****It’s the end of Wednesday. You know, I wrote half my story for this week before I ran out of steam. *sigh* I guess I’ll try for two words next week. I’ve never missed a battle yet, so this is disappointing, but that’s life and illness. I’m feeling better today. Bronchitis hit me like a ton of bricks. Today I was able to do a lot and was even hungry! I haven’t been hungry in a week, so that’s great news. 🙂 Now I want to write. That’s even better news because I didn’t want to write either. Sick sucks. Sick is not cool, great, or otherwise, so I suggest the youth of today not take up or continue the use of that word for such oxymoronic expletives. That’s my two cents for the day. Salut!
#BlogBattle 54 Story Theme:Â Feather
(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!
Action/Thriller/Suspense:
- Weep a While Longer by Heena Rathore P. (Dark)
Comedy/Humor:
- Snagged Part 3 by Tess (fantasy)
- Tina’s Writer Diary by Blonde(Lucy)WriteMore
- Of a Feathery Affair by Beaton M.
- Right Now, On the Back Porch by Andy
Inspirational/Contemporary:
- Slow Cooked by Candice Coates
- White Feather by Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
Drama/Romance:
- Like a Feather by Kristin Elise Garrett (humor)
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
- A Smuggler’s Story Part 9 by Grace Petrelli
- Multi-coloured by Phoenix Grey
- Revised Plan by E. Rawls
Mystery/Crime:
Western:
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 THREEÂ 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!
Anniversary Week 53 Winner: Roots by Sarah Brentyn
****NEXT WEEK’S PROMPT WORD: Leviathan
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 
Hi Rachel!
Most likely because I took last week off, my story seems to have been missed!
Here it is https://thewhaleandthepetunias.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/right-now-on-the-back-porch/
Thanks! Hope you’re feeling better!
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I didn’t see a pingback or comment for it Andy! Sorry about that. I’ll add it in now. 🙂 Thanks for understanding!
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Hey Rachael, didn’t realize you’d been sick! I hope you’re on the mend. Barbara had the flu, and I have it now.
In the list of stories above, it doesn’t look like my “White Feather” is linked…or is my computer seeing it wrong?
If you have a sore throat, you might try hot lemon juice with honey. It’s worked for me.
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Thanks, Andrew! I’m sorry you and Barbara have been sick! I’m taking an antibiotic and a strong prescription sleeping/cough aid which is helping.
Oh…hmmm…. I was sure I’d linked it up but anything is possible! I’ll definitely fix it asap.
I made Karl make a special trip to the store for lemons on Friday haha.
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Oh, I missed this one! Been down the rabbit hole of editing these past few days, so will have to try again next week 🙂 Looking forward to reading the other entries, though.
Hope you’re feeling better.
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Thanks, Helen. I might be functional as a human being today. Haha If you want to write some flash fiction today, I can still add it. 🙂
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Thanks Rachael, that’s very kind of you – I’ll see if I can come up with anything 🙂
Glad to hear you’re at the ‘functional’ stage – it’s a sign you’re on the other side of it now 🙂
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I think you’re right! 🙂 Happy writing!
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Thank you, and the same to you! And I just received the interview questions – hope to get something back to you sometime tomorrow, if that’s all right 🙂
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That is perfect! 🙂
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And here we are again, The Dude and Co. Inspirational, I hope.
http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2016/03/white-feather-story-of-viet-nam.html
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Congrats on the win, Sarah! ❤
Rachael, hope you're feeling better and getting the rest you need. ❤
https://rawlse.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/revised-plan-madnessolver/
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