Weekly Scribblings #92: Forward Movement

Hello, dear Wordsmiths! This is Rosemary, who rejoices to be your Coordinator as we move forward together.
 

Reminder:

In November we move into a new format. Instead of two posts a week, Weekly Scribblings on Wednesdays and Writers’ Pantry on Sundays, we’ll combine them into one a week – when you may respond to a prompt, or post on a topic of your own choosing.

We thought of 'Sunday Scribblings' but then realised – with some input from you, our community – that many people are busy with other prompts on Sundays. However Wednesday is a bit tricky for some of us on the team, so we're giving Friday a whirl.  We'll begin doing so on the first Friday in November.

It dawned on us that, with only one post a week, we don't need a subtitle at all. No need to specify Friday Scribblings or Friday anything, when Friday is our only day!

 

How is this a forward move?

~ More time to write, read and comment. ~

~ More freedom in what to write. ~

1. We don’t like being the Poetry Police or Story Squelchers – unlinking posts that don’t conform to a prompt, in order to be fair to those who follow it scrupulously. We’d rather give you more choice and have it all be OK.

2.  Our behind-the-scenes team of three has turned out to be remarkably harmonious. We think we're the dream team! Our various gifts and skills combine well; and when we do (rarely) have differing ideas, we work it out very quickly by consensus, with unabated goodwill. So we don't at present contemplate adding anyone else to this sublime mix, to share the work. Yet we all – like the rest of you – lead busy lives on and offline. Once-a-week posts will have things flow even more smoothly, for us and we trust for you too.  

For now –

Sorry to disappoint, but you don’t get carte blanche just yet; this is advance notice.

We do ask you to adhere to a prompt today. Please write something on the theme of ‘Forward Movement’, in whatever way you choose to interpret that.  

We’re accepting new pieces of poetry or prose (written in the last month – or, if older, extensively rewritten). If it’s prose, your upper limit is 369 words, excluding title.

Link us, below, to your specific blog post; link that post back to us if you will; read each other; leave comments here and there….

Have fun! 

 

Photo by Arek Adeoye, freely available from Unsplash

Weekly Scribblings #91: Personal Symbols (and Changes to P&SU)

Greetings, my dearest poets and storytellers. It’s Magaly here, feeling a bit loopy (after yet another medical procedure), but also feeling hopeful and rested (after having slept 13 glorious hours). Speaking of 13, since I have been fond of the number 13 for a very long time, I thought the 13^th of October would be a perfect day to inform you of changes Rommy, Rosemary, and I have planned for the Poets and Storytellers United blog.

The Change: Starting on Sunday, October 31^st Friday, November 5^th, P&SU’s Weekly Scribblings and Writers’ Pantry will merge into one and become Sunday Scribblings a single event. This means that we will go from two posts a week to one. Our new, weekly prompts will give participants the chance to respond to a specific prompt or to share new or old poetry or prose of their choosing.

So, there you have it. Everything else shall remain as it has been. We’ll continue to share our words. We’ll just have a whole week to delight in each other’s contributions before a new prompt is posted.

And now, for my last Weekly Scribblings, I invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by a personal symbol, or a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object or an action representing something abstract to you (i.e., luck, remembrance…). For example, Serena Williams has a lucky pair of socks; Helen Mirren has a lucky pair of shoes; Benicio del Toro wears a ring with a wooden core so he can always knock on wood whenever needed; and I use 13 as often as possible, for luck and for centering.

This prompt will remain open for a week. We welcome fiction and nonfiction, short and long(ish) pieces—if you go for prose, let the word count be 369 words or fewer. Please add the direct link to your contribution. And after you share your words, remember to visit other writers and let them know what their words did for you. Significantly rewritten poetry and prose are also welcomed.

And writers are Nature, speaking (in ink).