This is the last "word" I have in the backlog so I suspect when this one is over I'll take a short break and then probably do another 'call out' entry. In the mean time I'm still sort of *cough* waiting *cough* to see this catch on with others who said they were thinking of trying it. :P ( Read more... )

Two of my closer LJ amigos marimbadog and warmheartcold gave me ying-yang words for the "One World Challenge" in the form of "Open" and "Close". Originally I was going to combine these two words for one entry abut then -- duh -- I realized that two words kinda flies in the face of it being a one word challenge.

Instead I am taking the liberty of using "Close" as a ( Read more... )

I was just now in the car picking up my son from baseball practice -- a practice they held in the rain. That is the way baseball has to be played in Oregon a lot of the time: In the rain!

In fact, March has been even wetter than usual here. I commented to Bailey that I don't think we've had a day yet this month where there wasn't at least some ( Read more... )

This fun experiment with writing continues!

My new(ish) LJ friend remlap gave me the delicious word "Vegemite ( Read more... )

What a wonderful response I have received so far for an all-new call out for words for this writing experiment/practice/exercise.

Some people clearly want me to have to think outside the box because in the days ahead I need to conquer (among others) "Unicorn" and "Vegemite"!

I'm going to start with the one submitted by saturnascend. She gave me "Triple ( Read more... )

Late last year and early this year I tried a project here that resulted in, I think, some pretty good writing. If nothing else, it was a writing exercise I enjoyed a lot.

It's called the "One Word Challenge". And it goes like this:

1. You give me ONE word via comment. That word then becomes my topic, catalyst, inspiration, etc. And it can be ( Read more... )

Today's entry and challenge is the last in the backlog of words I have so, as a refresher, here is the concept of the "One Word Challenge ( Read more... )

There's a few dilemmas that come with the word "Shine".

First, this is the last word I have in the backlog of words for this project/meme, so when this one is done I am counting on YOU to give me a new word so I can keep going. The concept doesn't work if I just pluck some word at random out of the dictionary ( Read more... )

Today's word, "Gardenia", is brought to you (and to me) by one of my Facebook friends who has known me since kindergarten (minus the years/age 6 through 10, as my family moved around the country, only to return to the same elementary school/city when I was in 5th grade). Ya know the people you grow up with and that all the way through youth you ( Read more... )

If I've learned anything as a writer it's that when you find a pool of inspiration, keep drinking from it because it can evaporate in an instant. That's why I'm posting a lot of entries in this 'One Word Challenge' and why I've been writing so much.

Over the weekend, when LJ friends have lives and are, for good reason, not looking at the computer ( Read more... )