#BlogBattle is a weekly short story/flash fiction challenge using a single word for inspiration.
Blog Battle now has its very own blog! Make sure you head over to BlogBattlers.Wordpress.com and follow so that you stay connected with all the new and great stories!
Rachael Ritchey 
Having trouble linking this month, my firewall keeps refusing to copoperate!
So here’s the link to our entry, Rachael https://wp.me/p2XQu3-gjJ
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How odd! I’ll make sure the link is added. Sorry for any inconvenience, though.
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This sort of thing is happening across the web these days…
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ahhh, what a pain.
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Right!
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This months entry from Anita! https://wp.me/p2XQu3-bOc
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always a pleasure to read your stuff! ❤
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Love to hear that!
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I really like this idea. Carrie Anne mentions it in her upcoming profile on my blog; maybe you should do a guest blog post about it and why you started it up!
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Thanks Dan! It’s actually too late because participation has dwindled to just a couple people, and inconsistently so. It’s a lot of upkeep, and I decided to let it go. I’m going to work on a different prompt idea in the near future. I want something that’s easy for people but also helpful. If you have ideas or want to collaborate, I’m all over that!
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Hmm. Let me give it some thought. Jenny’s writing challenges grew to the point she almost couldn’t manage them. Maybe she has some ideas.
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Blog Battle was growing/steady until I gave it it’s own blog space and added a genre requirement/suggestion. haha Beware making changes! I enjoy hosting a prompt weekly, though, so I’m going to work on something that will be more of a weekly or maybe once monthly lesson challenging, highlighting some aspect of writing like not using thought verbs, or working on character development instead of plot and vice versa, etc.
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Cool!
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Hi Rachael, my ‘Hero’ story can be found here: https://itsnotyouitsdefinitelythem.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/beyond-short-story-tribute-to-fathers-day%EF%BB%BF/
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Great! If I forget to add it when the next battle post goes up, please give me a holler!
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Okay will do
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Hi Rachael, I’m just posting a link to my entry for ‘photograph’ https://itsnotyouitsdefinitelythem.wordpress.com/2016/06/07/summer-plans-short-story-blogbattle/
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love it! Great. 😉
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I believe my ping back actually pinged back…which is kinda cool as it was new tech 🤔
Do you list all the ping backs in one place or are they scattered around the posts making it a trolling exercise to find everyone 🙃
Not expecting much myself, but…mines an exercise in deciding if a short story on the five word wheeze could, in fact, be more. Any feedback on the score would be brilliant re a new story in progress or even a serialisation.
Hope alls well 😊
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I’m going to add it here too…just in case 😱
https://fictionisfood.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/the-god-strain-ii/
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It worked Gary. You won’t have to troll about. As soon as I am at a computer I’ll add the link to the 61 “surfer” post so it’s under a genre heading even! Looking forward to reading this one! 🙂
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Thanks Rachael…not sure about thus one but if it turns a bigger story then maybe there is hope 🤔 But 61 surfer post?? Say what…are you complicating things for me already 😁
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As long as you’re having fun, working your writer muscles, and making some friends, I’m happy see you writing (and enjoying what you write, frankly). And don’t mind my shorthand there with the current blog battle title. It just means this is battle 61 and the word is “surfer”. I have and “entries and voting” post that I do for every battle and that is where I list all the links that have been so kindly pinged back to me. 🙂 You are on it now! https://blogbattlers.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/blogbattle-61-surfer-entries-voting/
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Thanks Rachael…just seen it 😊 Now, voting….where do I put the vote order when I’ve decided on mine?
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Voting will open tomorrow (or my tomorrow as I’m in Pacific time) when I add the poll. For today, everyone gets to post their stories. 🙂 The poll will be added down under all the stories. 🙂
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Oh heck…another link I’ll never be a me to find 😱
One day I will figure out how all this works 🤔
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It will come!
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I’m going to quote you on that and if it doesn’t I shall hunt you down 👻
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Haha I’m not sure if I should be worried.
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Hey, you were supposed to at least pretend to be scared 😊
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Oh, ooops! Shivering in my virtual boots.
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There we go…I feel much better now 😊
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Hello Rachel,
I thought I’d join in the blog battle I couldn’t find a comment section to include a link to my story for ‘surfer’. Apologies in advance https://itsnotyouitsdefinitelythem.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/just-a-hunch-cheeky-short-story/
Sorry
Teherah
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Not to worry, Teherah! This is perfect. 🙂
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Okay phew!!! Lol
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Hi Rachael! Think I might have just squeaked in with an entry for this week 🙂 I did create a ping back but here is my link too, just in case:
https://journeytoambeth.com/2016/04/26/blogbattle-a-run-in-the-dark/
Thanks 🙂
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Got the pingback too, bu this is great! 😀
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Thanks Rachael!
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Hi Rachael. Joining in this week after a long holiday…… editing…… with my entry for Voice – my first chapter of my current WIP: https://kyrosmagica.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/blogbattle-week-59-voice/
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Oh! Exciting! And I’m so glad you’re back. ❤ Congrats on all that work! Always a task is that editing stuff. 🙂
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Thank you Rachael, it’s good to be back!
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I’m not quite sure how to do this, being my first time, but I’ll simply say: Here is my entry for week 59 “Voice” – A Short Drama named ‘Silence’. http://vexvaudlain.blogspot.com/2016/04/silence-blogbattle-week-59-voice.html
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Well, Vex, for not being sure you’ve done it perfectly! 🙂 Welcome to the battle! 😀
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At 12:01, my offering for Week 56 goes live!
This time, I offer a Fantasy story.
I thank you all for allowing me to participate, as sporadic as I post.
http://wp.me/p5HYzX-dP
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Hello! Remember me?
I have a new tale to share.
This, I classify as a Thriller, named “Evil In Technology.” I am not saying technology is evil… or AM I? 😀
http://wp.me/p5HYzX-dI
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haha Welcome back, John! 🙂
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Um, Rachael, isn’t “Indiscriminate” for Week 56, not 55? Leviathan stood for 55…
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I got the numbers mixed up on the main blog battle page and I think also on last week’s header, but Leviathan was 54 this week is indiscriminate week 55 and next week 56 is Ticket. Sorry for the confusion.
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Or not. LOL I’ve got myself all confused. haha You’re right. Thanks for pointing that out! 😀
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Leviathan! You’re trying to kill me! lmao!
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Haha You can thank my daughter for picking that one. 😉
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Ugh!
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http://icameforthesoup.com/2016/03/22/slow-cooked-flash-fiction-blogbattle/
There is the link for This week! Keyword Feather! 😀
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Hi, Rachael. I’ve written my very first BlogBattle story today! Yay, I’m so excited.
Here’s a link to my post: http://heenarathorep.com/2016/03/22/weep-a-while-longer/
Hope the content is not too dark for other community members. I’m a crime-thriller author and most of my stories are dark fiction. Let me know if get’s too creepy or weird for fitting in PG 13 and I’ll add a warning- 16 years and above or something like that.
It’ll take a week for me to warm up to word prompts (as I’m accustomed to writing for photo prompts.) I’ll try my best 🙂
Have a great day!
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Heena, I’m so excited to have you join! 🙂 Thanks for making the battles part of your writing inspiration. I’ll be sure to give you a heads up if it gets a little too dark, but some creepy and weird probably isn’t bad.
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Big thanks to you, Rachael, for creating such an inspiring prompt!
And thanks for the heads up (thing), appreciate it 🙂
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I made a page to house the #BlogBattle category. Hopefully this was what you wanted. 😀
https://clairembanschbach.wordpress.com/category/blogbattle/
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Looks perfect! 🙂
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Yay!
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Hi Rachael!
Just realised I sent you a message rather than posting my BlogBattle link – sorry! Here it is again:
http://journeytoambeth.com/2016/03/08/blogbattle-hair-behind-the-mask/
Looking forward to reading the other entries as well 🙂
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No worries! That’s actually great because it ensures I’ll get the story link. 🙂
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Excellent! 🙂
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Hi, Rachael! I have a few friends who participate in Blog Battle and I love reading their posts a lot. So, finally, I’ve decided to participate in this myself… 🙂
I stay in India, so there’s going to be a huge time difference, but I’ll figure it put and try to post my stories on time. [Just out of curiosity, will it be okay if the post gets a little late, say a day?]
Looking forward to reading other blogger’s stories as well 🙂
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So glad to hear you want to join the Battles Heena! 🙂 I’m pretty lenient on timeframes, but keeping it as close to the time as possible is great. For instance, it is now 2AM on Tuesday for me. There are 22 hours left to post a story for this week. If it takes you 30 hours from now, that’s still okay. I just want to get all the stories by my wednesday noon so that I can make the poll for voting. 🙂 I hope that’s helpful information! ❤
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Thanks a lot, Rachael. Right now it is 3:40 PM Tuesday here (GMT+5:30) so I’m almost 11 hours ahead… Hmmm. I’ll participate from next week and will coordinate the timings accordingly ☺
Thanks again. Appreciate it 😊
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As close as you can get is great, otherwise do your best! I’m super flexible, but I also need reminders if I miss something. 🙂 Welcome to the Battles, Heena!
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Just figured it out (had to ask my hubby to make me understand when to post my posts. Lol!) Now I understand the time thing completely (yay!)
I still have a lot of time… so I’ll try and see if I can get something written for this week’s battle. If not then next one for sure!
I already write flash fiction for Describli and I love it, so I’m sure I’m going to enjoy Blog Battle as well ❤
Thanks a TON, Rachael! So excited to be a part of the Battles!
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Yay for helpful spouses! 🙂 I am more often than not writing my entries as flash fiction as well, so that will be great! Today’s word is HAIR! Have fun. 😉
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Yea, yay for them (God knows what we’d do without them!)
Awesome! HAIR… really interesting choice of word… 😉
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True! haha 🙂 Yes, the list is full of oddball words. They are randomly picked from the list every week. 🙂
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Hi Rachael, I’ve entered again this week 🙂 Looking forward to reading some of the other entries! Here’s my link, plus I’ve also created a ping back :
http://journeytoambeth.com/2016/03/01/blogbattle-trace/
Thanks! Helen
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Fabulous! Thanks Helen! I’m behind on getting everything together this week, but the entries post will be up soon. 🙂 So glad to have you in the Battles. ❤
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Thanks Rachael! Happy to be here 🙂
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Oh!… *realizes that she sent it in a message, not in a comment, so she doesn’t know where a reply would wind up, so she’ll just post her question here* I’m wondering if there’s any wiggle room with the word count… Can it be a little over 1000? I mean, not by much, definitely not more than 200 words, but I’m doing my best to keep it as low as possible. I’m just asking if I would be disqualified if I went a little over? (And I’m asking for the “Pure” theme, so I need to know soon, if that’s okay.) Thanks!
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I got your email and just replied. 🙂 Sorry for the confusion. I think I’m going to have to remove the Contact box because it seems to cause a lot of issues. Not to worry, though, because I do get the emails! 🙂
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Okay, thank you! So I should have a reply in my inbox?
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Yes. And the answer is yes! Just do your best with the word count! It’s okay if it goes over by a bit now and again. 😉
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Thank you! That’s a huge relief to me! I’ve been working really hard on this, so I’m glad. 🙂
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I found your blog through Claire Banschbach’s blog! I think that it’s awesome that your name is spelled like mine, I’ve never seen that before!
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It’s rare, but there are more and more. 🙂 It’s always fun to meet Rachaels!
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Well that pingback is a dead link because, well, it’s a long story. Anyway, here’s the link to my story! https://gracepetrelli.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/a-smugglers-story-part-4/
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Me, too. Thanks, Phoenix. 🙂
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😀 Too bad it’s way too early to send a link for the “Forest” prompt.
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Just set it up to post next Tuesday, include this link in the post: http://www.rachaelritchey.com/blogbattle/ and it will automatically notify me of the post as soon as it goes live! 🙂
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Gahcha! 😀
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❤ 😀
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I’ve made up a form to sign up for updates to my website. I know, finally. If you wish to stay informed of my stories and other posts, please visit and fill out the simple form. Then, let me know how it worked for you.
*Also posting this on the page you have set up for my #BlogBattles.*
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perfect! 🙂
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When I entered my email and name is redirected me to a strange page that wanted a password.
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Yeah, when you submitted, there should have been a pop up picture of a Red Griffin with the password superimposed on it. It’s Barbarian, if you still want to see the landing page. I put a password so that page isn’t viewable by the general public. Suggestions?
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No idea. It didn’t show me such a thing, and now when I go to your page the sign up box on the side is not there anymore. No idea! Sorry.
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Okay. Let me try again. Trial and error, you know? Thanks for helping me out with this!
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No problem!
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I wonder if I have to delete the one you did already. I have it set up so people already registered won’t see it anymore.
Try going directly to the page. I took off the password and just made it private, but don’t know if that will work, either. http://wp.me/P5HYzX-cI
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Nope, still nothing. I suppose you can try removing me and we can try again. 🙂
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Could we take this to emails, please?
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I accidentally posted this in the incorrect comment box, so have been asked to try again:
As Rachael already knows, I have begun setting up a new blog where I can re-post all things related to my WIP Challenge Of The Velah, which some may remember the original one disappearing somewhere around the end of September.
I found that I had gotten a backup emailed to me in a .zip file just before, and that has both stories I offered from the timeline of this novel, as well as the comments.
If anyone who made a comment before wishes not to have theirs posted again, please let me know. This is going to be a bit of a lengthy process, not a day and it’s done.
Thanks in advance!
— John
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Haha sorry for the inconvenience, John! I’m just glad everything was not lost.
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I wish there were some way to just upload the file and let WordPress “helper monkeys” put it all where it goes. But, noooooooo. I gotta try to do it manually. 😀
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UGH. That just stinks stinks stinks
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Hi, Rachael!
I have made a “landing page” on my site for the #BlogBattles. http://wp.me/P5HYzX-aM
If nothing else, I’ll just post links on that page to all my stories entered, but would rather make them all sub pages instead of posts.
(By the way, I do have a story for tomorrow. You probably won’t like it much- it, once again, leans toward the Horror genre. Apologies. I really don’t plan to execute most all my creations. That’s just how it ends out sometimes.)
#WriteOn!
— John
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Oh yes! Shenanigans! I can absolutely work with that. X-D
Also, real quick: Does it have to go up the day-of, or can I just post it now???
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Also, can I enter with actual Star Wars fanfiction? The boys have been getting up to all sorts. ;-P
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You can writer whatever you heart desires as long as it is appropriate for audiences as young as 12 or 13! 🙂 haha
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It is. Teenaged Anakin is just jumping on Obi-Wan’s bed because apparently Obi-Wan’s bed has the best spring. 😛 And Obi-Wan introduces him to a remarkable invention known as a Trampoline. 😛
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That will be great! 🙂
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😀
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If you post it now you’ll need to remind me come Tuesday. Generally, I discourage posing before the date. Another option is to write it now and schedule it to post next Tuesday. 🙂
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Okay. 🙂
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Thanks, Erin! I’m happy you’re back for another round. You’ve got such great energy. 🙂
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*blushes* Thank you. 😀
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The Minotaur lurked in the dank cave until it died of old age and influenza; more so one than the other.
See? I used both in one story—albeit not a very good story. What prize do I win? 😀
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Congratulations, Nick! You win this handy-dandy spork! But wait! There’s more! There are two doors, A and B. Behind one of these doors is a trip for two to the hurricane torn coast of Mexico and the other is a pair of knee socks. Which door will you pick?
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Which one is the knee socks? Cause I never have enough socks…..
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If I tell you then it takes all the fun out of picking a door, silly. 🙂
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I am ready and created a post. I am at Easter Standard Time and would like to know the exact time to schedule it. Is there a daylight time change?
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Yay! So excited to have you join! 3 AM Tuesday Eastern Standard Time would be the point at which you would begin posting! 🙂 You can post all the way up until 3 AM Wednesday morning for Eastern time, too. 🙂
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can i post to my page without sharing now
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You can, but it won’t get promoted or listed on blogbattle until next week. If everyone posts whenever, though, it gets confusing for me, so you may have to remind me next Tues. 🙂
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I am going to post now!
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As soon as I get home I’ll be updating the link list. 🙂 welcome to the battle!
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I scheduled it but if I can post it to my blog without sharing please let me know.
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Sorry for delay in replying. Spending time with my kids before bedtime. 🙂
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that is nice! Quality time!
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😉 The best.
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Here’s this weeks Rachael 🙂
https://universeofpossibility.wordpress.com/2015/10/12/the-man-on-the-park-bench-blogbattle-scififantasy/
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Hi ya bos. This is mine for the week:
https://sfarnell.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/toothpaste-and-tissue-paper-blogbattle/
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Ah yes, very good, sir. 🙂
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I’ve written my latest entry. 😀
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Yay! Welcome back, Erin! ❤
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😀
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Hi ya Boss. I’ve taken your advice and grown it some more:
https://universeofpossibility.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/scorched-planet-part-2-blogbattle-scifi/
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Ooo! I’m so excited! 😀
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I hope I don’t disappoint then 🙂
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I doubt that very much.
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You have such faith… Thanks for thst and being the awesome boss lol
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I have great faith, the kind that gives wings and see all the possibilities. 😉 You know just what to say. If I had feathers, I’d be preening right about now. 😉
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Damn Rach… Thank you so much! Im always keen to know what you think though…
You always know what to say for sure ☺
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Tess, help me categorize your story. What genre might it fit within? I haven’t had a chance to read it yet. ❤
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Found this one hard, Iv’e got something anyway
https://universeofpossibility.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/the-scorched-planet-blogbattle-scifi/
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Oh, I love the sound of week 28 theme Orchid, will definitely be joining in… Got an idea already.
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😀
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I really didn’t think I was going to come up with anyone this week but this came out of nowhere and I had a great time. https://pursuitofanewadventure.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/mrpeanut1956/
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Love it! haha It’s funny how an odd word, a little pressure, and a dose of procrastination can add up to imagination taking flight. 😉
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I was originally going to write about how I couldn’t think of anything to write but Mr. Peanut seemed so lonely.
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He needed a little help in the dating field. You were wise.
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He’s always so dressed up…
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Quite regal and handsome. I’m sure the ladies are intimidated and that’s why he’s been so lonely.
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He seems to have high standards…
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Where do the comments actually go? *scratches head* I think I may have gotten lost…
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Anyway, this looks like fun! 😀
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If you ask me I’ll say it is. If you ask my dog, well, she’s not overly thrilled by blog battles. 😉
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I’ll say! Back when we still had a dog, he used to jump on me whenever I sat in the basement to write. 😛
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Sounds like my basement. 🙂
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X-D And he used to pull the fibers out of the carpet. 😛 And eat them. Silly dog.
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Yup. The carpet and my scissors are familiar with each other now thanks to Hashtag. 🙂
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You named your dog Hashtag? X-D That seems oddly appropriate. 😛
I know the feeling! I’d be pulling strands out of the vacuum cleaner for WEEKS. When it wasn’t my hair, it was the carpet X-D
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Yes. It was oddly appropriate. People either love it or hate it. Haha
Yep. I know EXACTLY what you are taking about. 😀
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X-P
If it’s not dog hair, then it’s MY hair! 😛
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Hashtag loves to eat my hair. Even when it’s still attached to me head.
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OH YES. I get that. (My youngest sister is a bit like that too! :-P)
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Haha
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X-P
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LOL not to worry. You’re in good company. This is the comments section. The one above is for emails. 🙂
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Oh! Whoops. *blushes* *hides behind the Doctor*
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Oh! You brought the Doctor! I’m so pleased. He’s a favorite of mine. 🙂 We shall be fast friends, you and I. 😀
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I have a feeling we will be ;-D
*crawls up under the Doctor’s trench coat* *muffled* You’re cold under here. Seriously, you’re wearing that many layers and still cold? *pokes the Doctor in the back*
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*snickers* ahem. I can turn on the heat if you’d like.
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Nope, that’s okay. I’m just hiding under the coat. Being a lump, like my little sister does. 😛 *pokes the Doctor again because why not? :-P*
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Haha little sister hides like a lump?
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Yup. *hugs the Doctor* 😛
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REALLY need to get back into this, but life’s been full of distractions lately. Too much other stuff that needs doing. The goal is to try for something within the next two weeks. I can’t promise, but I will try.
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Really miss having you join in. Come back to the battles as soon as you can, my friend!
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I can relate to that sentiment. There always seems to be something that comes up. When I think I finally have things at a manageable level, several other chores surface that need done ASAP.
We do what we can.
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Just do it (Thanks, Nike)!!!!! 😉
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Sometimes, easier said than done. (Anonymous?) 😀
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LOL!
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“I don’t wanna!” – last said by Nick Hughes two minutes ago.
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“Too bad. Throw something together for the battle. JUST DO IT!” Rachael said with eyes bulging and fists raised to the sky. “ARRRR!!!!!” 😉 Man, that girl is ten kinds of crazy.
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She do be cra-cray. That’s why I run away. (Look I made a rhyme!)
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Shouldn’t it be ‘away-way?’
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No. Don’t be silly now. 😀
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Never!
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Sarah, We’re thrilled you’re joining the battles! Oasis is next week’s word, but I will hang on to this and add it to the entries and voting for then, for SURE! If you are feeling up to it, today’s word is Time. Welcome to the battle! ❤
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Right. So, I can switch it to draft and repost on Tuesday. Sorry. I don’t know if I have time to get in on this one today. (Bad. Pun.) Thanks! 🙂
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LOL Don’t worry about making it a draft. You can leave it up and it will still be there next week. It won’t hurt anything to leave it on your blog for now, though! 🙂 (I LOVE PUNS. You are welcome to insert them in any conversation we have!) 🙂
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I’ll remember you said that… *cackles*
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Good! And hopefully I won’t be too dense and miss the good ones! 😉
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Yay! You’re back! 🙂
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Admittedly, mine word count didn’t meet the challenge. However, the theme prompted a memory and an entry that was fun to write.
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Oh! I live that the prompt was enticing, even without making the deadline. I’ll add it to the list of reads for the theme. 🙂 Welcome to the battle. Next week’s word is “time.” Posting is on Tuesday before midnight Pacific time. Hope you’ll come back for more!
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Time is one of my favourite themes to write about. So hopefully I’ll have a story for next week.
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That would be great! 🙂
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I read about this on Rose B Fischer’s blog, and it sounds interesting. I’d like to participate next week (I’ve got too much going on this week). I have a Twitter account but I don’t do much with it. Can you participate mostly through word press? Thanks!
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That’s great! You sure can participate mostly through WP. Next week’s word is Time. 🙂 The word for the next week will usually be posted on the main blog battle page late in the day on the Tues before. Welcome to the battle!
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Thanks, Rachael! Going to take a break now, have a good cigar (doctor’s orders), some morphine (prescribed!) and watch a bit of “Zulu”, in which Michael Caine gave his finest performance to date.
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Perfect combination for a well deserved break.
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Aw, heck, left my link as a message, not a comment…
Thanks again for taking it late. I needed the time…I’m not well at all, but The Dude is here this week…
http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2015/07/blogbattle-dream-of-peace.html
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Oh, Andrew! I’m so sorry you’re struggling and ill. I’m so thankful for your stories and what you tell with them. Make sure you get all the rest you are able. Will add The Dude to the links shortly. ♡
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Hi, Melissa! Welcome to the battle. 🙂 If you’re on Twitter, I’d love to add you to my BlogBattle Peeps list. 🙂
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Yay! We missed you last week! Welcome back. 🙂
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It may have been the only way to learn true compassion, devoid of ego.
But in the quiet of this moment, when tails wag in Elysian dreams, I’m content with it.
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I’m looking forward to it. But I have to confess…I have help.
At my feet are Josie and Reebok, the Ridgeback Sisters (aka “THEM!!”) who are a fount of insurgency and revolutionary action. But right now they’re asleep.
And they are only the tip of the canine iceberg that informs my heart and animates my writing…in the background (can you hear it?) twelve more dogs are snoring, dreaming of anything, I think, but their lives before they came here. And there are more in the next room.
Walking through years chin-deep in death begets a love of life, and gives true meaning to the precious nature of innocence.
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Awwww, those are the best. It’s terrible you are acquainted with death so intimately, but it sounds as though you’ve learned compassion in the midst.
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Oh, no worries, we were kind of like the Avon lady.
Well, with painted faces and silencers, but still good fun to have around.
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haha I love it! I can already tell that you’ll be good fun to have around for blog battles, too. 🙂
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Zodiacs and Drager rebreathers help, too!
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Good to know! ….Um…I think? 😉
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Glad to be here…and no worries, I’ve entered COUNTRIES through the wrong door.
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LOL Where there’s a will there’s a way. 😉
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Aw, heck…thought I was leaving a comment and sent a message. Sorry.
Anyway, here’s my first-ever contribution…and I hope the pingback works…
http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2015/06/and-now-for-something-completely.html
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Sorry, the comment/email box is confusing next to the comment/blog section! Either way is fine, though! It lets me know so I can add your story to the list. WELCOME! 🙂
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https://clairembanschbach.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/the-cosmic-cheese-head-blogbattle/
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