About the challenge: Each Tuesday I will provide a photo prompt. Your mission, if you choose to accept the challenge, is to tell a story based on that prompt in 140 characters or less. 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 a new prompt. Have Fun!
Twittering Tale #47 – The Roundup
Loved your tales this past week. Several of you took a stroll down memory lane, relived childhood play and recalled some of the interesting things we did with marbles…like frying them to make them crackle. Thanks, Ghost, for that memory. I had forgotten all about crackling marbles. As always a few of you took an inspirational approach…and there were a few that just plain made me chuckle…and blush! Thanks again for joining the challenge. Here’s the Round-up. Be sure to visit you fellow tweeter’s blogs!
Starting us off, here’s mine:
I heard he lost his marbles!
Yeah. That mibster was fudging. He knuckled down, knocked his aggies out and even took his taw for keepsies.
(137 Characters)
From Reena at Reinventions:
The glass artist said marble collections inspired him.
“Ur take on the stained glass deceptions painted on canvas?”
“The artist has grown up.”
(140 characters)
From Michael at Morpethroad:
My dad’s better than your dad.
He isn’t, my dad never fudges.
Neither does mine, he’s round to go round.
My dad will beat your dad.
Bet cha.
From Di at Pensitivity101:
‘I found these for you Grampy as Nan said you lost yours years ago.’
The old boy smiled toothlessly, his eyes alight.
‘Wonderful! Let’s play!’
(140 characters)
From Fandango at This, That, and the Other:
Glass Cat’s Eye marbles for sale. Various sizes and shapes. Great for kids and collectors. These gems will go fast, so don’t miss out.
(134 characters)
From Willow at WillowDot21:
Mirror glass and colours shine
All reflections and fractals entwine
Rolling swift across the floor
Bowling graded balls of glass
Lovely childhood memories for sure
Even ground or sloping hill, Tarmac or grass
Super special best game of marvellous marbles
From Lady Lee at Lady Lee Manilla:
Memories of youth
My happiness
Naive in the world
I wanted simple things
Ate ice – cream
Played hide-and-seek
Played catch , marbles , yoyo
My past
(140 characters)
From Deepika at Deepika’s Ramblings:
We are similar to humans and come in different colors, sizes and textures, just like them. The difference being, we believe in transparency.
140 characters
From Leena at Soul Connection:
“Mom Look Wht I Found,MARBLE!”
She Took,Closed One Eye n Held It 2wrds Sun.Smile Carved On Her Sad Face.
Childhood Memories Nvr Fail To Do Dat.
From Vivian at Smell the Coffee:
As we played, one marble rolled away and disappeared into a hole
in the wall. I bent low to see and sat up in shock; an
eyeball stared back.
(140 Characters)
From Francine at Woman Walks Dog:
Kat’s photo prompt this week is of a cluster of shiney new marbles. Led me to think about Britain’s colonial past, would you believe ?
UK Envoy We have marbles for you
Greek Curator You mean THE Marbles
U E Er yes
G C The Elgin marbles you stole from us
U E Look at these lovely marbles truly gems in glass
From GhostMMNC at TeleportingWeena:
“Coming of Age in Marble Land”
“Don’t be scared, little ones,” said Mama Marble
“The skillet is very hot, but you’ll love the icy bath afterwards,
and you’ll be beautiful.”
Character count = 139
From Radhika at Radhika’s Reflection:
Hey buddies! I am bored sitting here . Kids these days, just don’t let go their gadgets. I yearn for the good old days of play time and fun!
Letter count : 140
From Edwin at Edwin’s Journal:
A Round Marble,
Once it was fun, loaded to the fullest
A Game, I wished to play, forever enjoy
But now, a thing of nostalgic feelings
From Kirst at KirstWrites:
Every step echoed across the bare floor. Holding a box of broken toy cars and faded drawings, he closed the door for the last time.
(131 characters)
From Peter at Peter’s Ponderings:
For those of a delicate disposition READ NO FURTHER.
These are what they used to get the right dangle.
The scar is fast disappearing so you can hardly notice!
Bollocks, I do so miss them though!
(139 characters)
TOO LATE!
From Kalpana at Gemini in the Sky:
Dad, Mom, my siblings were relaxing in our box.
The naughty kids picked us to play a game.
Can’t these humans be on their play-stations?
139 characters.
From Adnil on Facebook:
Marbles nudged by soaked red mittens. Little holes in the frozen white snow. Ad hoc rules of innocence. Spoils of “victory” still make the ❤ smile.
Twittering Tale #48 – 5 September 2017
It’s time for a coffee break. So tell me, is this a secret rendevous, a business meeting, a favorite study nook, a blind date, deep conversation, an argument, a meet up with an old friend? There are so many possibilities! Coffee shops have become the dime store “diners” of our time. (If you don’t know what a dime store diner is…or for that matter a dime store…they were the meet and greet places back in the day…I’m talking 1950’s-60’s with daily “Blue Plate Specials” on the menu. So, my fellow tweeters, brew me a tale of 140 or less. Have fun! I’ll see you at next week’s roundup!
“Get whatever Gramps. I’m payin’.”
“A coffee, please.”
“Decaf? Dark roast? Cream? Soy? Sugar or…?
“Good god! COFFEE! Black. Do you have that?
(140 Characters)
~kat
September 5th, 2017 at 12:24 am
Yay, I made it to a new one! Go figure where I got my take on this, lol.
136 characters:
Opening day, one minute past. What if nobody comes? I’ll rearrange this, or maybe that. Ding! I turn around. “Welcome to Kat’s Koffee!”
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September 5th, 2017 at 6:58 am
Haha! Awesome name Kathryn! 😉 yes indeed, I know where the inspiration came from. You are an inspiration! 😊
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September 5th, 2017 at 12:39 am
Reblogged this on ladyleemanila and commented:
Kat’s round-up 🙂
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September 5th, 2017 at 12:55 am
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September 5th, 2017 at 12:55 am
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September 5th, 2017 at 1:58 am
Reblogged this on All About Writing and more.
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September 5th, 2017 at 7:02 am
Thanks Henrietta! ❤️
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September 6th, 2017 at 2:58 am
You are welcome!
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September 5th, 2017 at 3:32 am
[…] Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/09/05/twittering-tale-48-5-september-2017/ […]
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September 5th, 2017 at 3:33 am
Good one Kat.
Here’s mine:
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September 5th, 2017 at 5:12 am
The Exhibition
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September 5th, 2017 at 7:12 am
[…] For: Twittering Tale #48 – 5 September 2017 […]
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September 5th, 2017 at 7:14 am
have a lovely day, Kat 🙂
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September 5th, 2017 at 10:09 am
[…] for this week’s Twittering Tales prompt from Kat […]
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September 5th, 2017 at 11:16 am
Here’s my take for this week.
https://fivedotoh.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/twittering-tales-the-usual/
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September 5th, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Had another go at https://bobfairfield.org, phew, I feel like I need a coffee
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September 5th, 2017 at 4:56 pm
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September 5th, 2017 at 4:58 pm
Some fantastic stories again. Here’s mine for this week:
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September 5th, 2017 at 6:26 pm
They were fantastic. I love this challenge! 😊
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September 6th, 2017 at 3:36 am
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September 6th, 2017 at 3:42 am
Hii Kat, Sharing my thought …
😇
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September 6th, 2017 at 12:56 pm
francineangelcakes
Hi Kat- here’s my take, great fun !
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September 6th, 2017 at 4:05 pm
Another Fantabulous round! 😎😎😎🥀🥀🥀
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September 6th, 2017 at 6:10 pm
It was a great series! 😊
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September 7th, 2017 at 12:09 pm
Love the prompt, love your take on it even More Kat!
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September 7th, 2017 at 12:29 pm
Thanks, Willow. Getting some interesting tales. 😊
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September 7th, 2017 at 12:32 pm
I am wading way behind again I hope to catch up with stories very soon. Love yours though!
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September 7th, 2017 at 12:29 pm
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September 7th, 2017 at 4:23 pm
[…] a photo and puts out a challenge to write a story using 140 characters or less, hence the title #TwitteringTales. I thought it would be fun to come up with a few possible scenarios. Think of them as musings from […]
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September 7th, 2017 at 4:24 pm
Kat! I’m back!!! I wrote 4 Twittering Tales. 🙂 https://www.gaylswright.com/2017/09/07/musings-coffee-shop/
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September 7th, 2017 at 4:39 pm
Wow! You definitely are back! 😊
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September 10th, 2017 at 5:40 am
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September 12th, 2017 at 12:07 am
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