June 2022 Blog Battle
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Our word this month is:
Scar
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the
17th of June
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!
BlogBattle 
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I started mine but have not been able to finish
Still posted it though…
Eager to read the others, though like AE – it might take a bit this time around.
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Can you throw the link across Sam as I can’t see it here yet! As for reading no rush, time catches us all out methinks
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Oh, you didn’t see it because it wasn’t scheduled to post until 15 minutes ago. Here it is: https://dailyflabbergast.wordpress.com/2022/06/16/cw-to-the-core-1-2/ Stay golden!
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Ahh… not to worry, I’ve added it now 😊
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Again this was fun in an ornery way….Oh the copy has arrived ahead of the comment…..Oh well. (as the song goes)
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Ping backs work faster than the writer haha. Looking forward to reading over the weekend Roger.
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Sneaky Word Press😄.
Hope the story works for you Gary
Best wishes
Roger
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Here’s mine this month:
Looking forward to reading the others, although it might take me longer this time!
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Risk assessment… intriguing title Abe. Should be doing some reading this weekend hopefully!
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Glad you like the title – and glad your weekend is freer than mine!
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I thought I was going to miss this one as well – my track record has not been good this year – but amazingly I had an idea, found the time, and so…
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Easy done Mark. Tempus fugit and all that. Abes added this into the line up and I’ll be reading soon 😊
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For some reason tempus has been fuging since January. 🙂
I definitely need someone to stop the world for a month or two and give me a chance to catch up.
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I know what you mean. I’m sort of cheating here. I have the full prompt list so crack on when a spare moment allows 😂
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What is this “spare moment” you write of? 🙂
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Mostly fictitious delusions… ably assisted by my line of work ceasing when pubs open… which they can only do if I’m doing my thing right 😂😂
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In Remembrance… https://jenanita01.com/?p=91948
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Welcome back ladies. I hope alls well with you
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Thank you, Gary…
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I tried commenting on the post but it kept saying it couldn’t be posted.
Nevertheless I did copy it first so this is what I said
I think you’ve really nailed that life long wound that experiences at school can tarry long into adulthood. Those types of memory can be sharp and override any good moments from long ago. The mind seems very gifted at dropping onto them if anything jogs remembrance. They fight hard with good memories too. Almost as if they want us to keep hold of the bad at the expense of the good. Something MH has a strong grip on too. Very poignant.
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So glad you found a way to comment, Gary. I wonder what that was all about…
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Reblogged this on C.L. Muileboom.
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Thank you so much 😊
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Here’s mine, but new character so may not be as it should! Or is that I am not convinced or don’t know her properly yet 🤔
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Redolent word. Reblogged.
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Reblogged this on Writing Despite Computers and Programmes and commented:
This site is well worth a visit. It’s friendly, helpful and a very good place to hone your art and craft.
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Comes round quickly Roger. Looking forward to what you do for this one!!
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You do pick challenging words Gary😀.
‘Wow,’ said I at 7.45am BST (BlogBattle Scrutiny Time)
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Haha. I believe this one was chosen by Abe. I merged two word lists this time. It’s a fascinating choice though.
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Congratulations to Abe. The word has me by the scruff my writing neck and won’t let go.
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Fortunately mines done. New territory though and a character that was mentioned a while back that required investigating. I’m not convinced she’s right though so it’s experimental and I’m not fully satisfied.
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Well done Gary, straight out of the blocks.
Is a writer worth their ink (or laptop clicking time) ever fully satisfied?
‘Ah me….’
I’ll stop now, I feel a bad soliloquy coming on
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Advance notice Roger… also time. I take the advance part onboard as otherwise I know I may end up missing it. Even then it’s often stream of conscious writing haha. Like I said though, this one’s bugging me. There’s several layers of characters bleeding in. That strongly suggests to me this is key backstory in the antagonist thread.
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That does sound a promising development in a world building process Gary, I look forward to reading this.
(I make it a rule to steer clear of the blogbattle until my own is all done, and cleaned up, lest I inadvertently steal something☹️)
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A fair point Roger, but do be aware of my wariness this one isn’t up to what I consider to be normal standards 😱
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I let you know about that after I’ve read it 😀.
All will be well I am sure.
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