tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post6605609092854629755..comments2024-03-28T07:30:54.930+00:00Comments on The Prediction: Glimmers of GreenSandra Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-36205510626032923082015-03-31T18:04:58.627+01:002015-03-31T18:04:58.627+01:00I've discovered this week that I get serious w...I've discovered this week that I get serious withdrawal symptoms without my 100 word challenge! The Captain is pacing, wondering what to say next, asking if we should write a piece anyway and slot the prompts in later (no, that's too confusing, I told him) but he is suffering as I am...Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-71339335956071611732015-03-21T09:35:31.955+00:002015-03-21T09:35:31.955+00:00Very curious, great build up, I look forward to se...Very curious, great build up, I look forward to see what is spooking the crewAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435040785497216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-71585006555615959272015-03-21T09:17:16.728+00:002015-03-21T09:17:16.728+00:00Reminds me in ways of the classic stories I grew u...Reminds me in ways of the classic stories I grew up with, sweet looking on the outside but double meaning at every innocent looking turn, great work! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435040785497216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-60038107036926863932015-03-21T09:13:33.577+00:002015-03-21T09:13:33.577+00:00I enjoyed the conversation a lot in this one, and ...I enjoyed the conversation a lot in this one, and like the introduction of the 'naughty mother' lol, great way to carry the tale on but keep us guessingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435040785497216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-83639510201459321872015-03-20T20:39:20.175+00:002015-03-20T20:39:20.175+00:00As you so often do, you write as if the prompts we...As you so often do, you write as if the prompts were chosen with you in mind, and that first sentence so very typical of the Captain. I trust we'll find out next week ...Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-65479979118464157242015-03-20T20:28:09.172+00:002015-03-20T20:28:09.172+00:00that's as perfect as it comes.that's as perfect as it comes.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-51753812488107749082015-03-20T20:27:36.439+00:002015-03-20T20:27:36.439+00:00this is clever, it could lead on to a myriad of th...this is clever, it could lead on to a myriad of things (tonight's word, I do believe, is myriad... oh my, getting posh so I am...) and intrigues me no end.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-32647394216258993272015-03-20T20:26:33.872+00:002015-03-20T20:26:33.872+00:00yes! how did you do it?yes! how did you do it?Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-36774628546129061392015-03-20T20:25:45.702+00:002015-03-20T20:25:45.702+00:00Sandra's words echo what I keep saying to my w...Sandra's words echo what I keep saying to my writers all the time, join in, work at it, polish that 100 word segment and see how it affects and enhances your writing in bigger works. It really does help. I've been here forever too and loved it.<br />Episode 121 and you've not dropped the ball once during that time. Suspenseful as ever.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-755986484821672192015-03-20T20:23:41.168+00:002015-03-20T20:23:41.168+00:00Patricia's right, Indiana Jones overtones, and...Patricia's right, Indiana Jones overtones, and that is no bad thing! Clever use of prompts here, like it a lot.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-37749988517019639552015-03-20T20:22:42.476+00:002015-03-20T20:22:42.476+00:00this is going well...leaving loads of intrigue for...this is going well...leaving loads of intrigue for the future - don't stop this one dead in its tracks, I need to know what happens next!Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-65365261641811616112015-03-20T20:21:30.803+00:002015-03-20T20:21:30.803+00:00good to see you again! This is an enchanting piece...good to see you again! This is an enchanting piece and reminds me how much you've been missed... really like this.More please!Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-46929766363526466642015-03-20T20:20:24.064+00:002015-03-20T20:20:24.064+00:00I went away for 1 night and 2 days and have been f...I went away for 1 night and 2 days and have been fighting to catch up ever since... here goes...<br />Infinity 9191.<br />Pride holds me here in my cabin writing these words. There is a limit to what I can stand and I about reached that limit. I would be in an asylum if I were to give way to feelings, so I reach for the rum instead and say to hell with all creatures not of this earth. The cries Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-64132664842471891052015-03-20T19:03:15.091+00:002015-03-20T19:03:15.091+00:00You are definitely on a magnificent roll this week...You are definitely on a magnificent roll this week, Sandra. Here you are with three amazing tales and I was hard pushed to come up with two that would accept the given prompts. I would tip my hat if I ever wore one. This was dark, but deliciously so...and thank you for providing me with a word I had never before seen or heard, that being "probity." We are never too old to learn.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-28089813975732563912015-03-19T20:19:28.677+00:002015-03-19T20:19:28.677+00:00Brotherly love
Unlocked! Third church he’d tried...<b>Brotherly love</b><br /><br />Unlocked! Third church he’d tried in this godforsaken city. Asylum, once offered without limit so that such as he could access it, regardless of severity of crime, now itself become vandalised.<br />Conscious, in the high, black silence, of the raggedness of his breathing, he subsided onto the nearest pew; unable to escape sight of spurting blood, sucking sound Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-13279065595655427082015-03-19T13:43:01.518+00:002015-03-19T13:43:01.518+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-28545945441697715612015-03-19T06:49:58.515+00:002015-03-19T06:49:58.515+00:00Patricia - thanks for your kind words - I have to ...Patricia - thanks for your kind words - I have to confess it was joining this site back in 2011 when it belonged to Lily Child and having to choose and polish words to limit them to 100 that 'grew up' my writing. Personally, I've not managed it yet.<br />btw I'll be in your neck of the woods in July - perhaps we could swap dictionaries?Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-74816869633989227412015-03-19T01:22:45.218+00:002015-03-19T01:22:45.218+00:00This gets more intriguing with every episode. Virt...This gets more intriguing with every episode. Virtually nothing here but pure dialogue and yet, it reveals more than any descriptions could dare to accomplish. I referenced "Wordsmith" above and this only serves to reinforce that comment. Can I be you when I grow up?Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-57987716000623393652015-03-19T01:19:50.777+00:002015-03-19T01:19:50.777+00:00This is turning into an epic tale which conjures i...This is turning into an epic tale which conjures images of the Indiana Jones movies. I was hard pushed to even spot the prompts here, they were so nicely interwoven.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-34934345745837595382015-03-19T01:17:11.130+00:002015-03-19T01:17:11.130+00:00Heavens to Betsy, this is the work of a truly tale...Heavens to Betsy, this is the work of a truly talented Wordsmith. I envy your turn of phrase, but in the most flattering of ways. These continuations are one of the (many) submissions I look forward to every week.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-84003945530621708862015-03-19T01:15:07.460+00:002015-03-19T01:15:07.460+00:00This was totally enchanting. I love the little hin...This was totally enchanting. I love the little hint that the "good guy" might be tainted with just a little smidgen of corruption. Interesting image created of Nirgal with the sneaky insertion of "his upper nose." And I would pay no small amount to see a semi-truck tremble given the number of times they've nearly run me off the highway!Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-6461682999924762282015-03-18T20:06:19.563+00:002015-03-18T20:06:19.563+00:00And I'm far from sure this is the innocent del...And I'm far from sure this is the innocent delight it first appears ... Fantastic use of the prompts.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-82206188185970513072015-03-18T17:43:41.327+00:002015-03-18T17:43:41.327+00:00Beyond The Veil
(By: Foxxglove)
(100 Words)
She ...Beyond The Veil <br />(By: Foxxglove)<br />(100 Words)<br /><br />She had probably been too young to make such a commitment, little more than a child, but choices had been limited. Abandoned, hopeless and afraid, she had accepted their offer of asylum and never regretted the decision. Now, she had paid in full for her transgressions and free to control her own destiny. The achievement would have Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-4721698015386868732015-03-18T05:53:02.803+00:002015-03-18T05:53:02.803+00:00Read this three times and cannot fathom how you...Read this three times and cannot fathom how you've managed to suggest so much underlying menace in this apparently innocent scene.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-17230106007858330272015-03-18T00:03:39.870+00:002015-03-18T00:03:39.870+00:00Cripplegate Junction/Part 5-Cakes And Cautions
(By...Cripplegate Junction/Part 5-Cakes And Cautions<br />(By: Foxxglove)<br />(100 Words)<br /><br />Beneath a glass dome on the counter, a display of teacakes bore the invitation: "Free! Limit One Per Patron." However, immediately capturing Clive Bailey's attention was a door at the rear of the Canteen marked "Asylum" <br /><br />"Don't be hasty," cautioned the Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.com