Tag: challenge
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August 19, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
Dear Diary
Today I was humiliated. I just don't understand why my mom can't recognize that I'm grown-up now. But no, she insists on treating me like a child. She picked out a dress for . . . more
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January 25, 2008 12:10 AM EST --
POEM STYLE: Villanelle. The Villanelle is a nineteen-line poem made up of five triplets with a closing quatrain; the poem is characterized by having two refrains, initially used in the first and . . . more
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May 05, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
My kids are grown
they ask for money
they don't understand
the land of milk and honey
I work and work
each day I grind
to make the cheese
to ease the mind
nickles and dimes
I'll . . . more
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June 18, 2008 07:11 AM EDT --
A friend sent me the following email. I copied it just as I received it. I belive his point may be valid. See what you think after reading it. I guess the American public is just . . . more
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May 05, 2008 11:42 PM EDT --
Itchy
His name was Itchy
the scratchy mouse
who lived in walls of our little house
he was never happy
within his skin
he spent all day
scratching his chin
dreaming of flying
was . . . more
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August 12, 2008 10:49 AM EDT --
This is my first attempt at an easel musing so go easy on me. Thanks :)
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I love the smell of books; I always have. There have been many bookstores I've . . . more
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February 16, 2008 06:19 PM EST --
Poetry style: Tanka - The Tanka is a form of Japanese poetry , generally not possessing rhyme, with five lines structured in a 5-7-5 7-7 patterns. The 5-7-5 phrase (the "upper phrase") . . . more
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May 30, 2008 10:13 AM EDT --
I saw this Spelling Game on MSN . Can you spell these commonly misspelled words? All of them are words taken from another language and incoporated into our American English. After you . . . more
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May 31, 2008 08:47 AM EDT --
If you haven't joined Short Story First Line Challenge but love to read or write great stories, you ought to join. This is for this week's challenge which needs to be 1,000 words or less. . . . more
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June 12, 2007 06:43 PM EDT --
Forgiving
Available
Trustworthy
Honest
Encouraging
Responsible
These are just a few words that describe what my daddy is to me.
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May 19, 2008 09:35 AM EDT --
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another. --Aesop
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April 28, 2008 07:12 AM EDT --
Here the Song of the waves
line up randomly fall
to be elective collection
emerging metaphor over the
sand and shuffle back
expressions as of the
surfing needs .....
They are like . . . more
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July 29, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
Submitted for a one-word prompt competition. The word is "abandoned."
Lonely and depressed.
It seems to haunt me, jeer and daunt me.
Hardly ever fearless. . . . more
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June 22, 2008 10:21 AM EDT --
Beneath Shady trees...
Excited - Cool- Frenzy
Unrivalled fusion of 'warmth'
Cajoling kids taking it up too,
Understanding need filing the gap
Each one yearn for as if 'Fish . . . more
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March 14, 2008 06:42 AM EDT --
Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide.
Marva Collins
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May 30, 2008 09:50 AM EDT --
There will come a time when you think everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
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August 29, 2007 05:55 PM EDT --
THE CARNIVAL
Today was the day! Carrie jumped out of bed and ran to the window to see a beautiful day -- the sun shining, scarlet cardinals in the scarred oak tree, carp jumping at . . . more
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January 13, 2008 11:33 PM EST --
Burning Out
Energy of life
Consumed like a candle's wick
Time burns out so fast
Copyright © January 13, 2007
~ DragonSoul
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November 02, 2007 09:12 PM EDT --
Honoring the Dead
Painted Daisies seem to be the . . . more
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November 18, 2007 09:47 PM EST --
Studies reveal internet readers don't actually read word for word, they just skim through a page picking up words here and there like an anxious shopper always willing to give up a grocery . . . more
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