A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in the comments.
Word Prompt
Ramshackle
Challenge
The challenge is simple: each week you will be given an exact number of words you can use to write a poem or piece of prose. You can use any format or style you like; go wherever your inspiration takes you. The only rules are these:
- your poem / prose must contain this week’s word (see note below). The word does not have to count towards the exact word count total – it can be in the title, or the first letters of the lines of a poem can spell it out – you can be as creative as you want as long as it’s there somewhere.
- the length of your poem / prose must match the number of words stated in this week’s challenge. No more. No less.
- A note on the word: you can use any variation of the word (for example: call, calls, calling, called etc). If you find you are struggling to use this week’s word you may substitute it for a synonym – just include a note to explain the swap. Remember, this is supposed to be fun! 🙂
Can’t wait to read what you have come up with!
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Here’s mine –
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My response – more of an intro than a story this time! https://floweroutoflife.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/weekend-writing-prompt-door-closed-door-open/
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Here is mine. https://writingthroughthesoul.com/2021/09/18/sammis-weekender-227-ramshackle-by-brenda-marie/ thank-you for a great prompt.
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Ramshackle
#227 Word Prompt (97 Words)
Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris
It sits at the end
of a street
made of dirt
Once somebody’s dream
a sweet home
and warm hearth
The windows all paneled
in bright colors galore
desiccated pieces upon the
floor
Ghosts gather round
in ethereal shrouds
up and down the shabby old
stairs
Patient as they wait so close
ramshackle hosts bound
to a ramshackle home
No where to go unable to roam
invisible chains hold their
invisible forms unheard cries
from those so old and forlorn
In the far distance the dogs
bark their ancient song
of families now lost and
forever gone
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Love this! 🙂
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Here’s mine, Sammi. https://notestowomen.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/fenced-in/
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Extremely moving, poignant and reflective not only of times gone by but of the basic struggle all humans face in all centuries. Do we forego God to survive?
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It’s been a while so I thought it was about time I did a good Sammi prompt. And I couldn’t resist the word ramshackle. Here’s mine:
Hope you enjoy it!
Sunra
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Mine.
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Bit of nostalgia at https://bobfairfield.org/Samiscribbles/weekend/writing/prompt/227/2021/09/19
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Here’s the link that works..
https://bobfairfield.org/2021/09/19/sammiscribbles-weekend-writing-prompt-227-memories/
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I’ll never get the hang of it, even the date order is alien to me
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Poor Bobby.
When you’ve hit publish… click on “view post”, then, the url at the top is the one you should copy…
What date order do you use?
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19/09/21 the proper way, used since we invented time and established GMT
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Those damn Yanks with their month first… 😉
As a Canadian, I am totally in accord with you.
To avoid confusion, I have started doing 21/09/19. Same order, only backwards.
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I’m sorry you have to keep telling me how to do the link but I cannot seem to copy and paste
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Oh no… Don’t be!
Do you use a mouse? If so, once you have clicked to view your post, position your mouse at the end of the line where your url is, click with the left button (often the whole line will get highlighted. Once it is, right click and choose copy. Go to Sammi’s post and in her comments, right click and choose paste.
Voilà!
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Hello Sammi,
Here goes my take on the prompt:
https://blogternator.com/resolve/
Cheers!
Venky
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Happy weekend! Thank you once again for the opportunity to participate.
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This one took me down Memory Lande.
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I play this week!
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Hi a bit late today but here is my contribution: https://wordpress.com/post/poetisatinta.wordpress.com/1491
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Dear poetisatinta, I’m afraid I couldn’t get into your link at all, I think this happened to me before? It just takes me back to my own blog but to a new page to write on which is odd. I’d still really like to read it so let me know if / when it’s working.
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Thanks Sammi for the prompt.
Here is my inspiration
https://lifeinpoetry.home.blog/2021/09/20/%e2%8c%97weekend-writing-ramshackle-a-yard-so-beautiful/
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