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Entries

Title	Date Posted	#	Prompt	Alts
Chronic Closure	23 September 2013	113	closed
Hopeless	5 April 2013	112	hope
Space in My Head	25 February 2013	111	space
A Case of Xenosexulipsia	28 January 2013	110	neolexia (xenosexulipsia)	1
Mindless	28 January 2013	109	mindless
The Attack	15 January 2013	108	danger
What's in a Name? Notes on Cultural Differences	7 January 2013	107	notes
Blue Period	15 January 2013	106	oops
The (Fab) Four Horsemen	16 January 2013	105	apocalypse
The Proof is in the Party/The Party is in the Proof	16 January 2013	104	proof	1
Solstice	7 December 2012	103	dark
As Seen Through the Heart	30 November 2012	102	love
Oh, WHY Didn't I Fly?	19 October 2012	101	leg
100 Years, Give or Take	28 September 2012	100	century
Packing Impossible	2 October 2012	99	impossible
Introduction	2 October 2012	98	root
Forever   related to Roddy	3 October 2012	97	believe
Sunrise	29 August 2012	96	ephemeral
WABAC	29 August 2012	95	machine
Nightmares	29 August 2012	94	lost
Spellwork   part 5 of the series: The Florida Adventure	5 August 2012	93	spell
The Secret Ingredient is Love	29 July 2012	92	relative	1
Outa Sight!   part 4 of the series: The Florida Adventure	29 July 2012	91	hide
The Path to Shangri-La   part 3 of the series: The Florida Adventure	20 July 2012	90	shangri-la
The Realtor Said   part 2 of the series: The Florida Adventure	8 July 2012	89	old
De-Cluttering   part 1 of the series: The Florida Adventure	3 July 2012	88	sign
At First Sight	21 June 2012	87	word (love)	4
Failed Escape	13 June 2012	86	escape	1
A Love Song to Savannah (Maybe the Last)   related to Savannah Sonnets	8 June 2012	85	rhyming (special)	1
Day of Uncertainty	28 May 2012	84	storm	1
Breaking Point	17 May 2012	83	lie	1
Wonder	9 May 2012	82	water	2
Believe	8 May 2012	81	fairy tale	1
Virtual Blow/Actual Wound	24 March 2012	80	blood	2
Leap Day	29 February 2012	79	leap
Capture Rapture	29 February 2012	78	picture (special)	1
Recovery Room	7 February 2012	77	recovery	1
Premonition?	12 January 2012	76	crash
Virtual NYE   related to Words Are All I Have...	1 January 2012	75	virtual	1
"Nobody Likes Me…"	31 August 2011	74	paranoid/paranoia	1
Part 1: Arrival   part 1 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	4 July 2011	73	fan fiction (The Fantastic Journey - Episode 11)	2
Kelp Yourself	14 June 2011	72	organic
Rewind/Fast Forward   related to Maternity	5 June 2011	71	chicken	5
Enraptured in the Past	5 June 2011	70	rapture	3
The Tricks Of Memory	21 April 2011	69	remember/remembrance	2
Leaving	23 February 2011	68	abandon	3
To Keep Me Warm	1 February 2011	67	cold	2
The Streets of New York	8 December 2010	66	imagine	2
Late Or Early?	8 September 2010	65	late
The Reluctant Pun   related to Words Are All I Have...	8 September 2010	64	pun
The Price of Fame, Part Two   part 2 of the Roddy & Linda Stories series: The Price of Fame	8 September 2010	63	image	2
The Price of Fame   part 1 of the Roddy & Linda Stories series: The Price of Fame	8 September 2010	62	sacrifice	1
Safe At Home	8 September 2010	61	safe	3
Happy Earth Day	22 April 2010	60	earth
The Perils of Promptness   related to Words Are All I Have...	22 April 2010	59	prompt
A Fool in April	1 April 2010	58	fool
Non-Texter's Lament	22 March 2010	57	text	1
A Terrible Thing To Waste	14 March 2010	56	pi/pie	1
Wednesday, All Through the Night   related to Words Are All I Have...	5 March 2010	55	day of the week (Wednesday)	2
Dark Valentine	14 February 2010	54	heart	1
Looking Glass   part 2 of the series: In the Mirror	27 January 2010	53	through the looking glass
Cracks In Time   part 1 of the series: In the Mirror	23 January 2010	52	cracked	1
You Say Potato	13 January 2010	51	2010	1
Memory Box--2009	31 December 2009	50	box	1
Full Stop: Depression	31 December 2009	49	pause	2
Darkness Over Savannah	31 October 2009	48	spooky	7
To Write, Or Not To Write?   related to Words Are All I Have...	17 October 2009	47	conflicted	1
Irrational Fear	28 September 2009	46	fear	1
In Another's Eyes   part 2 of the series: A Real Boy	12 September 2009	45	series (Buried Treasures/Buried Self)
The Final Approach   part 1 of the Soul Mate series: Soul Mate	2 September 2009	44	landing	2
High Summer   part 5 of the Savannah Sonnets series: Savannah Sonnets	11 August 2009	43	take-off	3
The Cooling Key   part 4 of the Savannah Sonnets series: Savannah Sonnets	17 July 2009	42	key	1
A Woman's Denial	30 June 2009	41	denial	1
Still In My Dreams   part 6 of the Roddy series: Roddy	16 June 2009	40	dreams	1
Left in the Dark	9 June 2009	39	blackout	1
Beware of Unbidden Triggers   part 5 of the Roddy series: Roddy	19 May 2009	38	trigger	1
If I Only Had A Clue	16 May 2009	37	clue	2
May Eve   part 1 of the Roddy & Linda Stories series: Bringing in the May	3 May 2009	36	mayday	3
A Shameless Attempt At Bonus Points or A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Lose	14 April 2009	35	anniversary	1
Pink   part 2 of the Savannah Sonnets series: Savannah Sonnets	5 April 2009	34	green	3
Treasure-Hunting	5 March 2009	33	buried treasure	1
A Chat With My Alter-Ego   related to Words Are All I Have...	2 March 2009	32	interview with...	1
Without Good-byes	13 February 2009	31	good-bye	1
My Shadow   part 4 of the Roddy series: Roddy	2 February 2009	30	shadow	1
The Wonderland of Writing   related to Words Are All I Have...	2 February 2009	29	down the rabbit hole	2
January 20 2009	20 January 2009	28	change	1
Most Resolutions Are Broken by the Third Day	5 January 2009	27	resolution	1
Stop and Notice	22 December 2008	26	stop
Time On My Hands   related to Words Are All I Have...	2 December 2008	25	now what?	2
November Eve   related to Words Are All I Have...	31 October 2008	24	don't panic	3
Digital Demons	24 October 2008	23	digital
So What Can We Do	20 October 2008	22	song title (Faith)	3
What She Least Suspected	20 October 2008	21	shattered	1
Beyond The Laughter	20 October 2008	20	clown
His Smile, MY Smile	9 October 2008	19	brightness/brightly gleaming	2
Ten Years Later…   part 3 of the Roddy series: Roddy	6 September 2008	18	what if...?	2
Quivering Thoughts   part 6 of the Adventures in Homebuying series: Adventures in Homebuying	20 August 2008	17	quiver	2
Their Brains Eaten by Zombies   part 5 of the Adventures in Homebuying series: Adventures in Homebuying	20 August 2008	16	zombies
The Saga Continues...   part 4 of the Adventures in Homebuying series: Adventures in Homebuying	20 August 2008	15	unintentional	4
Cleanliness Is Next To... Impossible   part 3 of the Adventures in Homebuying series: Adventures in Homebuying	3 August 2008	14	previous title (Dust)
Thrown Into Fountains   part 2 of the Roddy series: Roddy	19 July 2008	13	superstition	1
Powerless   part 2 of the Adventures in Homebuying series: Adventures in Homebuying	11 July 2008	12	power	1
Heading For Home - 11 January 1953   related to More Roddy & Linda Stories	30 June 2008	11	happy family vacation	3
The Woman In The Moon	30 June 2008	10	reflection	4
Song of Savannah--Summer 2008   part 1 of the Savannah Sonnets series: Savannah Sonnets	16 June 2008	9	impressions	1
Some Pig	6 June 2008	8	pig juice
Wind Fell	6 June 2008	7	windfall	1
To Be a Pirate King	25 May 2008	6	pirates
The Big Day	25 May 2008	5	passages	2
Out Of Time	13 May 2008	4	out of time	3
Sharing Her Secret	4 May 2008	3	secrets	1
My Flight	22 April 2008	2	defying gravity	1
FireBeat	19 April 2008	1	fire	1

Alternate Drabbles

Title	Date Posted	#	Prompt
Bibliogasm	29 January 2013	110	neolexia (bibliogasm)
The Diagnosis	30 January 2013	104	proof
Kill Your Darlings	30 July 2014	92	relative
Dark Day	4 July 2012	87	word (dark)
Unsettled	22 June 2012	87	word (root)
In Spite of/Because of Them	21 June 2012	87	word (believe)
Believer	21 June 2012	87	word (believe)
Looking for Love...	13 June 2012	86	escape
Chiding Myself in Rhyme	8 June 2012	85	rhyming
Inner Tempest	7 June 2012	84	storm
Part 11: Confession   part 11 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	23 May 2012	83	lie
Part 5: Walkabout   part 5 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	21 May 2012	82	water
No Happy Ending   part 3 of the series: Chios/Chaos 1822: An Epic Trilogy	17 May 2012	82	water
Happy Ending   part 1 of the series: Chios/Chaos 1822: An Epic Trilogy	17 May 2012	81	fairy tale
But Evil Is Thicker Than Blood   related to Witch	18 May 2012	80	blood
Happy Ending Unraveling   part 2 of the series: Chios/Chaos 1822: An Epic Trilogy	17 May 2012	80	blood
Reluctant Queen	9 May 2012	78	picture
A Small (But Important!) Victory   part 6 of the series: The Book of Revelations	5 June 2012	77	recovery
Virtually   part 5 of the series: The Book of Revelations	5 June 2012	75	virtual
What Will They Say?	10 December 2011	74	paranoid/paranoia
Part 3: Mesmerized   part 3 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	8 July 2011	73	fan fiction (The Fantastic Journey - Episode 11)
Part 2: A Vision   part 2 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	8 July 2011	73	fan fiction (The Fantastic Journey - Episode 11)
Part 4 - A Sad Resolution   part 4 of the series: Savannah Chicken	9 June 2010	71	chicken
Part 3 - Like Losing A Friend   part 3 of the series: Savannah Chicken	9 June 2010	71	chicken
Part 2 - Cute/Creepy/Sweet   part 2 of the series: Savannah Chicken	9 June 2010	71	chicken
Part 1 - What's That?   part 1 of the series: Savannah Chicken	9 June 2010	71	chicken
Tastes Like…	9 June 2010	71	chicken
Part 10: Attuned   part 10 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	21 May 2012	13	superstition
Part 13: Like Mind   part 13 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	23 May 2012	70	rapture
Rapture In Red	9 June 2010	70	rapture
Blissful Beginning   related to Maternity	5 June 2010	70	rapture
Love Poem to NYC—11 September, 2011	11 September 2011	69	remember/remembrance
Phyzz: Reminiscing   part 2 of the series: The Adventures of Phyzz and Muze: A Story Told in Drabbles	29 June 2011	69	remember/remembrance
The Abandoned Victorian	8 June 2012	68	abandon
Curiouser and Curiouser   part 1 of the series: The Continuing Saga of Phyzz and Muze	16 May 2012	68	abandon
I HAVEN'T Abaodoned You!: A Conversation with My Alter-Ego   related to Words Are All I Have...	10 May 2012	68	abandon
Ode To Cold… And Chilled Beverages	12 June 2010	67	cold
Chilling End   related to Maternity	5 June 2010	67	cold
Part 4: Groundwork   part 4 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	21 May 2012	66	imagine
Unimaginable   related to Maternity	9 May 2012	66	imagine
Part 6: Discovery   part 6 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	21 May 2012	63	image
First Look   related to Maternity	26 December 2011	63	image
Feeling the Sacrifice	26 December 2011	62	sacrifice
Safe & Sound   part 4 of the series: The Continuing Saga of Phyzz and Muze	16 May 2012	61	safe
Is Nothing Safe?	26 December 2011	61	safe
Phyzz: Safe At Last   part 4 of the series: The Adventures of Phyzz and Muze: A Story Told in Drabbles	29 June 2011	61	safe
A Saga of Sexting	13 June 2010	57	text
A Baking Lesson	18 May 2012	56	pi/pie
Phyzz: Wednesday: Before the Change   part 1 of the series: The Adventures of Phyzz and Muze: A Story Told in Drabbles	29 June 2011	55	day of the week (Wednesday)
Friday Morning	8 March 2010	55	day of the week (Friday)
The Hard Heart of Reality	6 April 2010	54	heart
Cracks	26 December 2011	52	cracked
What A Difference…	18 May 2012	51	2010
The Gift of Memory	16 May 2012	50	box
Leap Of Faith	31 December 2009	49	pause
Sometimes There's No Time to Pause	31 December 2009	49	pause
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away   part 1 of the series: Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	31 October 2009	48	spooky
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away -- Part Two   part 2 of the series: Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	31 October 2009	48	spooky
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away -- Part Three   part 3 of the series: Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	31 October 2009	48	spooky
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away -- Part Four   part 4 of the series: Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	31 October 2009	48	spooky
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away -- Part Five   part 5 of the series: Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	31 October 2009	48	spooky
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away -- Part Six   part 6 of the series: Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	31 October 2009	48	spooky
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away -- Part Seven   part 7 of the series: Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	31 October 2009	48	spooky
Summer Scare	13 June 2010	47	conflicted
Fraidy Cats   part 6 of the series: The Florida Adventure	28 September 2012	46	fear
Homecoming, For the Very First Time   part 3 of the Soul Mate series: Soul Mate	3 September 2009	44	landing
Arrival   part 2 of the Soul Mate series: Soul Mate	3 September 2009	44	landing
Book Birth   related to Words Are All I Have...	25 May 2012	43	take-off
Missing Pieces Of Me	18 August 2009	43	take-off
1953: A New Start   related to More Roddy & Linda Stories	12 August 2009	43	take-off
Looking for the Key to Contentment	7 June 2012	42	key
Flavors of Denial	3 July 2009	41	denial
The Meaning of the Dreams   part 7 of the Roddy series: Roddy	2 July 2009	40	dreams
The Morning After   part 2 of the Roddy & Linda Stories series: Bringing in the May	30 June 2009	39	blackout
His Hair Trigger	4 February 2012	38	trigger
Answers Lie Within   part 4 of the series: In the Mirror	21 May 2012	37	clue
Ever-Questioning	16 May 2009	37	clue
Shipwreck Part Three   part 3 of the Shipwrecked Souls series: Shipwrecked Souls	12 May 2009	36	mayday
Shipwreck Part Two   part 2 of the Shipwrecked Souls series: Shipwrecked Souls	10 May 2009	36	mayday
Shipwreck   part 1 of the Shipwrecked Souls series: Shipwrecked Souls	10 May 2009	36	mayday
A Poem For Drabblers	14 April 2009	35	anniversary
Part 8: Eye Contact   part 8 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	21 May 2012	34	green
Not Such A Pretty Shade	2 July 2009	34	green
St. Patrick's Day In Savannah   part 3 of the Savannah Sonnets series: Savannah Sonnets	2 July 2009	34	green
Part 12: To Share   part 12 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	23 May 2012	33	buried treasure
Dateline: Savannah, Georgia	10 March 2009	32	interview with...
Disappearing Icons	29 August 2009	31	good-bye
Part 15: Initial Appraisal   part 15 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	5 June 2012	30	shadow
Tour into Madness   related to Roddy	27 June 2012	29	down the rabbit hole
What Might It Be Like?   related to Words Are All I Have...	11 July 2009	29	down the rabbit hole
Phyzz: Distrubance in My Life   part 5 of the series: The Adventures of Phyzz and Muze: A Story Told in Drabbles	29 June 2011	28	change
Resolution in the New Year?	2 July 2009	27	resolution
Phyzz: Uncertainty, Again   part 3 of the series: The Adventures of Phyzz and Muze: A Story Told in Drabbles	29 June 2011	25	now what?
After the Geek-Fest	4 August 2009	25	now what?
Part 16: No Harm   part 16 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	5 June 2012	24	don't panic
A Fright   part 3 of the series: The Continuing Saga of Phyzz and Muze	16 May 2012	24	don't panic
Muze: Mounting Concern   part 6 of the series: The Adventures of Phyzz and Muze: A Story Told in Drabbles	29 June 2011	24	don't panic
Last Friday Night	31 May 2012	22	song title (Last Friday Night)
All Grown Up	19 May 2012	22	song title (Sweet Caroline)
What Might Have Been	19 May 2012	22	song title (Baby Mine)
Shattered Security	4 August 2009	21	shattered
One Final Brightness   related to Witch	5 August 2009	19	brightness/brightly gleaming
Brightening My Night	10 July 2009	19	brightness/brightly gleaming
All Is Lost   part 2 of the series: The Continuing Saga of Phyzz and Muze	16 May 2012	18	what if...?
A Second Chance?	6 July 2011	18	what if...?
The Proposal	4 August 2012	17	quiver
Butterfly Wings   related to Maternity	24 December 2011	17	quiver
Part 7: The Pool   part 7 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	21 May 2012	15	unintentional
NOT Fan Fiction!	10 December 2011	15	unintentional
Not My Intention--Do I Want Too Much?	2 July 2009	15	unintentional
Not My Intention	24 December 2008	15	unintentional
WE Decide!   part 5 of the series: The Continuing Saga of Phyzz and Muze	16 May 2012	12	power
Images of My Past	16 May 2012	11	happy family vacation
Visitors	3 July 2009	11	happy family vacation
They Call It 'Vacay'	3 July 2009	11	happy family vacation
For My Grandchild	25 May 2012	10	reflection
Who Is She?   part 3 of the series: In the Mirror	19 May 2012	10	reflection
Reflections on the Rules of English	13 June 2010	10	reflection
Double Reflection	24 December 2008	10	reflection
In Gratitude	24 December 2008	9	impressions
And the Winner Is…   related to More Roddy & Linda Stories	12 June 2012	7	windfall
Part 14: Introduction   part 14 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	3 June 2012	5	passages
Reassessment	24 December 2008	5	passages
Plagiarism au Pain	29 May 2012	4	out of time
Images Through Time	2 July 2009	4	out of time
Now What?   part 1 of the Adventures in Homebuying series: Adventures in Homebuying	12 May 2008	4	out of time
Once I Had A Secret Love...   part 1 of the Roddy series: Roddy	24 December 2008	3	secrets
Flying Out of Town	18 May 2012	2	defying gravity
Combustion	2 July 2009	1	fire

Flash Writings

Title	Date Posted	Inspired by
I Had A False Sense of Security (Until It All Crashed Down Around Me)   part 3 of the series: The Book of Revelations	1 June 2012	crash
Part 9: Meeting   part 9 of the series: Encountering Ophelia	21 May 2012	fan fiction (The Fantastic Journey - Episode 11)
In My Dreams	2 July 2009	dreams
Paparazzi: February, 1953	9 September 2009	clue
Loved It When They Got Here… Loved It Even More When They Left	13 February 2009	good-bye
Who Am I? (Have I Ever Really Known?)   part 4 of the series: The Book of Revelations	3 June 2012	down the rabbit hole
Unresolved Angst	2 September 2011	resolution
At Least It Can’t Get Worse (Or Can It?)   part 2 of the series: The Book of Revelations	2 April 2012	now what?
Nice Day for a White Wedding	1 January 2009	song title (White Wedding)
The Beginning of the End (Of the Beginning)   part 1 of the series: The Book of Revelations	2 April 2012	shattered
Our Visit To Savannah	20 February 2009	happy family vacation
Ah, Family!	8 January 2009	happy family vacation

Drabble Series

Series Title	Authors	Last Drabble Posted	Drabbles
The Florida Adventure	Julie Carriker	28 September 2012	6
The Price of Fame   related to Roddy & Linda Stories	Julie Carriker	8 September 2010	2
The Book of Revelations	Julie Carriker	5 June 2012	6
Chios/Chaos 1822: An Epic Trilogy	Julie Carriker	17 May 2012	3
The Continuing Saga of Phyzz and Muze	Julie Carriker	16 May 2012	5
Encountering Ophelia	Julie Carriker	5 June 2012	16
The Adventures of Phyzz and Muze: A Story Told in Drabbles	Julie Carriker	29 June 2011	6
Savannah Chicken	Julie Carriker	9 June 2010	4
In the Mirror	Julie Carriker	21 May 2012	4
Spooky, The Hat Who Flew Away	Julie Carriker	31 October 2009	7
A Real Boy	Deneen Ansley Julie Carriker	12 September 2009	2
Roddy   related to Roddy	Julie Carriker	2 July 2009	7
Soul Mate   related to Soul Mate	Julie Carriker	3 September 2009	3
Shipwrecked Souls   related to Shipwrecked Souls	Julie Carriker	12 May 2009	3
Bringing in the May   related to Roddy & Linda Stories	Julie Carriker	30 June 2009	2
Adventures in Homebuying   related to Adventures in Homebuying	Julie Carriker	20 August 2008	6
Savannah Sonnets   related to Savannah Sonnets	Julie Carriker Joel Byers	30 December 2009	6

Open Challenges

#	Prompt	Suggested by	Prompt Posted
135	non-sequitur		7 March 2018
134	monsters		1 July 2017
133	acyrologia		11 February 2017
132	cloud	Charlene Marolf	4 September 2016
131	purple		4 May 2016
130	alien (special)		11 January 2016
129	pareidolia		11 December 2015
128	hobby		22 August 2015
127	lethargy		15 May 2015
126	game		23 February 2015
125	start		17 October 2014
124	antonyms (author's choice)		11 June 2014
123	wish		25 May 2014
122	teach		6 May 2014
121	drive		24 April 2014
120	murder		4 April 2014
119	cricket		4 March 2014
118	heterograph (author's choice)		10 February 2014
117	fearless		1 January 2014
116	present		11 December 2013
115	twisted		23 October 2013
114	rogue	Michael Bernier	19 July 2013

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