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Thankfully, they weren’t wearing bikinis
Last week I went to the dog beach with a friend. It’s been a while since I’ve been around such unbridled joy. Pups of all shapes and sizes were kicking up sand and playing an endless game of tag. Their pink tongues hung out of their mouths as they chased each other up and down the dunes. It reminded me that 20 years have passed since I’ve had a dog of my own.
Don’t get me wrong; I love my cats. I like all pets, actually. I just like how trusting dogs are and how they show their personalities all the time, not just to their owners. Unfortunately, they require more space than my second-floor walk-up can accommodate. One day though a dog will come barking into my life. [ed’s note: you really need a greyhound.]
In case you haven’t guessed what this week’s optional prompt is:
Why didn’t the dog bark?
Moderation is lax around here for the dog days of summer, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give us your best stuff! If you’re not sure whether your entry needs more work, consider keeping it another week to ask a friend for feedback, and then revise, revise, revise.
This optional prompt can serve as inspiration for your fiction or poetry. Use the question, word for word, in your story or poem, or just answer the question. Did Rover get into the peanut butter? Or did Daisy escape her leash? Tell us about it. Already have a different story thought up? No problem! Use the prompt only if you need it.
Want to swing higher?
For those looking for a challenge, we’ve got many options to choose from. Here’s a list of all of the poetry slams and focus on fiction features so far. Feel free to revisit a fiction genre or poetry form you enjoyed, or catch up on something you missed the first time around. You can also find writing exercises in the coffeehouse.
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Yeah write #217 fiction|poetry writing challenge is open for submissions!
Basic yeah write guidelines: 750 word limit; your entry can be dated no earlier than this past Sunday; fiction or poetry only.
How to submit and fully participate in the challenge:
1. In the sidebar of this week’s post, please grab the code beneath the fiction|poetry badge and paste it into the HTML view of your entry
2. Follow the Inlinkz instructions after clicking “add your link” to upload your entry to this week’s challenge grid
3. Your entry should appear immediately on the grid if you don’t receive an error message
4. Please make the rounds to read all the entries in this week’s challenge
5. Consider turning off moderated comments and CAPTCHA on your own blog
This summer, all our grids are unmoderated which means submissions meeting the basic guidelines will be published Thursday on yeah write. Those entries will be open to a popular vote with the winner celebrated on Friday.
Thank you for sharing with us your hard work! Good luck in the challenge…
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