I am one step closer to White/Red Queen/King. Are you curious? Have you read Alice in Wonderland? Have you played chess? Then come on over to Wonderland. I’m one step closer to completing a month-long journey through the mind of Lewis Carroll. Again.
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THANK YOU to everyone who made this our best Birthday Week Celebration ever - to our fabulous judges for their creative and inspiring prompts, and to all of our entrants this past week, many of them new to the Cramp. Congratulations to Wickedfugitive ![]() ![]() AND CONGRATULATIONS to these four Crampers, who won a beautiful Cramp Awardicon ribbon for entering a "qualified entry" all seven days of Birthday week: Linz ![]() Showering Dutchessbarbie. ![]() Wickedfugitive ![]() cdcraftee ![]() There is a new prompt up over in the Cramp - while birthday week has ended, we are excited heading into our 20th year on WDC! And the prize is still pretty awesome - 10K GP daily prize is up for grabs. " ![]() ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE Use all of the following (taken from a few of the entries from yesterday's prompt) in your story or poem - you may use them in any order, but they must be bolded: quiet evenings stars surrounded me followed the path totally bewitched into the woods content to curl up New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() Make sure you include your word count for stories (1000 words or less) or a line count for poems (40 lines or less) IN your forum post with the b-item link to your entry in order to be a qualified entry. |
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Congratulations to Queen NormaJean is in a wonder ![]() ![]() ![]() Still in the running for a Cramp Awardicon for entering a "qualified entry" all seven days of Birthday week are: Linz ![]() Showering Dutchessbarbie. ![]() Wickedfugitive ![]() cdcraftee ![]() " ![]() ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE For our final Birthday Week prompt, write a story or poem featuring a 19-year-old cat who has an adventure. One of your genres must be Sci-fi. New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() And don't forger to pick up your Trinket! It will be retired at noon on Saturday, January 30. A "qualified entry" includes a LINE COUNT (for poems) or WORD COUNT (for stories) IN YOUR FORUM POST, follows the prompt exactly, including use of a genre if required, posting your STATIC ITEM via BITEM link, etc. All rules are in the forum. |
Congratulations to cdcraftee ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Still in the running for a Cramp Awardicon for entering a "qualified entry" all seven days of Birthday week are: Linz ![]() Showering Dutchessbarbie. ![]() Wickedfugitive ![]() cdcraftee ![]() " ![]() ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE With birthdays we need cake. Your mission is to make a perfect birthday cake, with 19 ingredients. Make it a tasteful Comedy. New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() And don't forger to pick up your Trinket! It will be retired at noon on Saturday, January 30. A "qualified entry" includes a LINE COUNT (for poems) or WORD COUNT (for stories) IN YOUR FORUM POST, follows the prompt exactly, including use of a genre if required, posting your STATIC ITEM via BITEM link, etc. All rules are in the forum. |
Congratulations to Wickedfugitive ![]() ![]() ![]() Still in the running for a Cramp Awardicon for entering a "qualified entry" all seven days of Birthday week are: Linz ![]() Queen NormaJean is in a wonder ![]() Showering Dutchessbarbie. ![]() Wickedfugitive ![]() cdcraftee ![]() " ![]() ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE End your story or poem with the following: ...with nineteen minutes to go. Make your genre Action/Adventure (and you must choose Action/Adventure as one of your genres). New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() And don't forger to pick up your Trinket! It will be retired at noon on Saturday, January 30. A "qualified entry" includes a LINE COUNT (for poems) or WORD COUNT (for stories) IN YOUR FORUM POST, follows the prompt exactly, including use of a genre if required, posting your STATIC ITEM via BITEM link, etc. All rules are in the forum. |
Congratulations to KeepYourSparkle ![]() ![]() ![]() Still in the running for a Cramp Awardicon for entering a "qualified entry" all seven days of Birthday week are: Linz ![]() Queen NormaJean is in a wonder ![]() Showering Dutchessbarbie. ![]() Wickedfugitive ![]() cdcraftee ![]() If they enter a qualified entry the next four days, they will win this pretty ribbon on the item of their choice " ![]() ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE Please use the following 60s Rolling Stones' song title as the title of your story or poem (and static item): "Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown" You must select "Music" as one of your genres. Have Fun! New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() And don't forger to pick up your Trinket! A "qualified entry" includes a LINE COUNT (for poems) or WORD COUNT (for stories) IN YOUR FORUM POST, follows the prompt exactly, including use of a genre if required, posting your STATIC ITEM via BITEM link, etc. All rules are in the forum. |
Congratulations to Wickedfugitive ![]() ![]() ![]() Still in the running for a Cramp Awardicon for entering a "qualified entry" all seven days of Birthday week are: Linz ![]() Queen NormaJean is in a wonder ![]() Showering Dutchessbarbie. ![]() Wickedfugitive ![]() cdcraftee ![]() If they enter a qualified entry the next five days, they will win this pretty ribbon on the item of their choice. " ![]() ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE For tomorrow, write a story about the strange goings on at house number 19, and choose comedy as one of your genres. New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() And don't forger to pick up your Trinket! A "qualified entry" includes a LINE COUNT (for poems) or WORD COUNT (for stories) IN YOUR FORUM POST, follows the prompt exactly, including use of a genre if required, posting your STATIC ITEM via BITEM link, etc. All rules are in the forum. |
Congratulations to Linz ![]() ![]() ![]() " Winner and New Prompt - Due Mon. Jan. 25 " ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE A wish, while blowing out candles, is one of my favorite parts of birthday celebrations. What makes a wish special enough to make it magically come true? Does sharing what a wish is, make it not happen? Will keeping mum change the future? Use the following words in bold. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() And don't forger to pick up your Trinket! P.S. MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR LINE COUNT (for poems) or WORD COUNT (for stories) IN YOUR FORUM POST or your entry will be DQ'd. ![]() |
During The Cramp 19th Birthday week (Jan 23 to 30) the daily prize beginning Sunday, January 24 will be 19,000 GPs! Plus, if you enter a qualified entry for all seven days, whether you win or not, you will be eligible to win a Cramp Awardicon! See Forum header for all the details, and than you for helping us celebrate our 19th Birthday! ![]() " ![]() ![]() NEW PROMPT DUE Happy 19th Birthday to the Cramp! In honor of this auspicious occasion, write your STORY or POEM using "Friendship" as one of your genres (meaning - you MUST choose Friendship as one of the Genres for your Static Item to qualify) AND include ALL the following, bolded: short story free verse poem award winning writing cramp 19th birthday New to the Cramp? Check out "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" ![]() |
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