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
Thalassic
Challenge
Weekend Writing Prompt #285: This weekend your challenge is to write a poem or a piece of prose in exactly 50 words using the word “Thalassic”.
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, Sammi. I cheated a bit and added a tail-end at the last…cos I know everyone will ask me what happened
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Thanks, but, ummm…No
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Here’s mine –
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Hope everyone’s having a great weekend! And not “shadow-walking” . . .
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Hi, this was interesting I had to look up the word 🙂 https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/weekend-writing-prompt-21/
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Alas so did I~
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I’m in good company then 🙂
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Hiya all happy Saturday~
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why no graphic this time, Sammi?
~David
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oh! never mind! it just failed to load in my browser the first time…
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Thanks as always, Sammi ❤
~David
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Reblogged this on Ms. Ro.
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Okay, I’ll bite: https://judydykstrabrown.com/2022/11/12/thalassic-theorum/
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Here’s mine, Sammi. https://notestowomen.wordpress.com/2022/11/13/mr-pendleburys-news/
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Helloi Sammi,
Here goes my extremely delayed take on your prompt:
https://blogternator.com/diffraction/
Regards,
Venky
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Here’s mine: https://livethroughit.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/thalassic-love-no-more/
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I’m late (it’s Monday everywhere, except where it’s tomorrow), but I managed my fifty.
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Here’s my submission. Thank you Sammi for hosting the challenge 🙂
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