Author: rugby843

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https://gmgblog.ca/2022/11/14/five-word-weekly-challenge-2246/

If you don’t know who Herschel Walker is, he is a former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He is the Donald Trump-endorses Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia running against the Democratic incumbent, Raphael Warnock.

Like Trump, Walker’s campaign has been littered with false and misleading claims. He’s lied about being in the military, about his education, about being a cop, about his business ventures, about his charities, and even about how many children he has with different women. He claims he is anti-abortion, but he paid for at least one abortion for one of his girlfriends. He is totally unqualified to serve as a member of the U.S. Senate.

In the midterm elections in Georgia earlier this month, Warnock received 49.4% of the votes (1,943,737) while Walker received 48.5% of the votes (1,907,272). A third-party candidate received 2.1% of the votes (81,278). But because neither Warnock nor Walker received a majority (50%+) of the vote, a runoff election between the two is scheduled for early December. If Democrat Warnock wins, the Democrats will have a 51-49 majority in the Senate. If Walker wins the runoff, the Senate will be split 50-50.

But here’s where it really gets weird. During a stump speech yesterday, Herschel Walker said this:

“I was watching this movie called ‘Fright Night.’ It was about vampires. I don’t know if you know, vampires are cool people, are they not? But I want to tell you something that I found out. A werewolf can kill a vampire, did you know that? I didn’t know that. So, I don’t want to be a vampire anymore, I want to be a werewolf.”

How bizarre is that? Yet this man, Herschel Walker, could possibly be elected to serve in the U.S. Senate representing the state of Georgia if he beats Senator Raphael Warnock in the runoff election next month.

Thanks, Fandango!

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Prompt: Write a risk poem

Shall I open it

Tear the seal

Wondering

What will be revealed

A box of cups

A frightened kitty

A biography of Walter Mitty

I take the risk, open the paper

Revealing a foul scented vapor

Further into the mysterious box

I find a pair of old soccer socks!

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http://cyranny.com/2022/11/16/november-16th-1minfiction-challenge/

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-17

Write a “blitz” poem that includes something about a mouse or mice. This form of poetry is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow

House Mice

mice hide

mice are clever

clever in homes 

clever scavenging

scavenging crumbs 

scavenging bits 

bits of bread 

bits of food 

food spilled 

food dropped 

dropped and spied 

dropped unaware

unaware they’re feeding mice

unaware of dropped enjoyment

enjoyment of a tiny mouse 

enjoyment brought in tiny house

house in a wall

house hidden from cats

cats smell and sniff

cats only sneaking

sneaking is the mouse forte 

sneaking silently every day 

day turns to night

day isn’t his best

best to be hidden in the dark 

best without candle scent

scent of savory 

scent of sweet 

sweet treat favorites

sweet crumbs he savors 

savors flavors

savors sugar 

sugar plums entice

sugar powdered delight

delight in all 

delights inside cubby

cubby holes 

cubby comfort

comfort and safety

comfort and rest

rest is not his job 

rest doesn’t fill cheeks

cheeks furry 

cheeks empty

empty shelves 

empty floors 

floors clean

empty

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https://skepticskaddish.com/2022/11/16/w3-prompt-29-weave-written-weekly/

Sorry to start the day with the T word but it’s happening🤢

https://lindaghill.com/2022/11/16/one-liner-wednesday-and-thats-all-folks/

ANTHONY ADVISED HER TO FORGET WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WARNED HER TO NOT SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE. He hastily pulled the skirt back up and made sure the hem was not showing anymore. He knew she was a good friend but he never told her that women’s clothing made him feel more like a man. It was his little secret and harmed no one.

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/11/15/fandangos-story-starter-72/

If only
We could take wing above the earth
Take the temperature of feelings
End the sorrow of men’s actions
The children bear the most of it
Hiding it under quilted seams
Trying not to remember it all
When it comes out in dreams.

https://dversepoets.com/2022/11/14/quadrille-164-winging-it/

“Yup, the whole building came relatively cheap in today’s market. I couldn’t resist it, really, Fred. Of course there are a few problems but what place doesn’t?” Joe chuckled rather nervously. Fred just looked back at him, the building, and then back at Joe.

“You could say that, Fred. And you think you can make apartments or just rent out the entire space?” Joe looked again at the two weird doors.

“Well you haven’t been inside yet Joe, come on in.” After getting a tall ladder and entering the lower door, Joe observed a number of very tall men donning colorful costumes. Joe guessed they were parade performers. “There’s a place for everything.”

http://christinebialczak.com/2022/11/15/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-11-15-2022/

http://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/11/15/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-298-11-15-22-ekphrastic-photoprompt/

Prompt: write a thoughtful and/or thoughtless poem.

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Moving Furniture?

Hearing incessant heavy rolling

Wondering if that sleepless trolling

Makes me an ungrateful shrew

Not knowing what trauma his being drew

Possibly it’s a heavy chair

Marking its path in my upstairs

I should ignore and be contrite

But my lack of sleep does indict

The actions of the dweller above

Constant noise does not induce love.

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https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-15