Hi Tess, great photo as always. It actually reminds me of the little tableaus that have been used in "Sleep No More" on Off-Broadway==a kind of dance/performance piece re Macbeth. I did my own drawing of it on my handy little iPad 2 with the wonderful Brushes App. (I'm not meaning to sound like a commercial for Apple, but it's a terrific device if you like to draw and paint and do not have a working studio.) Take care.
Inspiration has always been my constant companion, like my shadow; probably a direct result of absorbing tens of thousands of films; all those plots, characters, color, music. As a kid, aware that life is short, I was smug enough to state, "Naw, I don't want to take the time to read the book. I'll wait until they bring the movie out." Hell, now I am writing poetry that is a movie; go figure.
This photo is super, brings back many memories. I used it for Magpie Tales and also for the Sunday mini-challenge over at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.
Kay, Alberta, Canada An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel
As the elegant calling cards of Victorian times might have stated, " After an unavoidable absence, I am at home. May I be permitted the blissful pleasure of your company?"
Lovely prompt that rings a bell at the end of every line! Now . . is this a no-brainer? I suggest there would be fewer faulty links if bloggers tested them (i.e. click yer own link) after entering them?
I love seeing your image on Sunday so I have a day to mull...Hope you don't mind that I lightened it up and found a spooky splotch on the wall by the typewriter :-)
Finally finished mine! Now I can start reading the others ... Well, actually I will start tomorrow - Halloween is a big day/evening at our house. Thank you very much for these prompts. I look forward to them and I can honestly tell you - each one I think "I can't do it" But somehow I push myself and squeeze it in and I feel I have learned so much since I started doing Magpie Tales.
I normally get so frustrated I just walk off and punch little smurfs. Afterwords I have blue stain hands which look really cool. Thank you for the writing prompt though!
Oh, yes - the paper, the paper...I love the shaky handwriting of my grandmothers, too.
I'm doing a few writing prompts this month, in case anyone wants to play. http://stephcupoftea.blogspot.com/2011/11/tea-and-truth-month-of-writing-prompts.html
Thanks for this Miss Tess!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed Sunday everyone! Love you fellow bloggers! and hope everyone will have a wonderful week ahead...
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ReplyDeleteoops... didn't mean for it to post twice (must have been a ghost)...
ReplyDeleteGreat image! Have a great week everyone!!
ReplyDeleteNo problem, Laurie...I fixed it...))
ReplyDeletei am so happy to start writing about things again, maybe not a great writer but i feel like a writer :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love typewwitews. I went with humow. I hope.
ReplyDeleteLink number eight is the wrong url. Please delete.
ReplyDeleteToo many poems written this dawn
Oh, I know all about the block.
ReplyDeleteHi Tess, great photo as always. It actually reminds me of the little tableaus that have been used in "Sleep No More" on Off-Broadway==a kind of dance/performance piece re Macbeth. I did my own drawing of it on my handy little iPad 2 with the wonderful Brushes App. (I'm not meaning to sound like a commercial for Apple, but it's a terrific device if you like to draw and paint and do not have a working studio.) Take care.
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I don't think there's a writer in the world who wouldn't have a few choice things to say about the infernal machine they use everyday.
ReplyDeleteI was having trouble finding inspiration, so I let that inspire me...
ReplyDeleteFun inspiration. Thanks for the Sunday morning inspiration!
ReplyDeletehello..just a try out. i can't really think of a good one...
ReplyDeletethanks a lot! i'm enjoying reading magpie tales.
Inspiration has always been my
ReplyDeleteconstant companion, like my shadow;
probably a direct result of absorbing
tens of thousands of films; all those
plots, characters, color, music. As
a kid, aware that life is short, I was
smug enough to state, "Naw, I don't
want to take the time to read the
book. I'll wait until they bring the
movie out." Hell, now I am writing
poetry that is a movie; go figure.
Finally came up with something...
ReplyDeleteJamie
Just nonsense from me - so what's new;-)
ReplyDeleteI was naughty and shared an unrelated 2nd, because sometimes it's my nature -- sorry...
ReplyDeletesigned, Bad Bobby
This photo is super, brings back many memories. I used it for Magpie Tales and also for the Sunday mini-challenge over at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.
ReplyDeleteKay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel
Another fun prompt, thank you Tess.
ReplyDeleteGreat pic - which inspires more silliness from me!
ReplyDeleteI tried to find the artist, it has such an Andrew Wyeth feel, but no luck.
ReplyDeletevery appropriate for the start of NaNoWriMo:-)
ReplyDeletemuch love
martine
A Fossil! ;)
ReplyDeleteAnother top pic Tess and as Martine says, perfect for NaNoWriMo...
ReplyDeletea brilliant picture, thank you!!
ReplyDeletegreat prompt. i cheated as i wrote this poem a number of yrs ago but to my mind it went with the photo or vice versa
ReplyDeleteTap tap tap.
ReplyDeleteAs the elegant calling cards of Victorian times might have stated, " After an unavoidable absence, I am at home. May I be permitted the blissful pleasure of your company?"
ReplyDeleteNana Jo! Absolutely! Wonderful to see you, dear friend!
ReplyDeleteHee, hee. This is the first thing I've really felt inspired to write about in a while. My contribution is up, hope you enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tess!
Many Thanks to Kathy Bischoping for pointing me to a faulty link in my URL. It's fixed now, it should work through entry #51. Sorry about that!
ReplyDeleteumm, hi? lol.. just so happy to be back writing again at magpietales.. such a long time.. thank you Miss Tess for the photo prompt this week.(:
ReplyDelete~Kelvin
Lovely prompt that rings a bell at the end of every line!
ReplyDeleteNow . . is this a no-brainer? I suggest there would be fewer faulty links if bloggers tested them (i.e. click yer own link) after entering them?
Trust Doc to spot the answer! His suggestions ring bells all over the place...Though I must admit, I didn't test my link today! :)
ReplyDeleteA short one for me this week, thanks Tess.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the image. It looks a LOT like the typewriter I used to own.
ReplyDeletei am in with a little halloween tale...smiles.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your image on Sunday so I have a day to mull...Hope you don't mind that I lightened it up and found a spooky splotch on the wall by the typewriter :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad I finally made it! Good challenge!
ReplyDeleteI thought I'd said no, but your prompt has shaken a certain decision, now in poetic form.
ReplyDeleteFinally finished mine! Now I can start reading the others ... Well, actually I will start tomorrow - Halloween is a big day/evening at our house. Thank you very much for these prompts. I look forward to them and I can honestly tell you - each one I think "I can't do it" But somehow I push myself and squeeze it in and I feel I have learned so much since I started doing Magpie Tales.
ReplyDeleteIt took me a while, but finally the keys started a tapping.....thanks for another great prompt Tess! :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the inspiration...it has been so long since I typed on a typewriter, but I remember its perils with my errant fingers.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed. Another stimulating prompt. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI normally get so frustrated I just walk off and punch little smurfs. Afterwords I have blue stain hands which look really cool. Thank you for the writing prompt though!
ReplyDeleteLoved this! I was really able to run with it!!
ReplyDeletegreat photo for this week - very intriguing
ReplyDeleteOh dear ... I am too tired to make a comment. ;)
ReplyDeleteAnother inspiring prompt, and I ended up writing yet another story.
ReplyDelete@Tess... I hope you don't mind me breaking the rules so blatantly every time! :)
Cheers,
Arnab Majumdar on SribbleFest.com
I remember the time when people still wrote letters. The paper. The ink. In the dark ages even before typewriters!
ReplyDeleteThe pic is of a typewriter, but my poem is about handwriting...
ReplyDeleteMmmm - memories.................
ReplyDeleteOh, yes - the paper, the paper...I love the shaky handwriting of my grandmothers, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a few writing prompts this month, in case anyone wants to play. http://stephcupoftea.blogspot.com/2011/11/tea-and-truth-month-of-writing-prompts.html
Better late than not at all. I just posted "Write From The Heart".
ReplyDeleteOops thought this was posted.
ohhh to recall the days of using elements and erasers...
ReplyDeleteFINALLY finished it. rethought it, rewrote it, rechanged it 4 or 5 different times....
ReplyDeleteHaving learned to type on a Remington upright, I was surprised at how old this seemed.
ReplyDeleteA bit late for this one, but I loved the photo so I couldn't resist. :)
ReplyDeleteAh, the Moores! It's hard to think of a family dynasty more worthy of a Magpie Tale tribute.
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