August 2021 Blog Battle

Our word this month is:
Tribute
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the
20th of August
to have a link shared here and on social media.
Once you’ve posted your story to your blog, put a link to it in the comments section, and we’ll add your story to the Battle Stories Line-up post that goes live the 3rd Friday of the month (the same as the post-by date).
Make sure to check back and read some of the stories of your fellow battlers. Leave comments to encourage these writers. And go a step further in supporting one another by sharing each other’s stories on your own blog or social media, whatever you’re most comfortable with!
Basic Rules:
The Prompt Word will be given the First FRIDAY of every month.
Post your story by the 3rd Friday of the same month (this is the same date as the Stories post goes live).
RULES
- up to 2000 words max (give or take a few)
- fictional tale (or true if you really want)
- Any genre that fits within PG-13 (or less)-type Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
- Your story must contain the randomly chosen word(s) and/or be centered around the word meaning in a way that shows it is clearly related.
- Go for the entertainment value!
- Put a link back to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section
- Please tweet and otherwise share your battler buddies’ stories across social media.
- Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting all the stories so we can cross-share.
- Have fun!
So here’s mine: https://cathleentownsend.com/2021/08/20/tribute/.
Sorry it’s at the last minute and that the story ran long. But I barely finished. I definitely didn’t have time to write another one. And hey, it’s got Elvis and Elvis impersonators, so it’s at least unusual as urban fantasies go. : )
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haha! That’s pretty fantastic. 🙂
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Finally, I’ve written it, “A Tax Of The Furry Sharks”. Only nine days since I thought of it. 🙂
https://markhuntleyjames.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/a-tax-of-the-furry-sharks/
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haha! Love that title.
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And here is mine: https://dailyflabbergast.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/cw-a-girl-from-the-apple-orchard-8-12/
Sorry that I always wait until the last minute but… I guess I’m just more motivated that way, even if I still have a mountain of unrelated work.
I look forward to reading it all tomorrow!
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That’s okay! I’m LATE instead of last minute. I’d rather be last minute, but this past week has been a bit of a nightmare of busy-ness. Sorry I was late getting the stories updated!
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Glad to hear that you’re OK. Stay golden!
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Here’s mine for this month:
Another intriguing word with lots of possibilities!
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Hi everyone! Hope you’re all okay. 🙂 News of the month: I got married! I’m now Joshua Wieser-Insole (but I’ll be keeping my pen name as is).
Here’s mine for this month: https://joshuainsole.com/and-everything-nice/
Look forward to seeing what you all come up with! 🙂
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Congrats on your new adventure!
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Thanks, A.E.!
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You took her name? That’s quite intriguing! CongratZ!
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Well, we put our names together. This felt right for us. 🙂
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I think that’s great!
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Congrats, Joshua! May you grow ever closer together as the years go by. : )
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Thank you, Cathleen. 🙂
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CONGRATS!!!
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Thanks, Rachael! 🙂
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This one has had me stumped but now, standing in front of the computer on one leg (strengthening exercises from my podiatrist) I think I’ve got a story.
I just can’t type too well balanced on one leg.
🙂
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It’d be amusing to see a photo of that writing position. 🙂 I hope your leg strengthening is going well!
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I’ve had to take a break for a couple of days due to a new twinge which probably means I overdid something, so no photos to be had. Not that they would be that interesting – it’s literally hold one foot an inch off the ground to work muscles in the other leg.
On the positive side, my partner nagged and I went to see her podiatrist, so things are getting fixed. I could have just ignored the pain in my foot and carried on until the damage was so bad I couldn’t walk.
The punchline was that I have the same problems as her but for different reasons. She did laugh when I told her the diagnosis. 🙂
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Well! Keeping getting better and take it easy! I have heard something about it being good to listen to your body. 😉
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Here’s mine for this month. https://sixcrookedhighwaysblog.wordpress.com/2021/08/09/a-tribute-to-careful-planning/
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Dithering…person or plunder. Or even an homage. Hmmm…
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choices! 😀
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