This is my 100 Word Challenge for May 14th. The prompt was these words: Oar, Rule, Mushroom, Wistful, and Wrinkled. This is what I wrote in the ten minutes:

She took another pull at the oar, her muscles aching, trying to push the small boat through the choppy waters. The wrinkled rule book sat next to her as a reminder of what she had just done. She thought back wistfully to what caused her run from the assassins in the first place. The boat suddenly shook as a dark figure in a wet suit climbed aboard. On pure instinct, she jumped over the side, brushing past the seaweed and mushrooms at the riverbed to get to the forest’s edge. She burst out in a dead sprint, unaware that the danger was growing closer.

Thank you for reading!

This is my 100 word challenge for May 7th. The prompt was this phrase “suddenly, darkness enveloped the room”

I paced the room, impatiently waiting for the guards to respond to the midnight check. The dim hum of the fluorescent lights above calmed my nerves in a strange way that made this place feel like home. I called out one more time on the radio for any guards working to check in. There was no response yet again. I heard a loud pop as all of the lights above fell silent and then suddenly, darkness enveloped the room. I knew what this meant and I turned on the portable generator in the room to send out one final signal.

Thanks for reading, Till tomorrow!

This was my 100 Word Challenge that I did April 30th. The prompt was this photo

Here is the end result!

He furiously spun the wheel glancing to his scuffed rear view mirror to see flashing red and blue lights. The sound of the engine mixed with his adrenaline blinded his thoughts and he jerked his wheel to the right, shaking as he hopped the curb. He glanced behind to see two more cop cars on his tail, making it five in total. He was still looking backwards when he felt the truck slam into the gate and tear if off, deflating his tires at the same time. The last thing he saw before he blacked out was the number 29.

This is my 100 word challenge for April 16th that I forgot to post on my blog once I had completed it. The prompt was these words: Violin, Elephant, Purple, Happy, Painted.

The purple lighting shone down, surrounding him in a blanket of warmth. In his dark, grey, painted cage, He felt happy and content, listening to the sounds of the violin down the hall . He turned his head to look around and felt the cool air of the enclosure. He was trapped like an elephant but didn’t seem to mind. Then he closed his eyes, once more feeling a rolling warmth envelop him. He touched the cold concrete of his cell and snapped back to reality. He frantically looked around in hopes of finding a clue as to where he was.

Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed!

This is my 100 word challenge for 04/23 The prompt was this phrase; “as it let out a pitiful howl” here is what I did with that prompt!

I silently crept through the room, passing the dusty shelving, listening to every sound. The moonlight cast a glow onto the dirty floor, making the whole place seem more erie. I saw the creature pass by in the corner and crouched behind it, ready to strike. I jumped out, with my blade drawn. The knife landed with a sickening thunk as the creature let out a pitiful howl. I stared into its eyes as the light behind flicked down. It closed its eyes and seemed to have accepted its fate. It seems our rivalry had come to its final conclusion.

Thank you for reading, till tomorrow!

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This is my submission for the 100 word challenge for 03/24! The prompt was this phrase;

“No,” he said, “I like Marmite”

I did the best I could with it and here’s the result!

He stared at the tall Russian from across the street. He knew the code words by heart but went over it in his head once more as he waited for the signal, an ox cart piled with apples passing between them. The signal came, and he crossed eagerly, listening to the phrase the Russian muttered. “Do you like jam?” the Russian asked. “No,” he said, “I like Marmite.” The Russian nodded and handed over the wrinkled black leather suitcase. He took the suitcase to the car that awaited him, giddily chatting up the driver, excited that it went so smoothly. 

Thank you for reading! Till Tomorrow!

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This is my 100 word challenge. The prompt was this photo

My father dropped me off at his old house in the country, where my grandparents lived, for a nice week away from technology. My Grandma eagerly awaited me at the front door with arms outstretched. I gave her a hug and came inside to find my Grandpa staring out the window. I followed his gaze to a weathered bronze statue of a scarecrow with a plaque in front of it. He quickly snapped back to attention when he heard my Grandma come in and close the door. We made eye contact, and I peaked back at the statue once more.

Hope you enjoyed!

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This is my 100 word blog post for March 12th. The prompt was this phrase “The orange one spoke first”

After the Professor shrunk me down, I started noticing changes. For instance, the weird voices coming from his bag that I didn’t hear before when I was taller. I climbed inside his bag while he was busy giving his lecture, hopping over the scarred leather into the dark inside, scared of what or who the voice came from. I heard the voices getting louder. I brushed aside a few sticks of gum to find a bag of gummy bears. The orange one spoke first, “You here to free us?” I was so shocked I had no response to give him.

Thank you!

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    This is my “One Little Word” blog post. The word that I chose was Hopeful. I think this word really just captures 2021 because with 2020 being such a mess, we can only be hopeful and look towards brighter days to come. Hopeful can also be an acronym:

Having optimism 

Open to new Ideas

Perfecting skills you are good at

Effort given to important tasks

Fully paying attention to your work.

Understanding mistakes and working to fix them

Looking to the future

         This word will help me move forward by not giving up and staying Hopeful throughout the year and give me optimism. Some goals I have for myself are, to try and read more. I’ve been reading less and less and been paying more attention to my phone and PC so I’d like to get back to that. Another goal would be to play more chess. I really like playing chess but nobody in my family really wants to play so most of the the time I turn to online versions. Finally the last goal I want to keep for myself is to spend more time learning about things that interest me, like history and the mechanics behind modern machines. 

        The way I plan to achieve these goals is by being hopeful when it seems as though I cannot complete these goals and by setting my mind to them and driving forward. The main idea behind my word is that, even though it may seem rough and the times may get tough, you must be hopeful and persevere through the bad times in order to accomplish your goals and finish what you started out to do. Winston Churchill embodied the meaning of hope when he stated “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” This statement shows how hope is a powerful word with a meaning that is expressed through a single word and compares it to other strong words like honor, duty, mercy and freedom. Finally to end it off, give an example of how hope can change your imagination, future, or thought process. Make sure to leave your answer with your url at the bottom! If you wish to see more inspiring quotes that can help you be hopeful then check this link! 

Till Tomorrow!

-Chess2Impress

This is my 100 Word Challenge for March 3rd. The prompt was these words: Never, Kicked, Brown, Ballon, Frighting. Not it any order but here’s my result!

I was taking a stroll in the words, oblivious to the world around, focused only on the path the lie ahead. I had never tried this before, going out into the woods alone, for days on end,  just to experience nature. I kicked a stick out of my way and heard a frighting pop break the silence. I walked over to find a lifeless brown balloon, my stick through it. Then I saw another balloon, and a third one behind that. A trail, leading where, I didn’t know. I gazed up the line and froze. It looked back at me.