Wednesday Review - Oracle Night

This is the second book by Auster that I've read.  I had really enjoyed Mr Vertigo as a teenager and was looking forward to immerse myself in his strange creation.  The story of Oracle Night is like a Russian doll. We meet Sidney, an author recovering from a near fatal illness.  He hasn't written in months when he finds a Portuguese blue notebook in a small stationary store.  He feels compelled to start writing again.  We then follow the story of Nick Bowen, who's been given the task of editing a recovered manuscript...

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Objectify

Hullo peeps! Here is the writing prompt for this week: ***Writing prompt 118 - Think of an object that describes you. Describe it.*** As always, I invite you to post a link to or the entire answer to the prompt in the comment secti...

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Talk Back Billy

After a week of absence, here it is, my answer to the prompt.  This one was very difficult for me.  Enjoy! ***Writing prompt 633 - That snappy reply you never had a chance to say *** There was once, in the middle of nowhere, a village.  It wasn’t a big village, nor was it interesting either.  There were no important roads nearby, nor were there any tourist attractions.  It was plain, boring and far from special.  Why tell its story then?  Because in this tiny village, there lived a man who always...

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Review Wednesday - The Hunger Games

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Talking back

Ok, this week's prompt is a bit... weird.  I guess I'll have to think harder about this one.  Not sure what I'll come up with but I'm usually good under pressure.  We'll see! ***Writing prompt 633 - That snappy reply you never had a chance to say *** ...

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Life is a highway

Dear me, it seems I keep on forgetting to put the prompts online.  I guess it's the whole going back to work trauma thing.  I do intend to change it to Mondays however.  So without further ado, here it is, this week's prompt. Don't forget to post your answers on Sunday! ***Writing prompt 236 - You are stuck on the highway in the world's worst traffic jam for at least two days.  What happens?*** Image source here ...

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From the inside

Inspiration for this came at the last minute, a flash of genius in a sea of mediocrity.  I hope it will please you, for I'm quite proud of it.  Will you be able to guess who, or what, is our main character?* ***Writing prompt 300 - You wake up with a nameless feeling of dread in your gut, but you can't figure out what it is.  Write down everything that could possibly happen during the day that could be something for you to dread. *** Normal 0 false false false EN-CA JA X-NONE ...

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