#BlogBattle 49 Story Theme: Lollipops
(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/Romance:
- Change by Tess
- Will Power by Sarah Brentyn
- A Moment of Word & Whimsy by Candice Coates
- Coralina Meets Her Mother by Kristin Elise Garrett (disappeared?)
- Lord of the Lollipops by Rachael Ritchey
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
- Taking a Risk by Phoenix Grey
- Million Deaths of Lt. Mazula by Ellia Maloney
- Hunt for Star Flowers by Claire Banschbach
- Oz’s True Goal by E. Rawls
- A Smuggler’s Story Part 5 by Grace Petrelli
Mystery/Crime:
Western:
- The Flavor of Truth by Carrie Ann
Action/Thriller/Suspense:
- **** Night Shopping by Bekah
- Tahoe Trip by Cathleen Townsend (paranormal)
- Lolly-pops of Peril by David Williamson
Comedy/Humor:
- Mum, can I have some more? by Simon Farnell
- The Writing Club by BlondeLucyWriteMore
- Of Special Delivery by Beaton M.
Inspirational/Contemporary:
- What’s in a Name by Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
Non-Fiction:
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 48 Winner: A Smuggler’s Tale Part 4 by Grace Petrelli
****NEXT WEEK’S PROMPT WORD: Pure
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:
Rachael Ritchey 
I’m late this time for voting, I was sick this weekend. Anyway, I’m going to read the entries now and if I have time, I’ll vote.
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I haven’t checked the votes yet! 🙂 I’ll wait until 5pm PST, if that works! Hope you’re feeling better. 🙂
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Oh I’m great now. It was an odd food poisoning. Watch out for your leftovers, folks 😉 But please don’t feel inconvenient on my account 🙂
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Not at all. It’s easy enough to wait a bit. I’m glad you’re doing better!
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Oy. This is harder every week. It was a close finish for so many. 🙂
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I know the feeling. 🙂
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Kristin’s link isn’t working…
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Oh man! I will fix it soon. Thanks
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Strong entries already, this is getting tough now 🙂
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It’s a great week! 😉
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Hi Rachael. Mine is here: http://cathleentownsend.com/2016/02/16/tahoe-trip/. It’s a ghost story, so it probably belongs in action/thriller. 🙂
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Perfect. 🙂 I’ve got chills already. haha
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Here’s my last minute Action entry, with another episode of Grant and Teagan:
https://sonworshiper.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/lolly-pops-of-peril/
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Yes! 🙂
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Didn’t think I would make it tonight, but the dogs are propping me upright to be able to type.
And here we are…inspirational…
http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2016/02/whats-in-name-story-of-viet-nam.html
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Sweet, precious dogs. ❤
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Syl had to do canine CPR again last week. I think she broke one of my ribs but she brought me back!
I read her the stories of The Dude; I think that’s WHY she brought me back.
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haha! Good dog. Sorry about your rib, though. I can see why she’d want to hear more of the The Dude, but it can only come from you. ❤
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Oh, I have plenty of ribs. One or two broken isn’t a problem.
It is interesting that when I read to the dogs, they go very quiet, and they seem to be listening very intently. If they lose focus, I modify. They’re my Beta readers!
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You’re a tough guy, in a good way!
haha That’s a fantastic beta audience! I should try it with Hashtag. 🙂
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Rachael, thank you…toughness can be rather a mixed blessing, especially to a caregiver.
Case in point, I fell today, and lacerated my legs rather badly. Didn’t hurt, though; other pain took CNS priority.
When my wife came home she asked about the bloody gashes, and I said, oh, yes, no big deal.
To me it wasn’t; she’s learning what living with a former merc is like, but to her it still smacks of either posturing or pretense, and was profoundly irritating.
Dogs get it; they’re like, oh, blood. OK. Whatever. Can you scratch behind my ears, please?
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Good point. toughness and constant pain can be deceiving. I bet she was upset it happened at all, more than that you were nonchalant about it. Of course, if you’ve always been a tough guy, maybe it’s more of an eye-roll from her. haha You tough guys are all alike, always spouting blood all over the floor, acting like it’s no big deal. Blood stains! 😉 Dogs be like, Oh dude, that’s good, ’cause now mom won’t know I peed in the corner. That stain’ll totally distract her.
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Oh, Rachael, you’ve got the dogs TAPED!
No worries, I won’t tell.
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That’s good, ’cause I don’t really want to make the dogs grumpy. 🙂
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Well Rachael, some time ago you challenged me to write a Western, here it is, better late than never. I have no idea where this came from, YIKES!! Here it is: http://wp.me/pgklb-UT
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Congrats Grace! That chapter rocked!
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Thanks!
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Sadly I missed last week. I meant to write something and didn’t realize I hadn’t until Wednesday afternoon. Alas today I am ready! Here is my story of sorts. It is romantic. http://icameforthesoup.com/2016/02/16/like-magic-a-moment-of-word-whimsy-blogbattle-week-49/
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