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So you don’t feel left out I also do the prompts.</p><p id="84e7">All prompts will be added into the prompt page. Favourites from last week.</p><h2 id="e298">MicheletheTrainer</h2><div id="1d9c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/love-is-like-altitude-4550f684412f"> <div> <div> <h2>Love is Like Altitude</h2> <div><h3>A haiku poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*DwnNJMZJdbXaUOyXKhRoJQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="1755">Sylvia Clare MSc. Psychol</h2><div id="2f05" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-sleeping-fox-d0eeb4f7feec"> <div> <div> <h2>The Sleeping Fox</h2> <div><h3>Like a fur collar curled around the tree stump, spine so neatly bending, a tucked-in tail.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*oXns5JzGIQQp-nlM.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="dd67"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ayfcDBEW3UlKl8U4Muza_g.jpeg"><figcaption>Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/lqiuz-1745896/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1426660">lqiuz</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1426660">Pixabay</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="cb7e">Prompt 1. “Picture it”</h1><p id="861b">For this, you need to write a poem in any form or now a fiction piece about the picture above.</p><h1 id="58b2">Prompt 2. “I’m Turning Japanese”</h1><p id="39f3">You guessed it! Write a haiku from the word “<b>Hercules</b>”</p><p id="ac0e"><i>If you use another publication to submit to please don’t forget to include at the bottom of your poem “A prompt from Share The Love Issue 6 by <a href="https://readmedium.com/b97fe4764501?source=post_page-----3683f31cacc8----------------------">Martin Rushton</a>, tag me or use <b>#Stlprompt</b></i></p><p id="f31c">If you are submitting your prompt to us, please make sure your first tag is ‘Stlprompt’.</p><h1 id="6409">Fiction</h1><p id="3c91">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. <a href="undefined">Alex Kilcannon</a> has written an excellent piece on how to write flash fiction. If you want to get into it then have a read.</p><div id="2b05" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-write-flash-fiction-e394f80dd423"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Write Flash Fiction</h2> <div><h3>5 steps to creating a satisfying short story</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*6FJNXm_okAjy2BdpTf15eg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="877d">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.</p><div id="7b1a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/favourite-fiction-finds-june-2020-8b5f2e1ad32d"> <div> <div> <h2>Favourite Fiction Finds June 2020</h2> <div><h3>Some of my favourite fiction discovered on Medium</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*-cnBekCR1M8CzFv3284KPA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="7ba5" type="7">Don’t forget to come and join our Facebook Group and come follow our publication.</p><div id="bcd4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/share-the-love"> <div> <div> <h2>Share The Love</h2> <div><h3>A publication that is dedicated to sharing poetry. Why not visit our facebook page</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*5FsQTz16oHf95Un7tUk1gA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="6f8f">Our Readers! Click on them and have a look at their work.</h2><p id="6e7c"><a href="undefined">Melissa Speed</a>…<a href="undefined">Gayle Kurtzer-Meyers</a>…<a href="undefined">Connie Song</a>…<a href="undefined">Tim Ebl</a>…<a href="undefined">Martine Weber</a>…<a href="undefined">Marla Bishop</a>…<a href="undefined">Francine Fallara</a>…<a href="undefined">Tarrant Smith</a>…<a href="undefined">Amber Blaize</a>…<a href="undefined">Alex Kilcannon</a>…<a href="undefined">Stephen Dalton</a>…<a href="undefined">Aimée Gramblin</a>…<a href="undefined">Suryatapa</a>…<a href="undefined">Kira Dawn</a></p></article></body>

Share The Love — Issue 6

Not living in a fantasy world — or are we?

Image by alan9187 from Pixabay

Fantasy, sci-fi, mythology and the like. I love it all, just wish I had more time to indulge in those areas. I love the pic as it’s a fantasy version of our image. But this is no fantasy, is it?

What started out as a bit of fun is turning into something and I only have you wonderful readers and writers to thank for that. My week was spent trying to work out how to incorporate fiction into STL and also get ready to go back to work.

So now we have three new sections (more info further down). Micro-Fiction (300 words or less), Flash-Fiction (1000 words or less) and Short-Stories (Above 1000 words). Please make sure if you submit to these you use the standard medium tags.

We are looking for two more editors to start in July. Please email [email protected] if you would like to be an editor. We need one for poetry and definitely one for fiction.

Stats for Share The Love (totals)

Figures are site totals not weekly totals Time Reading (mins): Last Week — 531 This Week — 1593 Total Views: Last Week — 1837 This Week — 4653 Unique Visitors: Last Week — 458 This Week — 1146 Followers: Last week — 24 This Week — 54

Best Trending Poem:

Curated on Share The Love:

Impromptu Prompt 1 Challenge

At the weekend I set a challenge. Write a poem about Jellyfish, I never thought this would have been such a popular prompt. Either that or you all wanted a feature page lol.

The feature page prize is staying, but will only be offered on the last weekend of each month. This time I asked one editor Melissa Speed to give me her top three from the prompt. The winner gets a feature page. Instructions on how to use this will be added to a private note.

The winner is……… Suryatapa

Ten Poems I’ve read and absolutely love.

There are just so many fantastic poems to read. I really wish I could just list every single one. These are ones that just stood out to me for various reasons, have a look as there is some amazing work out there.

I will keep looking and keep reading as many poems as I possibly can. I can say though I haven’t seen one that shouldn’t be on my list. Keep up the amazing work. I wish I could write the way you do!

If you are lucky enough to be included below feel free to share the love and spread the word.

Melissa Coffey

Chirag

Victor Sarkin

Samuel Cracia

bibliobibhuli

Charlotte Kingsbury- Fink

Kevin Keeney

Hannah Stoltenberg

Shannon Mastromonico

Aspen Blue

Five Poems I’ve read and absolutely love from Share The Love Publication

I’ve chosen my five favourites from the publication.

Kevin Heads

James G Brennan

Alex Kilcannon

Martine Weber

Neha S.Saberwal

Two from the Editors

I have added one poem from each of the editors.

Martin Rushton

Melissa Speed

‘Go on, I Dare Ya! Do a Prompt’

Why not shake those brain cells up a little and have a go at one of the prompts. Or have a go at all of them if you are feeling brave. So you don’t feel left out I also do the prompts.

All prompts will be added into the prompt page. Favourites from last week.

MicheletheTrainer

Sylvia Clare MSc. Psychol

Image by lqiuz from Pixabay

Prompt 1. “Picture it”

For this, you need to write a poem in any form or now a fiction piece about the picture above.

Prompt 2. “I’m Turning Japanese”

You guessed it! Write a haiku from the word “Hercules”

If you use another publication to submit to please don’t forget to include at the bottom of your poem “A prompt from Share The Love Issue 6 by Martin Rushton, tag me or use #Stlprompt

If you are submitting your prompt to us, please make sure your first tag is ‘Stlprompt’.

Fiction

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.

Don’t forget to come and join our Facebook Group and come follow our publication.

Our Readers! Click on them and have a look at their work.

Melissa Speed…Gayle Kurtzer-Meyers…Connie Song…Tim Ebl…Martine Weber…Marla Bishop…Francine Fallara…Tarrant Smith…Amber Blaize…Alex Kilcannon…Stephen Dalton…Aimée Gramblin…Suryatapa…Kira Dawn

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