My Answer to BBB’s Writing Challenge
Bigbearbutt has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged his readers to write a “story, poem, dirty limerick or whatever” using the following words:
1. Juicy
2. Slender
3. Vain
4. Shaft
5. Torch
6. Star
7. Hidden
This challenge sounded like a lot of fun but due to the fact that I’m very behind on my blogging, I decide to take the challenge even further and see if I could use all seven words in just one sentence. It’s probably a little wordy as sentences go, but I asked the hubby (an English teacher) and he said it passes as a legitimate sentence.
Sarah’s hidden dream was to become a star, but she knew that those dreams were in vain and that the juicy stardom that she long held a torch for only had a slender chance of becoming a reality because life had given her the shaft.
Now I’ll spend the time that I would’ve otherwise spent writing a story to catch up on a little blogging of my own and I look forward to seeing what everyone else has come up with. If you’re a blogger and want to participate in BBB’s writing challenge it is not too late. You can find his original post here and the comments of this post should have links to all of the responses.
Please post your response as a comment on my site as well! I can’t wait to read them all.
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Very succinct! But I felt bad for poor Sarah and I’m hoping her luck will change and the RNG of life will give her another shot at stardom!
Tome of the Ancient
March 21, 2012
Hedwig, never feel like your writing pales in comparison to others! You did something different to everyone else – yours was succinct! I wonder, had the challenge been to make one sentence, if everyone would have done so well! Besides, what better way to engage with the blog community than to participate in something like this
Navimie
March 21, 2012
Aww, thanks! I had a lot of fun with it. And you’re right, it is a great way to branch out and meet new folks. I need to come up with a challenge for my blog now.
Hedwig
March 21, 2012
if I knew this person, I would submit mine as such.
Through the tower’s window, a torch casts a slender ray of light onto the ground. On that same ground, a man scours in vain to reveal a hidden shaft; a shaft, it is said, that leads to juicy treasure left by beings from a heavenly star.
Danny
March 21, 2012
Very nice!
Hedwig
March 21, 2012
Oh snap! Great way to get all the words out without making a big story of it! I laughed out loud at “life had given her the shaft.”
red cow
March 22, 2012