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Weekly Writing Challenge: 1,000 Words, Take Two

by michelle w. on January 28, 2013
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For some of us, blogging is personal. Others are trying to educate or entertain; many more are hybrids. Yet we’re all storytellers. Creative Writing Challenges help you to push your writing boundaries, show off your blogging chops, and, hopefully, spark more post ideas.

To participate, tag your post with DPchallenge or leave a link to it in the comments. (It would also be great if you could link to this post to encourage people to take part – the more the merrier!)  Your post should be specifically written in response to this challenge. We’ll keep an eye on the tag and highlight some of our favorite posts on Freshly Pressed on Friday.

You had a lot of fun with the A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words challenge, and we had a lot of fun reading your entries – so let’s go for Round Two. Your challenge this week is to write a post based on this picture:

Couple Embracing

Photo courtesy of Cheri Lucas.

We see lots of possibilities in this photo:

  • Who are these people? What’s their relationship?
  • Where are they?
  • Are they saying hello or goodbye? Or something else altogether? Are they just clinging to one another to keep from sliding down the steep cobblestones?
  • Who’s coming/going, and why? Where are they coming from/going to?
  • Are the people behind them waiting for them? Are they happy for the couple, or irritated?

We also think there’s plenty of room here for people who don’t want to wander into the realm of fiction or poetry:

  • When was the last time you had a joyous reunion or difficult departure?
  • How does looking at this couple make you feel?
  • Have you visited or lived in a place that looked like this?
  • Could you use a hug? Why?

As with the last “1,000 Words” challenge, we know you’re going to see things in this photo that would never have occurred to us, no matter how long we stared — and that never would have occurred to the actual people in the photo. We can’t wait to see where you go.

ETA: Just to clarify, your post doesn’t actually have to be 1,000 words. Use as many (or as few) words as you think your post needs.

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  1. D. Geek Girl #

    Cool challenge here’s my entry: http://dgeekgirl.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/the-cable-car/#

    January 31, 2013
  2. sekersolis #

    http://sekersolis.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/dpchallenge/

    January 31, 2013
  3. GrADABOUTsteph #

    ‘The Picture Worth More Than a Thousand Words Could Say’: http://wp.me/p2zDoa-bu

    February 1, 2013
  4. pseudomonaz #

    Here’s my entry, i am attempting it for the first time. . http://wp.me/p1RwiF-c6

    February 1, 2013
  5. factorymaid #

    Will you let us know you are putting us in Freshly Pressed or should we check on Freshly Pressed to see if we make it? I don’t know how that works since this was the first time I entered.

    February 1, 2013
    • stuffytales #

      You’ll know! They send you an email and all of a sudden tons of people will be reading, liking, and following your blog.

      February 1, 2013
  6. stuffytales #

    Beautiful picture! Here is my reply: http://wp.me/p36QHi-e. Thank you for the challenge!

    February 1, 2013
  7. zenegg #

    Hello everyone. Here is mine : http://zenegg.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/frozen-dance I’ll try to read and comment the more I can of yours. Cheers. If you read french or know some french peope, invite them to visit my blog. I need some feedback. Thank you.

    February 1, 2013
  8. zenegg #

    Hello everyone. Here is mine : http://zenegg.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/frozen-dance I’ll try to read and comment the more I can of yours. Cheers. If you read french or know some french people, invite them to visit my blog. I need some feedback. Thank you.

    February 1, 2013
  9. backpacker3388 #

    Went over a 1000 words by a lil. But hey, I wrote something and that’s what counts right?
    http://thehitchhikersbackpack.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/a-thousand-words-1337/

    February 1, 2013
  10. neenslewy #

    And here is mine – http://awritersfountain.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/232/

    February 1, 2013
  11. flowerchild116 #

    http://flowerchild116.wordpress.com/tag/dp-challenge/

    February 2, 2013
  12. backpacker3388 #

    By a Guest Writer: étoile. A Thousand Words
    http://thehitchhikersbackpack.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/a-thousand-words/

    February 2, 2013
  13. brent ray taylor #

    http://bubba11thg.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/the-boy-the-man-gravel-baseball/

    February 2, 2013
  14. alikvidtphotography #

    first time. http://alikvidtphotography.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/weekly-writing-challenge-1000-words/

    February 2, 2013
  15. Author #

    http://wtofly.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/wings-to-fly/

    February 2, 2013
  16. musicvs #

    One More Time
    https://musicvisionsound.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/one-more-time/

    February 2, 2013
  17. lifeloveandyoga #

    http://lifeloveandyoga.com/2013/02/02/humor-me-for-a-sec/

    February 2, 2013
  18. greenembers #

    Alrighty, here’s my story: http://greenembers.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/from-the-shadows-35-words-story/

    February 2, 2013
  19. ramblingsfromamum #

    Weekly Writing Challenge – Accidental Meeting
    http://ramblingsfromamum.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/weekly-writing-challenge/

    February 3, 2013
  20. tongnaboot #

    My daft go at the challenge : http://tongnaboot.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/89/

    February 3, 2013
  21. purpleperceptions #

    I posted my poem, Going downhill! It’s up at http://calliopeslyre.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/going-downhill/ Do take a moment to read and comment! I’ll defintely return the favor! :)

    February 3, 2013
  22. Jaye's Brain #

    Here’s a try, which might seem half-hearted, but actually took my whole heart, a chunk of my brain (already dissected, thank you) and a spot of liver. http://wp.me/p2GNGE-9J

    February 3, 2013
  23. lizzbeth21 #

    Here’s my story for the weekly writing challenge: http://lizzbeth21.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/a-picture-speaks-a-thousand-words/

    I’m brand new here, have not long joined so I’m looking forward to meeting and reading fellow bloggers.

    February 3, 2013
  24. The Nameless One #

    here is mine!
    adityaviyer.com/2013/02/04/the-lonely-tram/

    February 4, 2013
  25. lollyv #

    http://fromthemixedupmindof.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/dpchallenge/

    February 4, 2013
  26. lollyv #

    i kind of hate that everyone wrote about the guy and girl. I wrote about the man in the green shirt;
    http://fromthemixedupmindof.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/dpchallenge/
    anyone else not write about the couple??

    February 4, 2013
  27. musicvs #

    Just want to say thank you to all for the likes
    Very much appreciated :) Xxx

    Please do comment on my poem for the DP Challange… I Love constructive criticism :)

    https://musicvisionsound.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/one-more-time/

    February 4, 2013
  28. Sarah Ann #

    Ever so slightly late, but my character insisted his story be told:
    http://sarahannhall.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/weekly-writing-challenge-1000-words-take-two/

    February 4, 2013
  29. chateauxenespagne #

    I was inspired to reblog and write a limerick:
    http://wp.me/s2aHMc-915

    February 4, 2013
  30. neuroticglader #

    I enjoyed this challenge! Here’s my response: http://neuroticglader.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/weekly-writing-challenge-1000-words-take-two/

    February 4, 2013
  31. RHAli #

    Hey! So here’s my entry. Hope you guys like it! :) ~RHAli

    https://exploringthemindblog.wordpress.com/

    February 5, 2013
  32. sms858sd #

    Beautiful Picture, loved reading everyone else’s, here is mine… http://sms858sd.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/27/

    February 5, 2013
  33. Everything looks perfect from far away #

    http://everythingfromfaraway.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/weekly-writing-challenge-1000-words-take-two/

    February 5, 2013
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