Number five:
I read the book “Project Hail Mary” and loved it. It was written by author Andy Weir, who also wrote “The Martian” so I knew it was going to be good. I’ll say this again, read the book! It’s so much better than the movie. “The Odyssey” is one movie I would love to see in the cinema. I’ve loved movies and films since childhood and this epic and how it’s filmed would be worth stripping my bank account!😂
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This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts – August 6, 2026
“Hey! I brought the coffee and chips, but they didn’t have eyebrow pencils. Guess it’s not a football game tradition at the 7-11!” Joe slumped down in front of the tv, shoes kicked off and socks flown astray.
Sara was concentrating on homework. “This maths assignment isn’t bad for your first college requirement. I took this three years ago and passed, no problem!” Joe turned on the tv, seeing the Lamborghini ad, thinking, someday… maybe.
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Can You Tell A Story In…
Her big brother full of brawn
He thought her a brat
Did not get along
But when stuck up in a tree
She called with a yelp
To climb back down
She needed help
Siblings love and fight, sometimes don’t agree
Except when needing help from a big brown tree.
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Three Things Challenge #MM508
Have you ever forgotten about something important, like an appointment or meeting? Maybe you’ve forgotten your keys in the car and needed to call a locksmith. Ever had a word on the tip of your tongue but couldn’t think of (remember) it? Perhaps there’s something or someone you’d rather forget.
For this week’s challenge, let’s write syllabic poetry about forgetting. Choose a syllabic form from the list, and incorporate something you forgot into your poem. Don’t forget: if you write a free verse poem, you must include a syllabic form with it!
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Haibun:
I live in an apartment complex for fifty five and over adults. There are about half who are older or more disabled than me. The friend who once in a while I play cards with, turned ninety four last weekend. The funny thing was, the date is forever etched in my mind because my mom died on that date, 7-31, sixty years ago in fact. So maybe I was so fixed on her I forgot his birthday party.
a birthday
significant date
forgotten
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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 75, Oops, I forgot! 8/5/26
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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #098
“These I have loved”
sitting in the shade of an old oak tree
swinging on its branches
watching a tiny bird on the edge of the nest, scared to fly
unfurling leaves in spring
summer feathery fronds of pampas grass
bare feet on brown packed dirt roads
golden swirling prairie grass
secret path in white birch halls
children splashing in a puddle
the smell of steam after a rain on hot streets
sniffing a rose bush
scent of fresh cut grass
watching busy dragonflies
large hollyhock blooms weaving on sturdy stems
autumn leaves on stretching maple trees
sunsets that make you weep
colorful distant mountain forests
brown crunching leaves underfoot
sharp icicles decorating eaves
first snow on your tongue
white heavy flakes quick to pile
frozen puddles to crack
Jack Frost designs on windows
“all these I have loved”.
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Poetics: The Great Lover
Well howdy, how’s it goin’?
Fine ol’ boy, and what’s that growling?
I heard it too, it must be Flo, she’s a regular dynamo!
Her cubs are wild and unfriendly too. I bet they end up in a zoo.
Well family is everything, no matter what.
And we all have problems, remember Paul? Went on to be a circus act?
I do and that did last long. He found out where he belonged.
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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 08/04/2026
The Bag Lady 
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