Today is day 31 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. Today’s prompt is landmark. The bears had walked up the mountain, not to the summit, but to a den on the side of the mountain. In that den, they would sleep. They always recognized that den because, inside, there was a wood carving, […]
Today is day 30 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. The prompt for the day is violin. It had been such an exciting day. Bearnacle Bear had received his forever name. He got to explore the stars and to hear the story of Callisto and her son Arcas and how Zeus turned them
Today is day 29 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. The prompt for today is “navigator.” After night fell and the ground was full of shadows, Bearnacle Bear and his Poppa went to look at the stars. “How will you know where you are going when you are far out at sea?” asked
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Today is day 28 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. Today’s prompt is jumbo. The Bears had gathered at the foot of the mountains. They were seated at long tables. On each table was an array of fruits and nuts and seeds and leaves and honey of all different shades. The dark fall
Today is day 27 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. The prompt for today is road. The sun was out again when Baby Bear temporarily left the cave. The feast wasn’t quite ready so Momma and Poppa Bear sent Baby Bear outside to play for a bit. Baby Bear found a road that
Day 26 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. The prompt is camera. The thunderstorm lasted much of the night and the rain persisted all day. The bears stayed inside the cave, having decided to let the rain stop before venturing to the base camp at the mountains. Baby Bear found an abandoned candle
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Day 25 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. Today’s prompt is scarecrow. The sound was beginning to come closer. It was a crashing sound and the sky lit up and, within the space of a few minutes, Baby Bear was soaking wet. The storm didn’t bother Baby Bear. He danced and attempted to
Day 24 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and Inktober. Today’s prompt is expedition. Baby Bear woke up early and saw the sun rising from behind the mountains. The sky’s colors looked like the sea, but it wasn’t the sea; it was the colorful sky. Baby Bear thought, “Someday, I will be on a great ship,
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Today is day 23 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. The prompt for today is “rust.” As Baby Bear walked back to the place where the rest of the bears were about to have their feast, he noticed a bucket sitting by the trail. It had a small amount of water in the
It’s day 22 of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and of Inktober. Today’s prompt is camp. Baby Bear was walking to the place where the bears were staying for a few days, prior to climbing the mountain. He was excited about singing songs and eating a feast with his bear family and friends. As he walked,