Weekly Writing Challenges: Microprose Archive
yeah write #163 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Greetings, Earthlings! Some say laughter is the best medicine. I think high-quality writing, whatever the genre or style, is a terrific distraction from the ordinary aches and pains of everyday life. There was a lot to occupy any reader’s mind here. Thanks for...
yeah write #163 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings! This week was full of highs and lows for me - mostly highs, until I caught a bug in the face on my way into work on Friday morning and tumbled to the bottom of a hill. A very nice man named John helped pick me up from the sidewalk, and as I...
yeah write #162 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners
Greetings, Earthlings! This week’s ultimate question (“Which way to go?”) took us in all different directions. It made for some tough decisions, both in your stories and on the grid. Six gargleblaster virgins and six hitchhikers joined our little traveling party this...
yeah write #162 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Greetings, Earthlings! Sometimes the way is out, sometimes it’s in. Sometimes you turn left and wish you’d turned right. Sometimes it’s too hard to choose a path, so you let the choice be made for you. There are 42 different roads on the grid, each with its own unique...
yeah write #162 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings! It was a busy week for me, and I found my attention pulled in a half-dozen directions. For the whole week I thought every day was Thursday. It’s no wonder this week’s ultimate question really appeals to me: Which way to go? Give us your answer...
yeah write #161 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners
Greetings, Earthlings! Thanks for giving me 42 delicious little birthday treats! I enjoyed each and every one of them. Better than cupcakes, I tell you - and less caloric. And to make it even sweeter, this week we had ten newbies join the gargleblaster grid, and four...
yeah write #161 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Greetings, Earthlings! Guess what? Today is my birthday! I’m officially *mumblety-blarg* years old. And to celebrate, I’m giving all of you a gift: instead of three votes this week, you get SEVEN! Yes, you read that right: each of you gets seven votes. Now, don’t let...
yeah write #161 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings! This week we tapped into our own archives, going all the way back to yeah write #42 to search for the perfect ultimate question. We found it in kvetchmom’s piece Panic at the Starbucks. Is something crawling on me? Give us your answer in 42...
yeah write #160 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners
Greetings, Earthlings!Thanks for another fun-filled week, gang. I love how many different directions you flew, and how you found freedom in a 42-word cage while answering this week's ultimate question of "why do birds suddenly appear?"Crowd favoriteThis week, you...
yeah write #160 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Greetings, Earthlings!You had us on the edge of our seats this week, wondering if we'd hit the 42-entry mark. But you came through, and we ended up with another full grid! Great job - now it's time to read, comment and vote! Go ahead and tell the world about your...