#BlogBattle 50 Story Theme: Pure
(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:
- A Little Malarkey by Tess (humor)
- Of Brown Paper Packages by Beaton M.
- Pure Confectionery by Rachael Ritchey
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
- **** Flight by Natasha Roxby
- A Smuggler’s Story Part 6 by Grace Petrelli
- Mr. Dunne and the Magic Nectar by Cathleen Townsend
- Ebony River’s Diary by Ellie Maloney
- Clear Waters by Phoenix Grey
- Madnes Destiny by E. Rawls
- Skyjack Part 5 by Lauren Gunter
Mystery/Crime:
Western:
Action/Thriller/Suspense:
- A Heart of Pure Gold by David Williamson
Comedy/Humor:
- The Writing Club by BlondeLucyWriteMore
Inspirational/Contemporary:
- What They Say by Candice Coates
- Pure Love by Carrie Ann
- The Pure Warrior 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 49 Winner: Will Power by Sarah Brentyn
****NEXT WEEK’S PROMPT WORD: Trace
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 
Here is my entry for this week: ‘trace’ (sci Fi)
Title: “Ebony River’s Diary, Entry 4”
https://elliemaloney.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/ebony-rivers-diary-year-2585-entry-4-blogbattle-sci-fi-short-story-contest/
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Too many awesome ones this week, this is hard!
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That’s what we like to hear!
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Another exciting and fun-filled week of reading. Whew! 😀 😀
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Catch your breath! Tues comes before you know it!
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I DO know it. Lots to do before then.
When’s your signing again? It’s not done and over is it? Apologies for my short memory.
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It was yesterday! Went well! ♡ Thanks for asking. 🙂
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You enjoyed yourself? I thought it was this weekend. Good for YOU!
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Had a great time. The only problem is for the entire next day after a signing I’m completely drained. I was exhausted on Sunday and ready to hide in a dark cave. haha Thank you, Tess!
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Did you have the opportunity for downtime? How’s your writing hand. Does ice work for cramped hand?
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Yes, I did. Thanks. Haha! I am not sure I’ve experienced that much signing yet. 🙂
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Didn’t think I’d make it, but here we are…inspiration, as always.
http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-pure-warrior-story-of-viet-nam.html
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You are always an inspiration.
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Here’s mine, I guess it would be contemporary…http://wp.me/pgklb-V4 🙂
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puuurfect. 😉
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Well done!
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here is my story! its contemporary…it think 😉 http://icameforthesoup.com/2016/02/23/what-they-say-flash-fiction-blogbattler-week-50/
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got it! 🙂
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Something different for this week. I thought people might like a break. I certainly needed one so I could keep chugging away at my WIP. ^_^
https://rawlse.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/madnes-destiny/
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I’m glad you could still post! Looking forward to reading it. 🙂
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Yay more Grant and Teagan! Haha, my teenage son actually said one of the lines in this to be funny, then we both simultaneously declared that was a “Grant” line. He’s not a big reader but he’s enjoying hearing these so far.
https://sonworshiper.wordpress.com/2016/02/24/a-heart-of-pure-gold-week-50-blogbattle
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Thanks for posting my story for me already, Rachael. Could I get a correction on the title, though? It’s Mr. Dunne, not Mrs. Thanks so much, and sorry for the extra bother. 🙂
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LOL Sorry, it was kinda late last night when I was updating. I’ll fix it straight away! ;P
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Hi there! Here’s mine. “Ebony River’s Diary. Year 2585, Entry 1” https://elliemaloney.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/ebony-rivers-diary-entry-1-blogbattle/
This is a series told by the character in the Lt. Mazula’s series. As I was writing, I realized that Ebony River is a very interesting character. She is different, has ‘super-powers’, but she doesn’t get to tell the story because the Mazula’s story is told from his POV. Also, I wanted to explore my ‘world’ in more detail, and I think doing it through the personal account of Ebony’s diary will give me a lot to enrich the major story. So basically although the Diary is just a side story, here you will find out a lot more about the pre-history of everything that leads Mazula and River to be captured by the aliens Unkari. I’m always so excited to hear your comments, and looking forward to all of them this time.
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Cool!
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I won’t be able to get one out this week 😦
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BOoooo! 😥 I hope everything is okay!
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I’m okay, just too busy. I’ve not had five minutes to write this week.
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😥 Well, take five minutes wherever you can!
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I will boss
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