In “saner” times this blog connected with some great bloggers. One of them was Rach at RACH WRITES. Remember that wild month of April when we were A to Z all over the place? I saw a lot of these badges when I visit blogs, so I know you do.
During that month when daily blogging happened, I loved visiting Rach’s site because she temped me with a challenging prompt that I had to use to create a response, using the letter of the day. Oy!
Rach’s Prompt |
Long story short. . . I started playing with those prompts and wrote the story so that each word started with the letter of the day. Another OY here, please. I didn’t make it all the way through the alphabet ( I think I got to P) my computer gathered up what I now realize was an immense hairball (all very logical due to recent developments on the cat protest issue.) and I had to stop.
I thought that since I was visiting Rach today I’d regale you with two of my A and Z stories from the A to Z Blogging Challenge, sort of a stroll down memory lane. Ready? I’ll only subject you to two. Promise.
DAY C: Castaway Clara considered causality. Could Clara’s condition cease? Cautiously, Clara ceded control, collapsed . . . comatose.
DAY D: Diedre, dazed, decried, “Don’t depart, Donald!” Donald dared defiance, decisively declaring, “Departure, dear Diedre, demands derring-do!”
And so there you have the end to anyone asking me respond to writing prompt ever again.
Hilary Melton-Butcher says
Hi Lee and Rach .. I saw her challenge and blanched! ABCs were challenging enough – but you've excelled here .. fun Cs and Ds ..
Congratulations for joining in Rach's challenge .. cheers Hilary
Empty Nest Insider says
Well now I have no choice but to ask you to join in on another writing prompt! You are that good! Julie
Lexa Cain says
ROFL – Lee those are just hysterical! What an amazing idea Rach had, really pushing your imagination. Fun! ๐
Angela Orlowski-Peart says
Oh, I remember that April. Although I didn't participate in the A to Z, I was rooting for many participants. I did Rach's challenge though and met so many fantastic people there.
Love the word play – maybe I will try something similar soon ๐
Beth says
Very Clever.
Ciara says
I love playing with words, but I'm not as good at it as you. Great job!
Lynn Proctor says
haha i love it!!
Carol Kilgore says
Very clever! I was on blog break during part of the A-Z and didn't participate, but I found some great new blogging friends from following along.
C. Lee McKenzie says
@Powdered You rock!
@Deb Thanks for the visit.
@Kelly It was a good picture to stir up ideas.
@J.L. I love that word, too. Thanks for the good wishes.
J.L. Campbell says
Hey Lee,
I've always liked the term 'derring-do'. The English language never stops being entertaining. Hope the tour is going well.
Kelly Hashway says
That picture is awesome!
Deb Marshall says
Downright cool!
Powdered Toast Man says
Found you through Alex J. Cavanaugh. I would find it very unnerving to count alligators at night in the swamp. It would take me an hour to write a sentence using the same letter for each word.
Trying to teach Tommy to take tiny tylenol two times. Tickle ten toes twelve times.
I was wrong. Only took me a minute.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Jenn, You have my back on the D's, okay?
Jennifer R. Hubbard says
Dazzling, dizzying, downright dumbfounding!
M Pax says
My computer regularly gets hairballs too. I used to use fine art as writing prompts back in the day before I had anything to write … wow, that was a long time ago … no, no it wasn't. I'm not old … lol
Carrie Butler says
Very clever! ๐
Stephen Tremp says
I'll have to try this as a writing exercise. I can see how this can get the creativeness flowing when I become stuck and spinning my wheels. Thanks!
Barbara Watson says
I don't know how any of you guys survived the A-Z Challenge. Blogging every day? It made me dizzy just thinking about it…and I couldn't even visit the blogs I follow every day who were participating–let alone write my own post every day. Or respond to writing prompts. I commend you. ๐ For it all.
Bish Denham says
OMG, those are hysterical!
Jemi Fraser says
Those are such fun! ๐
DMS says
Loved the alliteration! You rock! I think it can be fun playing with words like that (it can exhaust the brain, too). Looking forwrd to stopping by the hop!
~Jess
Nick Wilford says
Those are great! You described interesting situations in those few words. I saw Rach's challenge but didn't get it together to take part. I loved the last Campaign she did.
Paul Tobin says
Very interesting post-I loved the alliteration, makes me want to have a go.