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CLEARLY ESTRANGED

POEM on one sided love. Moment, I realize our love is over.

OLDWARRIOR'S POETRY FOLDER

Want perfect poetry? THIS IS NOT THE PLACE. My simple poetry comes from my heart and soul.

My Thoughts

Thoughts going thru my mind at any given time.

BY ONLINE AUTHORS

Spacewalker

To infinity, and beyond.

Pokemon and Bakugan stories

Used to be my Soul eater Love Story, but now a story about Pokemon and Bakugan.

An Encounter With Carrot Top

carrots do get steamed...

Art in Motion

The Janaku is a simple form of three lines

READ A NEWBIE

Fake kindness

Short text about how I feel about kindness

Searching for Alpha Readers

MC finds himself viewing the different faces of humans, has the ability to see memories.

Mumbai’s Luminous Empress

A poetry where the waves notices everything and speaks thought rising and falling tides.

We Are Human, Not Pathological

Living with mental illness is a challenge on its own, especially with ANGRY people.

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Ode To Lettuce

Every year I grow the tiniest lettuce

LESSON #3 - WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Ghostly or Just Ghastly

Judith meets Sam's relatives 300-word flash

Spacewalker

To infinity, and beyond.

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#13371:	Contests & Activities	October 01, 2025
Prompting Your Consideration Pros and cons of writing prompts. Do you seek out contests with prompts?

#13327:	Contests & Activities	September 03, 2025
Your Attention, Please How to keep my attention on WdC What do you do to bring yourself to our site on a regular basis?

#13281:	Contests & Activities	August 06, 2025
A Skewed View of the Official Contests It's all true. Except for the part about the illegal wiener dog races. Click on the link to read the newsletter. If you have questions about the WdC Official Contests you can post them here.

#13248:	Noticing Newbies	July 16, 2025
Secrets Talking openly about WritingML secrets. Which WritingML command do you use occasionally and really like?

#13231:	Contests & Activities	July 09, 2025
Getting My Act Together After a brief break, I am back and getting my WdC life organized. Have you ever wanted to help out with an established contest? Read this newsletter to see how you can do that.

#13181:	Contests & Activities	June 11, 2025
Clear As Mud Writing contests, activities, and challenges. Which one should you choose? What advantages have you found when deciding to enter a writing contest, activity, or challenge?

#13133:	Contests & Activities	May 14, 2025
Putting the FUN in Fundraiser Fundraiser can come in a few different forms... What's your favorite type of fundraiser?

#13085:	Contests & Activities	April 16, 2025
I Heard You The First Time! Going over some basic things everyone should do before they enter any WdC contest. Has your contest entry ever been disqualified for not following a rule? What happened?

#13051:	Noticing Newbies	March 26, 2025
Keeping It Friendly We do a pretty good job at keeping things friendly here, but there are support systems in place if needed. Were you aware that you could contact a mod or senior mod to help you the WdC problems?

#13041:	Contests & Activities	March 19, 2025
Help! The secret to success may very well be getting help when you need it. Do you have a contest or activity that you would consider running if you could get help from other members?

#12992:	Contests & Activities	February 19, 2025
Time Ninja Fitting in the time to write for a contest can be a challenge. Do you find yourself pressed for time to write a contest entry or are you on top of it?

#12961:	Comedy	February 05, 2025
LOL Laughing is supposed to be good for our physical and mental health. Has laughing ever gotten you "in trouble" (as an adult) by others around you?

#12948:	Contests & Activities	January 22, 2025
Don't Screw This Up Tips to help you avoid being disqualified as a contest entrant. What rule have you inadvertently broken that got your contest entry disqualified?

#12927:	Comedy	January 08, 2025
Cars: A Vehicle For Humor I loved the radio show Car Talk, even though I have never been into cars. Did you catch the show Car Talk when it was still being aired? What did you think of it?

#12905:	Contests & Activities	December 25, 2024
Chaos Coordination Here are some things you can do when things do not go as planned If you run a contest or activity, what are the things that have gone wrong despite all your planning?

#12888:	Comedy	December 11, 2024
Slip Slidin' Away Winter driving is the worst. Or is it? What was the weather like during your most recent car accident?

#12862:	Contests & Activities	November 27, 2024
Creative Bribery Often, it takes an incentive to get people to help out. What methods do you use to promote your contest or activity?

#12840:	Comedy	November 13, 2024
For The Sake of Argument Caution: arguing with your fictional characters might be rough on the ego. Have you ever had an argument with one (or more) of your characters?

#12815:	Contests & Activities	October 30, 2024
Getting It Done I work on projects a little differently than some people do. Do you find yourself hyperfocusing? If so, does it help you complete projects?

#12806:	Noticing Newbies	October 23, 2024
Making The Most of It Some tips to make the most of the tools you are provided when you post your writing in your portfolio. What tips can you share with us?

#12796:	Comedy	October 16, 2024
Older And (Possibly) Wiser Advice to my younger self. Would I take it? What practical advice do you have for your younger self?

#12770:	Contests & Activities	October 02, 2024
Cutting The Chaos How to make your rules work to cut down on confusion. Do you ever opt out of a contest or activity because the rules seem too complicated?

#12751:	Comedy	September 18, 2024
That's Not Funny! n/a

#12718:	Contests & Activities	September 04, 2024
Death Wish Instructions on how to preserve your WdC legacy Do you have a WdC will or have you considered putting one together?

#12715:	Noticing Newbies	August 28, 2024
Falling Down the Rabbit Hole Getting the most out of the time you are logged into WdC What is the first thing you typically do on WdC after you log in?

#12702:	Comedy	August 21, 2024
Full Moon Madness The effects of this full moon were vaguely brutal. What is the craziest thing you have experienced or witnessed on a full moon?

#12672:	Contests & Activities	August 07, 2024
Get The Word Out How to let other members know about your contest or activity. What is your favorite way to "advertise" your contest or activity?

#12666:	Noticing Newbies	July 31, 2024
You Are Here Now that you are here, on Writing.Com, do you know how to dive into the community? What is your favorite forum for conversing with other members (NOT including newsfeed)?

#12655:	Comedy	July 24, 2024
Adventures In Moving Memories of a unique experience when moving across the country. What is the weirdest thing that has happened while you were moving?

#12637:	Contests & Activities	July 10, 2024
When Manifesting GPs Doesn't Work Sometimes you have to do a little work to manifest a healthy GP account. What is your favorite way to increase you GP account?

#12606:	Comedy	June 26, 2024
Does Your Dog Bite? This is a travel story with a bit of stranger danger. Do you forget to pack things for a trip? What type of things do you forget?

#12591:	Contests & Activities	June 12, 2024
Options Are Good We discuss contests that accept only newly written items vs. contests that accept any item in your port. Do you look for contests to enter items you already have in your port?

#12582:	Noticing Newbies	June 05, 2024
Making It Happen How do you join into an established online community? Find out some easy things you can do. Do you remember to use the community newsfeed vs. the personal newsfeed so you see posts from newbies?

#12572:	Comedy	May 29, 2024
Road Trip Some thing go right with some planning, some thing go wrong without adequate planning. Do you have any road trip stories you like to share?

#12551:	Contests & Activities	May 15, 2024
Here's Your Chance Looking for a way to get more involved with WdC? I have just the thing. Do you have any ideas for a new writing activity you've been kicking around? Do you have an "old" writing activity languishing in your port?

#12532:	Comedy	May 01, 2024
Old Dogs, New Tricks Don't believe the old adage that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. n/a

#12512:	Contests & Activities	April 17, 2024
The Interview of the Century Here's the scoop about the Official Wdc Contests Have you entered any one of the Official Contests before? Why or why not?

#12503:	Noticing Newbies	April 10, 2024
I See You We discuss how to be seen on WdC. What tips do you have for getting noticed on Writing.Com?

#12486:	Comedy	April 03, 2024
Tales from the Zoo We went to the zoo and these are some of the things we experienced. When was the last time you went to a zoo? Any interesting experiences?

#12471:	Contests & Activities	March 20, 2024
Three Time's A Charm Some Do's and Don'ts when putting together your new contest or activity. If you enter contests and activities here on WdC, what is the number one thing you think a lot of them could improve upon?

#12443:	Comedy	March 06, 2024
Wearing Of The Green What's all the pinching about? How do you observe St. Patrick's Day?

#12439:	Poetry	February 28, 2024
Here Be Dragons This is what you get what a non-poet delves into the world of poetry. If you do not write poetry, have you been brave enough to try reviewing a poem?

#12431:	Contests & Activities	February 21, 2024
Fun Will Now Commence Let's work through the thought process to come up with a new contest or activity. Have you noticed the lack of a particular type of contest or activity that you would like to see on WdC?

#12342:	Comedy	February 07, 2024
The Sky Is Not The Limit Count word count limits can feel restrictive. What is your word count limit sweet spot?

#12352:	Contests & Activities	January 24, 2024
I Want To Speak To The Manager! My muse thinks she's the one in charge, but I have other plans. Have you ever tried some risky measures to get your creative muse to cooperate?

#12363:	Noticing Newbies	January 17, 2024
Hey Look! Look At MEEEEE! You can develope the skills of self-promotion right here at WdC. What is your favorite way to show off your writing?

#12353:	Comedy	January 10, 2024
The Overcommitment Committee So many cool things going on at WdC and I want to do them all. Do you find yourself overcommitting your time? What is your strategy to handle it?

#12318:	Comedy	December 13, 2023
Holiday Review Challenge Earn a holiday-themed merit badge by doing a specific review. See newsletter for details. Do you like to do reviews? Do you like to earn merit badges? Pop into this newsletter and see how you can earn a one!

#12277:	Comedy	November 15, 2023
Morning Mantras and Other Useless Things Trying to keep a good attitude at the start of the day gets more challenging as we age. Do have any tricks to getting your day off to a good start?

#12229:	Comedy	October 18, 2023
Autocorrect Hates Me Autocorrect can be helpful or not, with mixed results. What funny thing has autocorrect done to something you have typed?

#12187:	Comedy	September 20, 2023
Don't Talk To Me Introverts and extroverts don't see social situation the same way. Do you feel you are an introvert or extrovert?

#12143:	Comedy	August 23, 2023
Mirror, Mirror Family influences us in ways that we may never understand. What do you catch yourself saying or doing that was something one of your parents always did or said?

#12091:	Comedy	July 26, 2023
Don't Be Chicken Today's issue is going to be about chickens because... ... why not?

#12004:	Short Stories	June 07, 2023
Snack Attack A short story can be a useful tool to draw a reader to your novel. Have you ever read a short story that lead you to reading a novel or series of novels?

#11957:	Noticing Newbies	May 10, 2023
Spilling The Tea Who's who at WdC When did you first become aware of the different case colors and what they signified?

#11946:	Comedy	May 03, 2023
Stink, Stank, Stunk Digging up an old item in my port I'd forgotten about. Do you ever take a look at a piece of your own writing and you don't remember writing it?

#11939:	Short Stories	May 03, 2023
I'm Calling You Out Are word count limits really that limiting? What is an ideal word count limit when entering a contest.

#11909:	Noticing Newbies	April 12, 2023
An Inspiration Situation We all need a little inspiration... What inspires you?

#11896:	Comedy	April 05, 2023
The Great Spring Cleaning Debate I am at war with myself about spring decluttering. How do you handle spring cleaning?

#11853:	Comedy	March 08, 2023
Holiday Fatigue The holidays start early and never seem to end. W

#11802:	Comedy	February 08, 2023
Only I Can Say Something Like That Self-Deprecating Humor can be great if done in the right spirit. Do you use self-deprecating humor?

#11787:	Contests & Activities	February 01, 2023
Get The Word Out How to let people know about your contest. How do you look for a contest to enter?

#11755:	Comedy	January 11, 2023
You Aren't Tripping Things don't always go as planned when traveling by air. Were you caught in any recent weather-related travel cancellations?

#11748:	Short Stories	January 11, 2023
What's Your Name? Things to think about when picking a character's name. How do you come up with names for your characters?

#11737:	Contests & Activities	January 04, 2023
Made From Scratch Things to think about if you want to start your own contest. Do you have anything features you prefer when entering a contest?

#11733:	Contests & Activities	December 28, 2022
Another Piece of the Puzzle If your muse has no time for you, find something else to do. What do you like to do on WdC when you aren't writing?

#11719:	Noticing Newbies	December 21, 2022
Now What? What To Do Once The First Draft Is Done How do you feel about editing?

#11708:	Comedy	December 14, 2022
Unhinged Hobbies Make your character memorable by having a unusual hobby What are the craziest hobbies you've ever heard about?

#11690:	Contests & Activities	December 07, 2022
Status Check: Open, Closed, Abandoned? Let's make it perfectly clear that your contest is open and accepting entries. When you are looking for a contest on WdC to enter, what is your biggest pet peeve/challenge you run into?

#11664:	Comedy	November 16, 2022
Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired n/a

#11641:	Contests & Activities	November 02, 2022
Keep Yourself In The Game Contest rules are there for a reason. Keep yourself compliant to stay in the competition. Have you ever accidentally messed up when entering a contest? What rule did you break?

#11619:	Comedy	October 19, 2022
Poser We all have those insecurities, right? How do you handle that little inner voice that tells you that your writing isn't good enough?

#11570:	Comedy	September 21, 2022
Squirrel! Lousy memory? Easily Distracted? Set your characters up for some challenges and your readers with some laughs. Tell us about a funny episode resulting from a memory lapse.

#11541:	Noticing Newbies	August 31, 2022
Social Hour How to be social on WdC Do you post in the WdC newsfeed? What kind of things do you like to post?

#11525:	Comedy	August 24, 2022
It's A Good Day To Have A Good Day Never underestimate the power of laughter to make a day better. Do you think laughter has a healing quality?

#11480:	Comedy	July 27, 2022
Something Funny About That Critter Animals can be perfect in comedy What is an example of a favorite funny animal?

#11478:	Romance/Love	July 27, 2022
BFFs Give your main character a best friend. Who is your favorite pair of friends from literature?

#11428:	Romance/Love	June 29, 2022
Not Qualified to be a Hopeless Romantic How I think romance fits best into a story (and why). How do you prefer your romance/love? As a primary genre or a secondary genre?

#11433:	Comedy	June 29, 2022
I Would Advise Against Taking My Advice Advice giving as comic gold. What is some of the worst advice you have given?

#11397:	Noticing Newbies	June 08, 2022
A Soft Place To Land Where to go when you need help negotiating this big, vibrant, complicated place called Writing.Com. Where do you go when you have a WdC question?

#11381:	Comedy	June 01, 2022
It Was An Inside Job The role of the inside joke What is your longest-running inside joke?

#11342:	Comedy	May 04, 2022
Say What? Part 2 The things people say. Where is your favorite place to overhear people say funny things?

#11295:	Comedy	April 06, 2022
Say...What? Meet some real characters from my life. In what ways does your character's language/vocabulary become part of their personality?

#11244:	Comedy	March 09, 2022
An Epic Struggle With Procrastination Writer vs Social Media: Who Wins? Can a deadline be your friend?

#10654:	Comedy	March 10, 2021
It Wasn't Funny At The Time Telling about a bad situation with humor is a great writing tool. What type of unfortunate event in your life could you retell to make people laugh?

#10558:	Comedy	January 13, 2021
Fool's Gold Being ridiculous can be an asset. Does your humor lean toward the silly, the goofy, the ridiculous?

#10543:	Fantasy	January 06, 2021
Let's Pretend Let your imagination run wild with an urban fantasy. What is your favorite supernatural or magical creature?

#10525:	Action/Adventure	December 30, 2020
By The Seat of My Pants We explore the definition of the action/adventure genre with a little help from an old friend. Would you try writing an action/adventure story set during the pandemic?

#10476:	Comedy	November 18, 2020
I Crack Myself Up How do you write something other people will find humorous? Do you find that people "get" your sense of humor?

#10423:	Comedy	October 21, 2020
Twisting the Truth When writing comedy, consider using real-life events as a jumping-off point. If you are read something humorous, do you actually laugh out loud or do you keep your reaction to yourself?

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