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Light and Shade Challenge Wednesday 27th May 2015

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Welcome to this week’s Light and Shade Challenge! Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge.  There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit.  The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words.  We never count the words.  The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt.  Please credit if you show it on your blog.   Image from WikiCommons, taken by Daderot and in the public domain Here is the quotation. Don’t let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative.                                                                                                                 Wil Wheaton It is really encouraging to have comments on your work and it can give people a real lift.  Sometimes it is nice to just let someone know that

Light and Shade Challenge 20th May 2015

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Welcome to this week’s Light and Shade Challenge! Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge.  There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit.  The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words.  We never count the words.  The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt.  Please credit if you show it on your blog.   Image from WikiCommons, taken by Jwaller and used under the Creative Commons Agreement Instead of the quotation I would suggest that you imagine a smell of food. I can't link to a smell but I suggest that you imagine the smell of fruit, or spicy food, or bread cooking. Whatever is sparked off by that idea. It is really encouraging to have comments on your work and it can give people a real lift.  Sometimes it is nice to jus

Light and Shade Challenge Wednesday 13th May 2015

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Welcome to this week’s Light and Shade Challenge! Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge.  There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit.  The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words.  We never count the words.  The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt.  Please credit if you show it on your blog.   Image from WikiCommons taken by Krzymill and used under the Creative Commons Agreement Here is the quotation. He who refuses to obey cannot command.                                                                   Kenyan Proverb It is really encouraging to have comments on your work and it can give people a real lift.  Sometimes it is nice to just let someone know that their writing hit the spot.  Sometimes you can give a l

Light and Shade Challenge Wednesday 6th May 2015

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Welcome to this week’s Light and Shade Challenge! Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge.  There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit.  The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words.  We never count the words.  The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt.  Please credit if you show it on your blog.   Image from WikiCommons taken by Vysotsky and used under the Creative Commons Agreement Here is the quotation. Actually, instead of a quotation, I suggest you think about the sound of rain.  I've found a couple of YouTube clips, here , here and here but you can remember your own experience of rain or look for ideas yourself.  I hope that adds to the fun.   It is really encouraging to have comments on your work and it ca