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#BlogBattle Week 27 “Distance” Entries & Voting

September 14, 2015September 16, 2015 Rachael Ritchey

#BlogBattle 27 Story Theme: Distance

(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!)

Comedy/Humor:

Drama:

**** Tides of Affection by Seana @ This Blog is Like Other Blogs

Behind the Hotel Door by Kristin @ Pursuit of a New Adventure

Divided by Itself by Sarah Brentyn @ Lemon Shark Reef

Fantasy:

**** Minecraft Steve’s Long Dark Walk by Simon Farnell @ Universe of Possibilities

Exciting New Development in Dragon Breeding by Blonde(Lucy)WriteMore

Go the Distance by PhoenixGrey85

Welcome to Wonderland by E. Rawls

Inspirational/Contemporary:

Distance by The Plagued Parent

Closing the Distance by Melissa Barker-Simpson

Distance by Lauren Gunter (poem)

Distance Between Hearts by Andrew @ Blessed Are the Pure of Heart

The Distance Between Your First Camera and Being an Adult by Orana Velarde

Distance by David @SonWorshiper

Mystery/Crime:

Romance:

Long Distance by Solveig Werner

Of When the Music Stops by Beaton @ Becoming the Muse

Distant Longings by Rachael Ritchey

Close the Distance by Carrie Ann @ Anniehow

Science Fiction:

Man of Grace by Candice Coates (fantasy, too)

Action/Thriller/Suspense:

Western:

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:

1000 words max
fictional tale (or true if you really want)
PG (no more than PG-13) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
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
Go for the entertainment value!
State the Genre of your story at the top of your post.
Post your story on Tuesday, by 11:59 PM PST
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)
Have fun!

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

Published by Rachael Ritchey

Rachael Ritchey is a dreamer who believes in the resilience of the human spirit. She never wants to forget we are not what has happened to us or what we've done. She believes we are deep wells of compassion and strength, and when unleashed, these subtle super powers can change the world, even if only just one person at a time. Rachael writes with an eye toward exemplifying these attributes. Her clean but real and true-to-self YA fiction reflects these qualities with daring adventure and sweet romance that almost anyone can enjoy. Rachael lives in Spokane, WA with her husband, kids, and their dog named Hashtag. View all posts by Rachael Ritchey