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Are you looking forward to Halloween too? (opens the original)
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Flash Fiction Month Never Fails, Even When I Do (opens the original)
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Witchy (opens the original)
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CHALLENGE!(Poet + Writer = Powritet. Yes, we made up a new word just for this Challenge because (1) word mashups are fun and (2) we couldn’t find any “official” terms for people who write prosetry, so… You’re f*cking welcome.)Prosetry (Wikipedia link) is “…a block of text that retains the qualities of poetry” (source). T
Bananas all the way down (opens the original)
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CHALLENGE!Element 1: Oh dear, we seem to have picked up too many flashback prompts for today’s challenge. Your story must include TWO of them. (They do not necessarily have to be word-for-word. Please just be sure Hydra can perceive their delightful presence.)ORElement 1: Every sentence of dialogue must include the word “banana”. If you choose this option, you must include a good amount of dialogue. Don’t be un-delightful.OPTIONAL ELEMENT: Can you do both? You need to ask? The answer, of course,
Ambitious Plants (opens the original)
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CHALLENGE!Element 1: Choose an author to mimic and what element(s) of their writing you want to mimic in your story. Your author can be anyone: book author, fanfic author, FFM author (of any year), etc. What you mimic can be anything about your chosen author’s writing style: their unique story form/pacing/organization, preferred genre and setting, quirky verbiage, tone, cadence, dialogue style, character design, or any combination of these (and any other) characteristics.(Optional) Element 2: Wr
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