Prompt: "I'm lost!" I t was a very gray morning when Mimsie woke up to the sound of thunder. Shrieking loudly, she nudged her husband Shylock awake. Squeaking with a growl, Shylock woke up and asked her what the matter was. She walked up to the window of their terranium (a house for a mouse, naturally!) and parted the curtains. It was raining torrentially and the ground above them seemed to be flooding rapidly. She raised her eyebrows and pointed the dismal scene to Shyl... [More]

I hope, first, to find the time, and second, to find the connectivity, to complete the tasks set before me every day. I hope to make many new friends through this activity. I hope to get scathing reviews for all my entries. I hope to grow as a writer as I think this challenge will make me write in more genres and on more topics. I hope to win the contest or at least feature in the "well-tried" category. I have been a little quiet here on WDC. I hope to energise myself an... [More]

This poem is in the Sestina format and is based on the prompt: "Write a poem using the words 'Cold Grave' ". Read the Author's note below the poem first if the notations don't make sense to you! Cold Grave The Sestets: ABCDEF I have reached here in biting cold, To look down upon the unwavering stone, My heart -- it feels so lonely and dark, Its scream pervades the silence. Hark! Do I see ahead some light? Or have I ambled into a silly ... [More]

Authors Spotlight is an amazing place to meet established and aspiring authors from all the parts of the world; there are moderators, preferred authors and the black cases, all writing to the same prompts. This is what I loved about this competition. Hats off to for creating this format! As per the prompt, we are supposed to get acquainted with the AS, meet with and interact with at least six people - 2 each from each of the three rounds of the competition, and generally spread the sunshine... [More]

This round's prompt involves writing a pure dialogue item. It should be a dialogue between twin brothers who are both in love with the same woman. They are supposed to be arguing about love and sex matters in the same connection with the common woman. Here is my attempt: Vicarious Love "Hi, Amaan, howdy? When did you reach home?" "Hiya Ayaan! I am fine. I came home over an hour ago, man!" "Okay, big bro, did ya meet Sheena today?" "Big bro?... [More]

Here is the list of reviews I have done for completing this task: 1. Dear Carol, This has to be the best little comedy story that I have read on WDC in the entire month of July (and the previous six months of 2008 as well, I swear!). Your take on how husbands behave and how women/wives are expected to parry their ... ah ... thrusts ... is hilarious to the extreme. I am down with a slight cough and while reading the story, I was in splits and coughing so badly my head hurt and the s... [More]

God Or Science? What is Acceptable? An Argumentative Essay The argument between God and Science may be seen as a broader outlook on the Creationists vs. Evolutionists; alternatively, it may be seen as a part of the global discussion of whether there is a God, and if He does exist, is He relevant? Is He working? And more importantly, is He omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent? There are various views on the first: according to the Creationists, who, by far, have relied on the ... [More]

UFO is Identified, says FBI - "I was only holding it to have fun" says prankster - By Special Correspondent Falls Avidens Miami, 31st July, 2008 The mysterious object that was displayed against a celestial background in the photographs published in newspapers yesterday has been identified, averred James Finnigan, FBI Special Agent on Duty. In a special interview given by Agent Finnigan, it was disclosed, with not a little reluctance on the part of the officer, that what had b... [More]

The prompt for this round is to write prose on one of the three given topics. I have chosen the one in the title. An Open Book To be able to soliloquise on a topic such as this, I have to look deep inside my heart. I can see one book which, in my case, is always open. It is the book of MY LIFE.Thus, an apt subtitle for this essay would be "The Story of My Life". How one wishes that one keeps secrets and live one's life privately, away from the prying curiosities of famil... [More]

Our group of 7 competitors comprises of the following members: Ben Langhinrichs *DrTaher*_in the Spotlight! Evelyn - Writing on Fire Michelle Berardo Klear ProsperousSnow jaya h Lesa Yue Here is our Team Motto (created by ): Group Motto Come on, Group, let’s be the best. Do that task, each and every day. We only have six then we can rest. Come on, let’s make our writing pay. Come on, Group, let’s be the best. Don’t let doubt and ... [More]

Prompt: Round The Clock Task - My Spotlight Experience Tell me what and how do you feel in this solid six days challenge. Use all the words below in your piece: era, once, today, during, century, end, week, cycle, period, tonight Cooked in a Crucible Odd-looking title, what? I agree. They teach us authors-to-be that titles and short descriptions should act like a hook and draw the reader in. Well, to be honest then, that is one of the reasons I used the above as my title. In... [More]