Tag Archives: performance

Time To Write: Awkward [Creative Writing Prompt] – An Awkward Moment

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

When the time came, I never suspected it would be as awkward as I imagined. I was in a play, and in a scene with Gladys Jones when she forgot her lines. It was opening night. The theatre was packed. … Continue reading →

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December 7: Flash Fiction Challenge – Drama Performance

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

December 7, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write that features a performance. You can interpret what is a performance any way the prompt leads you. My senior drama students faced a final performance exam presided over … Continue reading →

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Wordle #179 – The Actor

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

This week’s words: Pig Stow Limbo Malaise Tick Cordate ((adj.) heart-shaped) Mental Soliloquize ((v.) talk to oneself) Aghast Accountability Transition Ligament The actor breathed deeply as his big moment arrived. The audience was hushed, expectant as he began the most … Continue reading →

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Wot I Shot Wednesday

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Each Wednesday is a quiet blogging day for me so I am going to post a photo or two I took today and write a short story/explanation about it. You are welcome to join in and share your Wednesday shots … Continue reading →

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Bonus Wordle – Shakespearian Style – Much Ado About Something

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

This week’s fabulously challenging wordle comes with thanks to Cressida de Nova: bough distils [*alternate spelling of distills] Owls musk [a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance that is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #18 – Performance

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

Image: Labelled for re-use The small thin girl, inside a bag of nerves, enters the performance space and looks at her audience. Its time she tells herself and becomes Marnie the character she embodies and goes straight into character skipping … Continue reading →

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SoCS Oct. 29/16 – “in/out”

Posted on October 29, 2016 by

She wanted to know before it all started if I was an in or an out. I didn’t quite understand the question but I soon learned what she was referring to. Within hours of being in the same bed she … Continue reading →

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Wordle #115 “June 27th, 2016” The First All-Righteous Church

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

This week’s great playful words: Smash Tiresome Perfidy (deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery) Corner Phallus (an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of 03-01-2016 – The Final Night

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

It was our final night. The cast were up for one more performance. It had been a wonderful week with packed houses every night. Tonight the auditorium was packed. The show had energy, pathos, the music catchy and our band … Continue reading →

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FFfAW-Week of 10-27-2015 – Fruition.

Posted on October 27, 2015 by

Image: pixabay.com It was a great moment she thought. After months of work, rehearsal, worry and anxiety it was finally over. In her dressing room away from the accolades she received she could relax and gather her thoughts. She had … Continue reading →

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