Friday, September 4, 2026

Friday Writings #243: By the Numbers

 


Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! One of the joys of being a parent is introducing your kids to something you loved when you were young. Sometimes, things don't age as well. (Why did no one tell me how cheesy Superfriends was?) And sometimes, they age beautifully.

Such is the case for one of my early favorites, The Monster at the End of This Book. It was one of my best loved books when I was little and my kids loved it when I would read it to them while impersonating Grover's voice. The classic turned 55 yesterday. An animated adaptation will debut on Netflix and YouTube next week. 

Although this is Grover's big moment, in honor of the numerical milestone, I'll invoke a different Muppet today, the Count. For this week's optional prompt, please write poetry or prose which includes numbers. You may opt to write fiction or non-fiction. Just be sure to keep your pieces to 369 words or fewer, and one piece per person please.




Next week, we shall ask you to write about a fairy tale character or from their point of view.

 

8 comments:

  1. https://rallentanda.blogspot.com/2026/09/senryu-sunday-sept-6.html..
    I am opening a new poetry blog site "Senryu Sunday " Submit your link in the comment section to join in. Looking forward to seeing you there Some pics provided may be controversial but there will always be at least one that is not(for the faint hearted:)

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    1. —Rosemary, (Having trouble connecting at present.)

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  3. Rats! My message from last night didn't post. Sorry all, Rosemary is having computer issues. She's reading all your posts but is having trouble leaving responses.

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  4. Thanks Rommy - Blogger comments back on over here in the UK! Jae

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  5. Ah, so it was a Blogger issue? Resolved here now, too.

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