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Writing Challenge #3: Valentine's Day!

by dmfalk

OK, so

convinced me I should go ahead and put up the third Writing Challenge... So... Here goes...

In honour of today, St. Valentine's Day (14 Feb), here are this Challenge's keywords:

CAT (any species) (Up until now, I only had this keyword in mind.)
HEART
LOVE

Remember, this can be silly or serious, G/clean to XXX/REALLY naughty, but above all else, I'm not expecting the obvious, so... Surprise me, and maybe I'll come up with another Writing Challenge. :)

And no, there is NO time limit, but I WOULD like to know there's some interest, so I can keep going!

Below is a list of past and current Challenges, with links to all submissions for each.

#1: no theme
SQUIRREL
PANTIES
RADIO

#2: Chinese Lunar New Year-- Year of the Rabbit
BUNNY
MOON
TRAVEL

Moon Rabbit - Part 1 by CyberCornEntropic

#3: Valentine's Day
CAT
HEART
LOVE

Moon Rabbit - Part 2 by CyberCornEntropic

#4: Mardi Gras
OTTER
BEADS
JAZZ

Moon Rabbit - Part 3 by CyberCornEntropic

#5: St. Patrick's Day
FOX
GOLD
LUCK
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Moon Rabbit - Part 4 by CyberCornEntropic

#6: Tribute to Japan
No keywords, but had to either take place in Japan or have something Japanese-related.

Why the Ground Quakes by CyberCornEntropic

#7: April Fool's Day
PLUSHIE
LONELINESS
DRESS

Moon Rabbit - Part 5 by CyberCornEntropic

#8: Easter
BILBY
RAIN
FLOWER

How Deidrei Saved Easter by CyberCornEntropic

#9 (#9, #9, #9, #9....): SF Golden Gate Bridge, ruptured Rapture, Memorial Day
FIREFOX (lesser/red panda, sankam, nin wah)
SERVICE
FUTURE

Moon Rabbit - Part 6 by CyberCornEntropic

#10: Father's Day
DAD
WEEKEND
PICNIC

Moon Rabbit - Part 7 by CyberCornEntropic

#11: National & personal birthdays
DOG
BEANS
BIRTHDAY
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#12: Apollo 11 anniversary/Space Shuttle is grounded
EAGLE
SUN
SEA

Moon Rabbit - Part 9 by CyberCornEntropic

#13: Dog Days of Summer
DOG
CAMPING
STARS

#14: Special 46th Birthday Edition
SQUIRREL, MOUSE, BUNNY, SKUNK and/or LEPTICTIDIUM (any one or more or all)
BIRTHDAY
BRIDGE

(species chosen: BUNNY, SKUNK)

#15: The War of the Worlds broadcast of 1938...
RADIO
PANIC
ALIENS

#16: Thanksgiving
TURKEY
PILGRIM
STUFFING
THANKSGIVING

The Toughest Turkey That Ever Were by CyberCornEntropic

#17: Holiday Season
DEER
GIFTS
HOLIDAYS

Moon Rabbit - Part 8 by CyberCornEntropic

#18: New Year's Resolutions
MOUSE
YEAR
RESOLUTION

Moon Rabbit - Part 10 by CyberCornEntropic

SUBMISSIONS SO FAR:
First up, right out of the chute, a shortie but goodie from

DOtter

->

Also,

CyberCornEntropic

gives us the second chapter of his Moon Rabbit series, here ->

d.m.f.

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DOtter

14 years, 1 month ago

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Once I loved a kitty cat, a dainty little thing.
I told her, if she'd have me, that my own true heart I'd bring.
She gave me a delighted, "Mew!" and leaped up to her feet.
"Oh, what a lovely thing to do, I so love organ meat!"

dmfalk

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ DOtter

*laughs* As short as it is, make it a submission-- That IS funny, inventive and unexpected! ;)

d.m.f.

DOtter

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ dmfalk

Done. :-)

dmfalk

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ DOtter

*grin* :)

d.m.f.

CyberCornEntropic

14 years, 1 month ago

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I've got an idea and am working on it?

On the plus side, a character only mentioned In "Winterfur Trix" (a serial in several courses) Part 1 is supposed to be a cat. There's love, of a sort, between some of the characters. "Heart" will need some thinking on, but it shouldn't be as much of a stretch as "travel" was for Part 1.

dmfalk

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ CyberCornEntropic

I wouldn't call it a challenge if it wasn't, now would I? ;)

As for the story (so far), I'll be reading it on my iPod later today, while my mother takes care of some state employee retiree business (and some casinoing), and I'll get to some more replies later tonight, once home and safe from the winter storm system that's presently hitting the Northern California coast... :P

d.m.f.

CyberCornEntropic

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ dmfalk

Actually, I think I have an idea for "heart" that won't be quite what what one expects. Now, to see if I can work in Father Evan or need to fall back on a different cat. :p

dmfalk

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ CyberCornEntropic

*grin* ;)

Be interesting if you ever did use "radio" on the story- While not impossible (the technology for crude, yet tunable transmitters & receivers actually has been around since ancient Roman times, but actually putting the related discoveries together is a much more recent thing- Radio actually is a fairly late invention in the history of electricity-based science and invention!), it's improbable in your world's present timeframe, but then again, this is a different world, so who knows? ;)

d.m.f.

CyberCornEntropic

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ dmfalk

I don't think I can use radio in the Winterfur world, not without breaking continuity.  The closest I've come is using spelled quartz crystals for long-distance communication, but that's something Baksrit came up with when she first met Deidrei's Artemin clan, three years after "Trix" (no one's noticed why I call it that yet? :o Zoinks!), and she didn't associate it with radio even if there might be some similarities to those of us in the know.  So, you're right about radio.

Then again, as far as I know, they didn't wear underwear during that timeframe, so panties are highly unlikely too.  In fact, Deidrei wears nothing resembling underwear and has no taboos about wandering about nude, although she does know when it's appropriate and when it isn't.

Fortunately, it isn't an issue.  I already have a story idea for Challenge #1 set in a more modern world, but it takes longer to do because it's in a different format than plain text.  I don't know when I'll get it finished, if ever.

CyberCornEntropic

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ CyberCornEntropic

Also, do you know anyone who knows Latin well enough to help translate for me? Two Latin dictionaries and a book on Latin phrases are not enough for getting a grasp on the language.

CyberCornEntropic

14 years, 1 month ago

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Here's the idea I'm working on?

(Also, the serial's name is finalized as "Moon Rabbit". Part 1 has been tweaked a bit.)

Now for Part 3.

dmfalk

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ CyberCornEntropic

Sorta like "Star Wars" becoming the series title, rather than just the movie title, as it was, originally. ;)

I'll be reading Part 2 later today...

d.m.f.

CyberCornEntropic

14 years, 1 month ago

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@ dmfalk

Sort of, although Star Wars was the official title in the beginning whereas "Winterfur Trix" was a working title meant to be replaced when an actual title was decided on.

Winterimage

12 years, 1 month ago

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I just finished my submission to this Challenge. Not really V-Day themed, though, just a silly little tale about a young cat girl who has something new to show her family...

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dmfalk

12 years, 1 month ago

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@ Winterimage

Well, the calendar events were mostly for the benefit of posting the challenges in a timely manner, and concentrate on the keywords, so that's entirely fine! And a very silly read, too! Nice thing to come home to from an exhausting trip... ;)

d.m.f.

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