Day: January 27, 2024

Weekend Writing Prompt — Turmoil in 2024

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The newsfeed headline: “Civil War Warnings Grow Over Texas Border Standoff.”

Newsmax (a far-right TV news channel) and Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt are openly discussing a civil war between the United States and Texas, Florida, and Oklahoma, and how state forces will combine in a joint defense against the U.S. military.

(Exactly 53 words)

Written for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt, where the challenge is “turmoil” in exactly 53 words. Photo credit: themarysue.com.

I wish this post was flash fiction, but it’s today’s political reality in the United States. Turmoil in 2024 may be an understatement.

SoCS — Make the Call

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For this week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt, Linda G. Hill has given us the phrase “make the call” to play with.

As the phone weighed heavily in his hand, he hesitated, staring at the digits. The number was etched in his memory, but the conversation he needed to have was far more daunting. His heart raced, palms damp with apprehension. This call could change everything. It wasn’t just about the words he had to say, but the potential fallout, the irreversible consequences.

Make the call, he told himself. Make the damn call! He took a deep breath and punched the numbers on the virtual keypad displayed on the phone’s screen. Each tone felt like he was taking a step closer to an unknown precipice.

When he heard the ringing on the other end, it felt as if it was amplifying the drumming of his own heartbeat. When the voice at the other end finally answered, his words faltered. But then, with a quiet resolve, he began to speak, knowing that this call, despite its painful repercussions, was the right call to make.

FOWC with Fandango — Pollution

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FOWC

Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.).

Today’s word is “pollution.”

Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.

Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Please check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, ÿplease manually add your link in the comments.

And be sure to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this prompt. Show them some love.