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A Little Blurry

Posted by admin On November - 3 - 2009

You open your eyes.  This is what you see.  What happened?  Did you arrive blindfolded?  Did you wake up here?  Did you close your eyes while someone led you here for a surprise?  Did you take a pill and see this afterwards?

Give us 100 words here on on your blog (just comment to let us know so we can all enjoy your post

Not In Gotham City
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).  Have fun :)

A Wrong Turn

Posted by admin On October - 28 - 2009

You got off the plane two hours ago and you now find yourself walking through an unfamiliar city.   You were running low on cash and your cabbie wouldn’t take credit cards so you had him let you off a few blocks shy of your destination.  Now, you’re not sure where you’re going.

As you drag your suitcase along, you decide to ask for directions to the hotel.  You step inside a quiet tobacco shop and call out for someone.  No one answers, but you see a smaller door off to one side, near the back.  You open the door and look inside, only to see a small room with two professionally stuffed animals and nothing else.  Do you enter the tiny room?  Do you look around any further?  Do you leave the shop?

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On the Bottom, Looking Up

Posted by admin On August - 25 - 2009

You find yourself in the unusual position of lying on the concrete, staring up at the skyscrapers and clouds.  Why are you here?  Where will you go next?  How are the people around you reacting?

Give us 100 words in the comments, or blog it and link here for the trackback.

this city will squash you #5
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The Fixer-Upper

Posted by admin On August - 21 - 2009

You’re participating in a radio contest with 4 other finalists.  The winner will get the house you see below.  What are the terms of the contest?  Why do you want the house?  Why does everyone else want it?

Give us 100 words in the comments, or blog it and link back so the trackback will appear in the comments and we can all enjoy your story :)

Fixer-Upper
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An Ornate Library

Posted by admin On August - 19 - 2009

You’re sitting quietly at a table about 10 feet away from this character in the coat and pants.  You get the vague sense that he or she may actually be looking for you, not the sculpture behind the ropes.  Why?  What do you do next?

Give us 100 words in the comments, or put it on your blog and link here so your trackback will show up!

Biblioteca del Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial
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The Old Cemetery

Posted by admin On August - 18 - 2009

A young boy is sitting alone on  wooden fence near an old cemetery.  The weather is warm and the moon is shining, but there’s a strange feeling in the air.   Something is going to happen.  Not far away, a bird is perched in tall grass, and its profile is visible against the bright moon.

What’s going on?  Where are we?  How does the boy factor into things?  Give us 100 words in the comments, or on your blog (and link over so it will create a trackback and we can all enjoy your story!).

The bird and the moon II
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Smoke & Mirrors

Posted by admin On June - 26 - 2008

The setting: An old curiosity shop of sorts, where an older gentleman is burning some kind of unusual colorful incense.  You’ve rushed into his shop, disrupting the unnatural calmness of the quiet store.

Why are you there?  What is it that you need?  Are you in search of the shop, or the old man, or something entirely different?  Have you been here before?

Enter your 100 words or more in the comments.

smoke 6 colours
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