeusk

        Oh no not with my Yorkshire accent 🙂

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

          Us Americans tend to appreciate all Brit accents. 🙂

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        2. E. Rawls Avatar

          But I wanna hear it! *begs* Yorkshire accents are so cool, I love them in movies. 🙂

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