Today, for my photography challenge, the prompt is “black and white.” For the Ultimate Blogging Challenge, it’s “four.” So, I am combining the two to create this mystery story, which I am making up on the spur of the moment, based on photographs that I took between yesterday and today of four different places. The […]
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It’s day three and the prompt is “currently reading.” I added two books to the picture because, under the circumstances, that seemed like the right choice. So, I’m stretching the “currently” a bit. I just finished reading “The Boy Who Ran Away to Sea,” by Barry Gifford. It’s actually a series of short stories, all
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The prompt for day two is “something good,” and, since Christmas continues for twelve days, it became that something good. But then… …It became bittersweet. Unfortunately, among people I know, death came to visit not once but five times during the week between Christmas and new year’s eve. It made the whole season hard to
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Leaning, not leaping. It’s sort of like trying to decide if you’re going to go swimming outdoors on a cold day. Which is warmer… the air or the water? Should I stick a toe in? Should I run in the other direction? Except, with a new year, there’s no running in the other direction. The
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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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