Athena

I realize I forgot this past week's WWBH post. I'll be back on board next week. Until then, please check out Nicole, Leanne or Tena's blog to see what was missed.

Life has been something of a struggle over here. My best friend and I have been pregnant together. Since she had twins, we were expected to give birth very close to each other. As it turned out, the lost their son at 24 weeks, but didn't deliver him to give their daughter a stronger fighting chance. At 27 weeks, my friend was rushed into surgery so their son and daughter could be born. Athena survived and has been cared for wonderfully at the NICU.

She was 10 days old when I got to hold her hand. Athena is working on getting big and strong for her trip home. She's already beautiful. I've known her mother since first grade, my best friend. This indiegogo post was put together by Athena's aunt, describing the struggle of this amazing family, and looking toward hope for the future.


http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bringing-home-baby-murphy

WWBH Prompt Post

Thank you, Leanne, for this week's prompt. :)

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It's Wednesday, which means another round of the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop is comin' at ya!

First up are the fantastic stories from last week's photo:

The Ascension of Freedom by Scott Taylor
Hot August Night by Leanne Sype
The Surprise by Sally Stackhouse
Mistake by Heather Musk
The Game by Vicki

Here are the reminders of how the blog hop works. If you have never joined in, please do! Invite a friend, too. ;)

1) Use the photo and the 5 words provided in your story
2) Keep your word count 500 words or less.
3) You have until next Tuesday to link up your post.
4) Link up with your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, </ a>Tena or Leanne) when you’re done via the inLinkz linky below.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow.

Here's your photo for this week:

Mandatory words:

corporation

bulldozer

ceiling

uniform

tartan

WWBH Prompt Post

What do you get when you have an intriguing photograph paired with five random words?

The Writer Wednesday Blog Hop of course!

Last week's prompt lent itself to some really fantastic stories. Check these out... (Be sure to leave some comment love. Writers like that. ;) )

As The God-Child Sees by Christopher Shawbell
The Carousel Horse by Jessica McConaha
To The Proprietors of the Tin Shed by Scott Taylor
Trust Me by Sally Stackhouse
Escaping the Heat by Heather Musk
Dirty Little Window by Leanne Sype (hey that's me!)

By the way, Christopher Shawbell is this month's featured blog hop ad winner! In an effort to support one another in the community, once a month we draw a name of one of our blog hop participants and feature a button-ad on our blog sites. Here is Chris's button:

  

Alrighty on to this week's prompt. If you've never joined in, you are definitely invited! Here is a quick run down of the rules:

1) Use the photo and the 5 words provided in your story
2) Keep your word count 500 words or less.
3) You have until next Tuesday to link up your post.
4) Link up with your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, </ a>Tena or Leanne) when you’re done via the inLinkz linky below.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow.

Your photo:

 

Your (randomly generated) mandatory words:

prank

printer

profit

capsicum

goal

Ready. Set. GO!

WWBH Prompt + A Sad Update

I missed last week, I know, but it was for a very good and sad reason. Chiaotzu, my nine year old boxer pup (they're always puppies) died last Tuesday. We got the phone call just before midnight Wednesday morning. He had some sort of allergic reaction that caused his breathing to suffer greatly and his temperature to rise dangerously. Though he appeared to be recovering from the allergy attack at the vet, he ended up going into cardiac arrest and the vet couldn't revive him. Sunday we picked up his ashes and paw print. It's been a tough week - that boy was my baby before my human babies came along. I'm doing better than I thought I would with his loss. It's a blessing to have my boys and the joy they bring.

I wasn't going to miss this week, though, not with a winner to choose! But first we will revisit the submissions from last week's prompt.

Cap't Monkey And Tooele Boy And The Impressive Building by Scott Taylor

Regrets by Sally Stackhouse

Christopher Shawbell

is our lucky winner this month! Stop by next week and we'll have his button proudly displayed for the following month. If you would like to win, make sure you link up your prompt inspired flash fiction over the next few weeks and the next name randomly chosen could be yours.

And lucky you, there's a prompt right here to get you started! A reminder of the rules:

1) Use the photo and the 5 words provided in your story
2) Keep your word count 500 words or less.
3) You have until next Tuesday to link up your post.
4) Link up with your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, Tena or Leanne) when you’re done via the inLinkz linky below.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow.

The Photo by Kristoffer Sorensen:

The Words:

passport

sunrise

carousel

travel

school

WWBH Prompt

Coming to you from Leanne, this week's writing prompt!

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*ding ding*

It's time for another round of the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop! Let's hop" right to it (sorry, I couldn't resist)!
Before I reveal your photo for this week, take a read-through of the stories from last week. We have a great collection of completely different takes on last week's prompt. They're pretty fantastic!

Riders on the Storm by JP
A Decade of Lies by Scott Taylor
Rhymes with You Decide by Christopher Shawbell
Woman in the Window by Leanne Sype
The Dilemma by Sally Stackhouse
Possibilities by Heather Musk

Here is a quick rundown on how the blog hop works:
1) Use the photo and the 5 words provided in your story.
2) Keep your word count 500 words or less.
3) You have until next Tuesday to link up your post.
4) Link up with your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, Tena or Leanne) when you’re done via the inLinkz linkybelow.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow.

 Here's your inspirational photo!

Your (randomly generated) mandatory words:

wagon

shark

navel

bulb

banana

Have a blast with this, my friends!

WWBH and Flash 500 on Google Books!

News for Flash 500! You can now read it for free over on Google Books! Link Here.

Now for more fun stuff, Leanne has put together this week's prompt for us. Read it and write!

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How is it Wednesday already?? Time to hit the pause button for a moment and indulge in some inspiration!

By the way: Everyone is invited to participate in the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop, so if you've been watching from afar, we encourage you to jump in! We'd love to have your talent and imagination join in the fun. Invite a friend if you want. :)

Let's take a look at the collection of stories created from last week's photograph. Be sure to show some comment love to the authors!!

Doll Confines by Cindy Cagle
Careless Whispers by JP
Ghosts in the Garage by Heather Musk
The Collected by Scott Taylor
The Doll by Sally Stackhouse
Baby Doll by Christopher Shawbell
You Did All You Could by Tena Carr

Here's how the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop works:

1) Use the photo and the 5 words provided in your story.
2) Keep your word count 500 words or less.
3) You have until next Tuesday to link up your post.
4) Link up with your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, Tena or Leanne) when you’re done via the inLinkz linky below.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow.

Aaaannnnd, now for this week's prompt:

Your words:

satellite

buoy

check

lawyer

rescue

Cutting Back Officially

If you follow my blog regularly (and thank you for that!) you may have noticed I haven't been posting a lot. As it turns out, I'm going to make it official - starting next week I will only be posting Wednesdays for the WWBH prompt. I wish I had a return date in mind, but I can't manage to pin-point one so far.

My pregnancy is going well, but it's kicking the tar out of me. :-P Honestly, I simply need to divert my energy to taking care of my boys and growing the baby girl. That's why I'm not sure when I'll return to a full blogging schedule. She's due mid-October, then the holidays start, and that's proven to be a difficult blogging season for me. I can't imagine how it will be with a new baby, so I really don't want to speculate on a return date with the chance I may have to change it.

Thank you again to all my visitors! I hope you keep participating in the WWBH prompt, or take a chance and join up with us. Feel free to leave me comments any time. Though Blogger changed their commenting format, I will do my best to keep up with them and with you.

Collaboration Challenge Finale

The collaboration challenge has come to a close. Link over to the end,  or start at the beginning to reach

Game Over

by Leanne Sype

WWBH Prompt

Nicole put together this week's post, but first I would like to reveal JP Rambling's button ....

You will see this button all month on each of the WWBH hostess's pages, so be sure to stop by and see what JP is writing. :)

And now, on to Nicole's prompt!

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We're back again this week and everyone did awesome last week! 9 submissions to the blog hop!! I think it might be a record!!

Make sure you read all the amazing stories from last week before you check out the prompt -

Gilligan’s Birthday; Mrs. Howell’s Angst (a blog hop story) by Tony Roberts
Fourth of July, No Celebration - by Tena Carr
Elaina's Choice by Leanne Sype
Something Strange About the Boy by JP
Cap't Monkey and Tooele Boy and the Mystery of the Garnled Stump by Scott Taylor
Birthday Retreat by H J Musk
Mary Jane by Sally
Man of Wood, Man of Myth by ElaineLK
I've Been here the Whole Time by Nicole Pyles

And here are the rules!

The rules:

1) Use the photo and the 5 words provided in your story
2) Keep your word count 500 words or less.
3) You have until next Tuesday to link up your post.
4) Link up with your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, Tena or Leanne) when you’re done via the inLinkz linky below.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow.

And here is the photo:

And here are the words -

factory

dock

comedy

sign

riddle

Link up when you are ready!

WWBH Prompt and Monthly Ad Winner!!

A winner, a winner! Who is our next winner??

JP Rambling

That's who! Congratulations! I would love to put together a blog button for you. If you have a particular photo you would like me to use, or if you already have a button, please pass it on and we'll get all the blog hostesses up and running with it. :)

Thanks to an extra week for the prompt, we ended up with more fabulous stories for it. And here the are, compiled from the last two weeks' submissions.

Late for the Train by HJ Musk

Stella at the Coffee Shop by Scott Taylor

The Cafe by Sally Stackhouse

Late for the Train: Then and Now by Tony Roberts

Quaint Little Coffee Shop by Tena Carr

Sleepytime Elixr by Leanne Sype

A Father's Duty by JP Rambling

Like the prompt stories? We've collected our favorites into a free ebook. Download Flash 500 over on BookRix!

On to this week's prompt.

The rules:

1) Use the photo and the 5 words provided in your story
2) Keep your word count 500 words or less.
3) You have until next Tuesday to link up your post.
4) Link up with your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, Tena or Leanne) when you’re done via the inLinkz linky below.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow.

The Photo by Kristoffer Sorensen:

The Five Words:

Custard

Cord

Birthday

Alter

Myth