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Weekly Writing Challenge – Lunch Posts

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Joe Owens

The Weekly Writing Challenge for the week of January 20, 2014 is about what we see during our lunch time moments. Over a ten year period in the 1950s and 1960s Frank O’Hara took notes about the lunch experiences he … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Challenge – Gonzo Journalism

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Joe Owens

The Weekly Writing Challenge for the week of January 13, 2013 is about something called Gonzo Journalism.  Gonzo Journalism differs from typical reporting in that Gonzo journalists renounce claims of objectivity, often place themselves in the story as a first-person narrator, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Challenge – Moved By Music

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Joe Owens

The Weekly Writing Challenge for the week of November 4, 2013 was titled Moved By Music. I am a child of the 1980s and Eighties Music is something I still enjoy listening to today. When any of the songs from … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – Say Your Name

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Joe Owens

Daily Prompt – Say Your Name : Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself? My first name is Joseph. … Continue reading →

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Carrie’s Ride – 3 Word Wednesday – A New Writing Challenge

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Joe Owens

While reading the Friday Fictioneers posts for this week I stumbled across another similar challenge. It is called Three Word Wednesday. Except this one prompts you with three words to come up with a fiction story. The words for this … Continue reading →

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April Fool’s Prank Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Joe Owens

I want to challenge all you fine writers to share your best April Fool’s Day prank. It can be one you have pulled on another, one perpetrated on you, or just one you create as a fiction piece. I know we all … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – Back to the Future

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Joe Owens

A service has been invented through which you can send messages to people in the future. To whom would you send something, and what would you write? Wow a message to the future! I think if I could send a … Continue reading →

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Five Question Friday

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Joe Owens

This is a neat little place I found in my blog travels today. It is called Five Question Friday and it is an opportunity to share a bit about yourself as you answer five random questions from My Little Life. … Continue reading →

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2012 Belize Trip – Roads we traveled, places we visited.

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Joe Owens

Sunday December 9, 2012 – We visited the Hopewell International children’s home where Shannon and Christina Bullock provide a loving home to twelve or thirteen children. I say this because they were so excited when we arrived that they never … Continue reading →

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Blog Festivus – Sualc’s Revenge – Part Two

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Joe Owens

The judge sitting under the seal of the great state of Nevada could not shut his mouth. It was still open from where it had fallen when he sat down to signal he was ready to begin the proceedings in … Continue reading →

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Blog Festivus – Sualc’s Revenge – Part One

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Joe Owens

Note: So the nine day component of the Blog Festivus is complete, but I decided to expand the story into a serial telling. I hope you will continue to read and leave your comments! “Does Santa know?” Rudy Two asked … Continue reading →

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Blog Festivus # 9 – Rudolph’s Secret

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Joe Owens

“I can play the song!” “There is no need!” Rudolph replied. “But dad it is very clear about who is on the team. You know Dasher and Dancer…” “Rudy Two I know the song.” “But let me just play it … Continue reading →

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Blog Festivus # 8 – Blitzen get his kicks

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Joe Owens

Blitzen trotted on to the field as the others in the stands cheered with delight. He knew he only needed a few more games like this one to cement his legacy as the best non-human to play football since that … Continue reading →

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Blog Festivus # 7 – Donder Undercover

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Joe Owens

“You will be undercover.” “Undercover?” “Yes. You will start tonight on the night shift.” Donder thought about what this meant. Her old training with the 2nd Reindeer Squadron, the ones charged with maintaining the five mile perimeter round Santa’s compound, … Continue reading →

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Blog Festivus # 6 – Cupid’s New Suit

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Joe Owens

“You are my lawyer! You said this was handled years ago. We agreed on a sharing contract. It was approved by the CoLF!” “Yes Cupid, it was, but unfortunately the Council of Legendary Figures does not have jurisdiction in Las … Continue reading →

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