Share The Love 11
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Last week I mentioned the fact that I was running around and really busy. We all are, aren't we! During lockdown, laziness set in. Diets became somewhat strange and takeaways were making a fortune. I don’t know about you but it seems all of my clothes shrunk in the wash!
Even with the sudden change of going back to work, our diets are still a bit strange. More so now because we are too busy to cook properly. So this share the love is dedicated to the apple. No, not the computer! That beautiful bit of fruit that is meant to keep the doctor away. (Other glorious fruits are also available).
Last week saw Share The Love hit 225 followers and nearly 100 writers. The quality of the work submitted is getting better and better. But It’s time to put a call out for help. As we reach 100 writers we now need another editor. Not because we are snowed under, but to help us maintain the service you know and love. If you are interested, email a bio about yourself and why you are interested, along with your medium profile to [email protected]
Prompt Winner — Melissa Speed
Last weeks prompt was Laughter is The Best Medicine. Out of all of the entries, this one stood out for a few reasons. I hope you enjoy it.
Ten Poems I’ve read and absolutely love.
There are so many fantastic poems to read. I really wish I could list every single one. Trouble was I started the never-ending poem, which after three weeks is still going!
So this week the top ten is dedicated to some of those prompts that appeared.
If you are lucky enough to be included below feel free to share the love and spread the word.
Melissa Coffey
Belinda Adom Takyi
Cat Baklarz
Hope Coalesce
Gretchen Lee Bourquin 💗POM-poet!💗
Joe Váradi
Estrella Ramirez
Ioana Andrei
Belinda Adom Takyi
J.D. Harms
Fiction
Our fiction sections are Micro-Fiction (300 words or less), Flash-Fiction (1000 words or less), and Short-Stories (1000 to 1500 words). Note we cap our word count at 1500 words. Please make sure if you submit to these you use the standard Medium tags.
I’m no expert at writing fiction. If you look at my profile it is mainly poetry. Some of our writers are already fiction writers. Alex Kilcannon has written an excellent piece on how to write flash fiction. If you want to get into it then have a read.
Also, she writes a monthly blog about her favourite fiction finds. So I’d rather support her finds than list a whole load of new ones. So make sure you support these fantastic fiction writers too.
‘Go on, I Dare Ya! Do a Prompt’
So now we off of the serious pieces and working well on the funny side. Lets see where this one will take us.
Your prompt is Feeling Fruity. Now you could go down the lines of the benefits of eating fruit. Or if you are feeling brave, join the rude poet and feel a little fruity ;).
If you are submitting your prompt to us, please make sure your first tag is ‘Stlprompt’.
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