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  • Claim to (de)Fame

    This week’s writing prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 Challenge is the word, blacken. v. – damage or destroy (someone’s good reputation); defame. Exactly 13 words. When my ex-husband got done talking smack, my reputation stunk like blackened sewage.    

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  • A Blue Bubba

      This week’s writing prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge is the word blues. Definition: n. –  a song often of lamentation characterized by usually 12-bar phrases, 3-line stanzas in which the words of the second line usually repeat those of the first, and continual occurrence of blue notes in melody and harmony Exactly

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  • Marooned

        This week’s writing prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge is the word, marooned.  ***   Why can’t it be like it was in the beginning?   You and me So young and happy and in love. We were a team and had each other’s backs before the secret phone calls and all

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  • Hellenism

      This week’s prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 Writing Challenge is the image below. Exactly 52 words. “Helen?” “Yes, Jim?” “Are those goats I see?” “Stunning, aren’t they?” “Absolutely breathtaking! But…” “But what?” “Remember last years’ cow fiasco? We certainly don’t want to go through that again… up & down, down & up.” “Jim, don’t be

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  • Sound of Clouds

    This week’s writing prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 Challenge is the word chip. Exactly 39 words. ** The sound of clouds tastes silver and feels like a harp string in C#. Just like Tuesdays are yellow Thursdays are shiny green mosaic chips Sunshine smells magenta Thunder tastes orange but sounds like brown When you have

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