Friday Writings #199: Gut-Punch

 

Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! Metaphors are marvelous things. Sure, you could say something like, "It was unexpected". But when you say something like "It was a gut-punch" it hits a little different (pun fully intended).

The phrase "like a wrecking ball" has a slightly different spin

(OK, OK, I'll stop with the puns)

So for this week's optional prompt, I'd like you to play around with the phrase "gut-punch" in any way you'd like to interpret it. You can create poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction. Just be sure to keep your piece to 369 words or fewer and one entry per person, please.

Next week, our optional prompt will invite you to write something about, or including, the number 10. And/or write a 10-line poem.

 

Friday Writings #198: October Writes

Greetings, dear poets and storytellers! 

October is my favorite month. All right, October and April are my favorite months. But since April had her turn half a year ago, now is October time. I love celebrating everything October: the food, the clothes, the myths, the traditions, the stories! One of my favorite October tales is “October in the Chair”, a short story in Neil Gaiman’s Fragile Things, where the months of the year meet up around a campfire to tell stories. Their exchanges show their personalities so well—April is wild and a bit cruel, June is kind of nuts, August is a snob.  

One day, I would love to read poems and stories from the perspective of all the months. Wouldn’t that be fun? Nevertheless, since I’ve already shown my blatant favoritism, for today’s optional prompt, I invite you to write poetry or prose from the point of view of October. Let October write and tell.

Add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant, please. 369 words maximum (excluding title). You may share old or new pieces of poetry or prose, write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing. Visit other contributors. Comment on what their October has to say. 

next week, we invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by the phrase “gut punch”, figuratively or literally.