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Category: Grammar Ghoul Press

  • Homonymically Correct

    This week’s prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 Writing Challenge at Grammar Ghoul Press are the image below, and Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. Twenty-six words. ** “A Kachina Dancer, perhaps?” “Mmmm. Perhaps, but I think not.” “Oh?” “Indeed. The title of the piece is Nike.” “Preposterous!” “How so?” “The sculpture is barefoot!”        

  • Cousin Elliot

      This week’s prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge at Grammar Ghoul Press are the image below and “The Omen Suite” by Jerry Goldsmith. In exactly 13 words… “He’s not livin’ in our basement!” “Uh-huh!” “B-b-b-but…” “He’s family, an’ it’s my turn.”    

  • Bequeathal

    This week’s word prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge are Strand and Field. Exactly 52 words. Strand: n. 1a : fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage b : one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to…

  • Next!

    This week’s prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 Challenge at Grammar Ghoul Press is the word spell. v. 1. to read slowly and with difficulty 2. a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power When her date demonstrated a remarkable fluency in flatulence, the spell was broken.  

  • The Middle-Aged Huerfano

      This week’s prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge at Grammar Ghoul Press are the words orphan and inherent. Exactly 39 words. ΠΡ Mom died the semester before I was to graduate from University. Somehow, she’d persuaded me to walk–so inherently proud of my accomplishments Yes, well. eventually, my diploma came in the mail. innocuously,…