May 2022 Blog Battle
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Our word this month is:
Pastoral
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the
20th of May
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!
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Here’s my submission:
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Got your story Emma and it’s added to the line up which will be published soon 😊
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Thank you, Gary! 🙂
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My offering
http://writingwritingandmorewritinginspiteofcomputers.home.blog/2022/05/18/a-matter-of-mixed-fortunes-blogbattle/
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Got you on the post. I’ve noticed your stories credited as both Determineddespite and Roger. Do you have a preference on the byline?
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Yeah. Word Press and I have a bit of a communication problem. Whatever I think is being done is not always the result WP has in mind (currently I appear to be following my own posts with the option to ‘like’ and ‘comment’ on them). There is a certain reluctance to tinker, lest everything vanishes into a WP-Hole.
Determineddespite was the acerbic result of having to close down a previous WP site because the spam filter was suddenly treating many of my replies to WP friends as ‘unknown’ or ‘spam’ and neither WP or Arkismet would admit responsibility (And I was paying for the site) Go figure 🤷
I answer to both but am ‘Roger’ usually. (I think🤔)
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😀 I think we’ve all had our bouts with WP! We’ll call you Roger as long as you believe that’s who you are. 😉
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😂
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Good to see you back again Roger. Will be catching up reading this weekend…hopefully!!
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Glad to be back Gary.
Yes, certainly catching up time on the week-end…Last few days were busy.
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I know the feeling. This week has been crazy. Although I did pick up another pub client… but that just makes things crazier 🤔
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Crazy.
The new normal?
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Here’s mine for this month:
Looking forward to the other entries as always!
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Quick it may be….but I do know the prompt words and having missed so many in the last 18 months I’m trying to get a head start!
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Good to see you leading the pack this month! 🙂
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Advantage knowing the words Abe 😂
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Indeed! LOL!
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I do look forward to the first Friday of the month.
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You need to get out more 😂Seriously though there is that feeling of challenge…except I’ve already done mine 😳
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The outlines of three and a half plots, so far🙃
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