About the challenge: Each Tuesday I will provide a prompt, and your mission, if you choose to play along, is to tell a story based on that prompt in 140 characters or less. If you accept the challenge, be sure to let me know in the comments with a link to your tale.
A final note: if you need help tracking the number of characters in your story, there is a nifty online tool that will count for you at charactercountonline.com. I will do a roundup each Tuesday, along with providing us a new prompt. Have Fun!
Twittering Tale #27 – The Round-Up
From Lorraine at In 25 Words More or Less – 3 Tales!
She lingers in paint brushes. Her body, her scent haunts dreams. Her laughter lilts in air. Her bones bleach beneath his willow tree.
(134Characters; 24)
her sweet face
forever haunting
curve of back
reclining
beckoning his caresses
in their lover’s bed
(94 Characters; 16)
her body his blank canvas
muse for his
art
(40 Characters; 9)
From Reena at ReInventions
Hey, meeting you changed my life! It was easy to paint you in colors of my choice. Knowing you is a different ballgame altogether.
(130 characters)
From Michael at Morpethroad
The more he revealed in the image the more real she became.
The eyes said it all.
They held him in awe.
He so loved the allure of that girl.
(138 characters)
From Lost in Translation
His heart was lost,
Not to the face,
He couldn’t recall,
But to her eyes,
Piercing
unforgiving,
Which would haunt him,
Now & forever…
From Lady Lee at Lady Lee Manila
He raced back to his room to draw her face. He took his time, striking some flaws he made. He scored when he could read her. Ah, heaven!
From Willow at Willowdot21
He tried to erase the painting he could’nt bear to see her beauty. Jealousy and pride had driven him mad. No reprieve, acid was perminant.
( 138 Characters )
From Susmita at Uniquesus
He painted a face he dreamt off; each stroke moved by inspiration gave birth to a masterpiece. A mysterious beauty arousing ample emotions.
( 139 characters )
From Kathryn at Another Foodie Blogger
This was by far his hardest commission. Amongst tubes, beeps, and shallow breaths, his chalks revealed the lovely face under the acid burns.
From Kitty at Kitty’s Verses
The same dream .Yet again, it didn’t take him farther than her eyes. Could it be his mother he’d barely known?
(112 characters)
From Sangbad at Thoughts of Words
he rubs off his “past” before eyeball comes up…period…a cigarette and a whiskey peg…and then he on to portray another new “past”…
From Nicola at Sometimes Stellar Storyteller
He woke to her unfamiliar face dancing across his memory. He drew her quickly, his charcoal possessed. He would enjoy killing this one.
From Through My Heartweb at Soul Connection
Memory Lost, but when I close eyes face appears. Smiling, Blowing Kisses, Twinkling Eyes. In my heart, now on my wall. Love meant to stay Forever.
From Peter at Peter’s Ponderings
Her body fast dissolving in the cellar, he was now determined to obliterate every last trace of her. The accusing gaze mocked his efforts!
(139 characters)
From Francine at Woman Walks Dog
Woke from his coma, memory blank.
Who am I alone in the world ?
Just draw – a face – I know it –
it’s my lover
From Irena at Books and Hot Tea
She was supposed to be his Love, his Muse, his Art.
But she left. Objectification hurt.
Maybe ’twas the same mistake Petrarch made with Laura.
(140 characters)
And I discovered a Twitter Twittering Tale @PJTemple
If only he could see her again. But there was a way, through memory, through caress of a brush, he whispered life into her again.
Starting us out, here was mine…
He never forgot her face. They met at the cafe. Only once. He spent the rest of his life drawing the woman he might have known.
(130 Characters)
What a wonderful gallery of tales you all painted. We touched on so many emotions with this prompt. From lost love and romance to mystery and intrigue. There were even a few tales of horror in the mix. Well done everyone!
This week I’m really excited to see what you come up with. Another great photo from Pixabay.com, I think there are several stories to tell. Have fun! I’ll see you here next week!
Twittering Tale #28 – 2 May 2017
“Damn-blasted birds! Making all that racket, crapping everywhere!”
Charlie shot straight up, but the only bird he hit was himself. Old fool!
~kat
May 2nd, 2017 at 1:19 am
Reblogged this on ladyleemanila and commented:
round-up 🙂
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May 2nd, 2017 at 2:04 am
I loved your take kat, also lots of interesting stories from last week.💖🤗
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:04 am
Thanks Willow! There were! This week is coming in quite nicely! 😊
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May 2nd, 2017 at 11:03 am
Yes indeed!
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May 2nd, 2017 at 2:16 am
Hi Kat.
We actually witnessed my contribution and it was pretty spooky!
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May 2nd, 2017 at 6:48 pm
Wow!
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May 2nd, 2017 at 2:29 am
Hi Kat! #28 – https://twitter.com/pjstemple/status/859292621168136192
So fun!
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:10 pm
And found another…from the previous week! Good one Patty! I added it to Week 27’s RoundUp! 😊
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May 2nd, 2017 at 2:40 am
[…] In response to Kat Myrman’s Twittering Tales and photo from Pixabay. Thank you for running the prompt. For details please refer here. […]
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May 2nd, 2017 at 2:41 am
Thanks Kat for the prompt. Please have a look at mine at https://kittysverses.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/another-day
Thank you for stopping by and reading, have a nice day.
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May 2nd, 2017 at 3:08 am
[…] Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/05/02/twittering-tale-28-2-may-2017/ […]
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May 2nd, 2017 at 3:08 am
Hello Kat, my thoughts:
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May 2nd, 2017 at 3:12 am
Your contribution gave me a giggle, well done. Kat.
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:14 pm
Thanks Michael. This was a fun one! 😉
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May 2nd, 2017 at 3:10 am
[…] For: Twittering Tale #28 – 2 May 2017 […]
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May 2nd, 2017 at 3:13 am
that was funny, Kat 🙂
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:15 pm
Haha! Thanks Lady Lee! I had a bit of fun with this!
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May 2nd, 2017 at 3:18 am
[…] Two for Kat’s Twittering Tale 28. 02.05.17 […]
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May 2nd, 2017 at 3:20 am
Enjoyed your tt#28 and last week’s entries. Here’s mine for this week — a twofer:
https://in25wordsmoreorless.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/tt-dive-bombing-x-2/
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May 2nd, 2017 at 4:42 am
Reblogged this on All About Writing and more.
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:18 pm
Thanks for the reblog Henrietta! 😊
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May 3rd, 2017 at 2:34 am
You are welcome!
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May 2nd, 2017 at 4:44 am
[…] Twittering Tale #28 […]
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May 2nd, 2017 at 4:44 am
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:04 am
My Attempt #2
😊
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May 2nd, 2017 at 9:52 am
Hahaha, great tale, it made me laugh! Love the new image! 🙂
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:23 pm
Thanks Irena. Bad tempers and firearms do not mix! 😳 this was a fun one.
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May 2nd, 2017 at 1:16 pm
Fantabulous round! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😎
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:24 pm
It was! And great tales coming in! 😊
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May 2nd, 2017 at 1:47 pm
Another great round! Yours is hilarious, serves him right, ha! Here is mine for this week:
The remote campers enjoyed the view from the piney canyon. The skies abruptly filled with a cacophony of birds. Their eyes widened. FIRE!
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Oh no! And they were in a canyon! Not good! But a very good tale Kathryn! 😉
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May 2nd, 2017 at 2:02 pm
Love this. Thanks Kat!! http://lostintransalation.com/2017/05/02/to-the-wind/
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May 2nd, 2017 at 6:21 pm
[…] Here is this week’s prompt and my contribution. Check out all the fabulous entries here. […]
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May 2nd, 2017 at 6:25 pm
Carry on the great work everyone! Here’s mine for this week:https://pollymermaid.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/twittering-tale-28-2-may-2017/
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May 2nd, 2017 at 7:31 pm
I think everyone is hitting their stride! Such good work! 😊
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May 4th, 2017 at 5:26 am
[…] week so it’s good to be back in the swing of one of my favourite weekly WordPress events, Kat’s Twittering Tales challenge to write a story based on the photo prompt in 140 characters or […]
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May 8th, 2017 at 8:43 pm
Wow Kirst! This is awesome. Thanks for coming back! 🙂 For some reason I couldn’t comment on your blog. But I loved this tale!
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May 5th, 2017 at 4:29 pm
[…] Twittering Tales challenge is hosted by Kat Myrman. The goal is to write a twitter-length story, in 140 characters or less. You can see the challenge HERE. […]
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May 5th, 2017 at 4:30 pm
My tale is actually a poem this time. Hope that’s ok. XD https://booksandhottea.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/twittering-tales-fly-fly-free/
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May 5th, 2017 at 4:40 pm
Absolutely it’s okay. The only rules are 140 Characters or les! 😊
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May 5th, 2017 at 4:41 pm
🙂
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May 8th, 2017 at 3:27 pm
[…] Twittering Tales #28 […]
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May 8th, 2017 at 3:27 pm
My extremely late submission Kat…
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May 8th, 2017 at 6:39 pm
Still on time Sangbad! 🙂
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May 9th, 2017 at 12:00 am
☺
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May 9th, 2017 at 12:06 am
[…] Twittering Tale #28 – The Round-Up […]
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May 10th, 2017 at 7:12 pm
[…] The Passenger Pigeon of North American, hunted to extinction. A controlled hunt by the Natives for its meat. Decimated by immigrant’s for the same reason and sold cheap. Not counting spaces, or punctuation… 137 characters. Twittering Tale #29 – 9th May 2017 […]
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May 11th, 2017 at 3:42 pm
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