#BlogBattle 47 Story Theme: Forest
(basic rules at the bottom of the post)
Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday.
Look for 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 Midnight PST, SUNDAY. Vote for your TOP 3 favorites. Winner announced on Monday!
Drama:
- Borrowing Poe by Kristin Elise Garret (Adventure Poem)
- Of A Fiery Adventure by Beaton M.
Science Fiction:
- **** Silver and Black by Helen Jones (paranormal. SOOO SORRY I Missed this one initially!)
- A Smuggler’s Story Part 3 by Grace Petrelli
- When Darkness Fall by Simon Farnell
- Skyjack Part 3 by Lauren Gunter
Mystery/Crime:
- Suburban Evil Part 1 by Ellie Maloney
Action/Thriller/Suspense:
Fantasy:
- The Dragon and the Giant by Cathleen Townsend
- Courage by Phoenix Grey
- A Whisper of Doubt in the Forest by Rachael Ritchey
- Village in the Forest by E. Rawls
Romance:
Non-Fiction:
- Camping by John T.M. Herres
- 5 Stages of a Writer Notebook Addiction by Blonde(Lucy)WriteMore
Comedy/Humor:
- Along Came Polly Part 2 by Tess
- Use the Forest by Karl Gman
Inspirational/Contemporary:
- Wisps and Willow by Candice Coates
- Through the Forest by Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
Western:
PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!
Read all the stories & PLEASE VOTE for your top THREE favorites (not all for the same, though!).
Vote by Midnight 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!
Week 46 Winner: Claire Banschbach with Cowboys and Indians
****NEXT WEEK’S PROMPT WORD: CHASM
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:
Sorry, Helen. I feel really bad about that. Feel free to always shoot me a comment if it’s missing, even after the initial day. I can always go back and add it later. Thanks for not just giving up when I missed it the first time! Come back for more and more!
Rachael Ritchey 
Please leave a comment, question, or idea! I’d love to chat!