![]() ![]() We have a new prompt over at:
Song Prompt: "No Gringo" ![]() Lyric prompt: "Everything In Its Own Time" ![]() Both prompts are due at the end of the month. The next one will be lighter, I promise. It's just been a heavy month. Or four. |
Just heard there was a shooting over the weekend at a big event I used to attend every year at my alma mater just blocks away from where I lived. 3 people injured, fortunately I don't think anyone was killed. This comes two days before the Day of Remembrance at the university I was working for, where 32 people were killed in a massacre in 2007. Enough already.
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Just a quick little reminder:
Lyric Prompt: "Everything In Its Own Time" ![]() Now back to your regularly scheduled Newsfeed. |
Hmm… now that I’m finally caught up in Promptly Poetry, I could take a look at some other prompts for once. ![]() |
Is there no minimum or maximum? And each month, they have the option to write either a poem or a story? Sounds cool. |
Sorry guys, there's no lyric prompt this month. ... APRIL FOOLS!
Lyric Prompt: "Everything In Its Own Time" ![]() Prizes for last month will be sent out soon. |
Bored? Looking for something to do? Questioning your life choices?
Lyric prompt: "Walking in Memphis" ![]() Song prompt: "Simbiose" ![]() If you're tired of feeling bored all the time, there's a solution. Side effects include: Loss of time, uncertainty, high gift points (5K+), headache, merit badgitis, and occasional reviews. Please see a doctor if your entry exceeds 50,000 words, as this can be a sign of a novel condition. Ask your doctor if "The One-Line Lyric Challenge" ![]() |
I overhauled an item in my porfolio: For at least the 10th time. I reread it last night and realized the meter was still off. Not sure why this one has given me so much trouble. Still not perfect, but it flows a lot better now. I'm finally happy with it. This is your sign to go back and rework your old writings with fresh eyes. Be ruthless. I know it's your favorite line and it's so clever, but if it doesn't work with the rest of the piece or doesn't flow right, then cut or rephrase it. Keep an old version if you think you might want to go back to it someday. Maybe you can work it into a different piece, or start a new one. No one writes a best-selling novel or world famous poem in one take. You'll be surprised what you can end up with if you continuously improve on the same work over time. |
The rumors are true. No, not that one. ... Not that one either. There is a new prompt at:
Song Prompt: "Simbiose" ![]() Lyric Prompt: "Walking in Memphis" ![]() Both are due at the end of the month. |
A blast from the past: "Wanted" ![]() Lost: one hour, last seen Sunday, at the corner of Daylight and Savings street. If found, please fall back and call the time police. End this temporal malady. Reward: $50 thousand Or an extra hour of sleep. |
Happy March, all! I am flying out tomorrow to Memphis, TN for a job interview at a great institution. This would definitely be a dream job. Unfortunately, I won't have time to send out prizes for "The One-Line Lyric Challenge" ![]() Apologies to everyone who entered last month for the delay. However, there is a new prompt up now!
Lyric Prompt:"Walking in Memphis" ![]() Deadline is the end of the month. |
Five days. That's long enough to walk from Chicago to Cleveland. Or grow 2.5 mm of hair. Or read the Quran, twice. Or climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Or enter:
Song Prompt: "When in Rome" ![]() Lyric Prompt: "All Things End" ![]() I suppose it's your choice. Time Remaining: [Refresh to load countdown.] |
Alright, fine. You can have a Song Prompt for February. But not until you finish your Lyric Prompt.
Song Prompt: "When in Rome" ![]() Lyric Prompt: "All Things End" ![]() Mmm, topical. |
Good things come to those who wait. And here they are:
New lyric prompt for February: "All Things End" ![]() The prizes for January have all been sent out, and the January prompts are now closed. Second prompt for February will go up in a couple of weeks! |
Well. January was a tough year, but we made it. Sorry I haven't been around. My last day at work was yesterday, after 6 years. The end of an era, and one of the hardest weeks I can remember, mentally, emotionally and physically. I need some time to get my life back in order, whatever it's going to be. Please be patient as I get caught up here. I do plan to send out prizes and a new prompt for "The One-Line Lyric Challenge" ![]() At some point, when my brain solidifies again, I will also try and catch up in "The Bradbury" ![]() |
Today, I am reminded of these immortal words from Martin Luther King Jr: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." Good news you probably don't care about: I've officially "graduated" from physical therapy! Still not at 100%, but I can do most things now. Good news you might actually care about: You still have time to enter "The One-Line Lyric Challenge" ![]()
Lyric Prompt: "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" ![]() Song Prompt: "Motherland" ![]() Time Remaining: [Refresh to load countdown.] |