August 2023 Blog Battle
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Our word this month is:
Sacrifice
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the
18th 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!
BlogBattle 
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Just in the nick of time!
https://dailyflabbergast.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/cw-the-night-is-dark/
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Whew! Got you on the post just in the nick of time, too. Looking forward to reading it next week!
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Here’s mine this month:
Won’t be able to start reading the others until next week 😦 but looking forward to what others have written! 🙂
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Thought I might not have made it! (Oh writer’s bloc-woe, thrice woe!)
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I know the feeling. Not tackled DS for about two weeks now. Even behind adding stories in here 😳
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And all we can collectively say is ‘It happens’ ☹️.
May The Muses remember us.
(But preferably not Terpsichore- the dancing Muse, I don’t think her contribution, albeit well meaning would be conducive to the writing process🤔)
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Indeed. Although I am now up to date with BB entries I think. And know a bit more about animal science which had me recollecting my degree subjects of many moons ago when you didn’t pay fees and dare I say earned the right to be there 🥴
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Yes entitlement creeps back in.
My grandson could have continued his studies at a prestigious place of learning but was told one condition was he could not have an employment during his studies. Not being from a wealthy background, how he was to manage that was not the authorities concerns.
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How inclusive… doesn’t say much for the institute. Sad thing these days is rich morons seem to get all the entitlements apart from brains
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Quite.
As the old observation goes:
‘Remember the Golden Rule. Whoever has the gold makes the rules,’🤨
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After some deliberation here’s mine
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OK, here’s mine. I’ve just about got my head straight that today is Sunday. I was having a definite Saturday vibe earlier, with a side-order of post-lunch morning-after.
Somebody please wake me in time for September.
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Added Mark and will read at some point this week…
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Oh, my.
So, yesterday I had a bit of a moment just before I went to bed – where’s the new BlogBattle prompt? Followed by Is Gary OK?
This morning, slightly more awake, I looked at my phone and thought, so this is Friday.
(OK, the week is messed up, I did the shopping a day early on account of the cat needing some dental work Wednesday and then a humans-only hospitable appointment Thursday.)
And now there’s a prompt that hits squarely in the middle of my “demon trader” urban fantasy stuff where the narrator’s psycho uber-witch girlfriend is fond of saying “sacrifices must be made.”
Something to think about this weekend. 🙂
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Oh my! Great challenge Gary.
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Haha, good with that Roger. I’ve spotted what I want to use but misplaced it. Possibly an excerpt from DS
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Hunt it down Gary.
Me, I’ll have to subsume myself into one of the taverns or secret papers in my world-build for some account from an old-hand.
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On it Roger. That useful search function has located four potential bits. Be interesting to see what you make of something out of the actual DS rather than the back story!
Is that old and as in you or an old hand from an ancient character fill of foreboding?
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Four bits. Sounds promising Gary 😀.
After some mulling over and wandering through the Taverns of The Oakhostian (that’s the name of the empire where most action takes place) I chanced upon one veteran minor but quite important character of middle years (You met him in last October’s Blog Battle challenge word- Dream. Title ‘More Than Faith’).
For the price of a tankard or two, he’s been reflecting and musing…
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Found the one I was after and it’s in preparation now finally. And nothing like a tavern wander to discover some anecdotes and rambling. I’ll try and recap that one too before you get the new one constructed
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Strive on with the post Gary.
I have to get all the information told to me into 2,000 words of order now😀
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Hopefully this weekend. And don’t worry if you go a few words over 😂
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