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iter’s list of “best of” stories. I chose to highlight <a href="undefined">Daniella Mini</a> ‘s great writing:</p><div id="38d3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-review-of-daniela-minis-stories-ca84384dcae8"> <div> <div> <h2>My Review of Daniela Mini’s Stories</h2> <div><h3>Powerful topics, poignantly illustrated</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*qx9Q5UNaeMflwszT3mH97A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="04ea">Next I took on <a href="undefined">Tree Langdon ♾️</a> ‘s challenge to <a href="https://readmedium.com/new-words-that-need-to-be-in-the-dictionary-81b29068de48">create new words that should be in the dictionary.</a> This was a lot of fun:</p><div id="a120" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/words-that-i-believe-need-to-be-in-the-dictionary-a038ccd6fef3"> <div> <div> <h2>Words That I Believe Need to Be in the Dictionary</h2> <div><h3>My “Polate” response to a great prompt</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*yTGRYrlp3OTEUqBXk3yYZw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="c3a5"><a href="undefined">B. A. Cumberlidge.</a> had a couple of challenges for us as well, first asking who <a href="https://readmedium.com/who-would-your-dinner-guests-be-53b7196a1d0b">we would invite to dinner.</a> I had to think about this one a bit, but then struck upon just the right response:</p><div id="277c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/when-the-dinner-bell-rings-who-will-be-at-your-table-bcd527fc3af9"> <div> <div> <h2>When the Dinner Bell Rings, Who Will be at Your Table?</h2> <div><h3>If you could choose anyone, dead or alive?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rLSIyQdkBtLl_lZPQ8O7qg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e1ea">Then Brian got even deeper, and what is your <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-is-your-true-meaning-of-life-5c3521cf6639">true meaning of life?</a> I didn’t think I would get this philosophical in a writing challenge, but, well, I did.</p><div id="dc99" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/this-i-believe-b616d6997443"> <div> <div> <h2>This I Believe</h2> <div><h3>The Indubitable Declaration of Timothy Key</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*XmJNXw1FiykWF3EqWOB-cw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="ed2e">Then, in a serendipitous and muse-like conversation in a completely unrelated story comment section, <a href="undefined">Holly Jahangiri</a> wondered about the various ways people interpret the significance of the number 13.</p><div id="e0f1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-i-avoid-the-number-13-at-all-costs-6e33eaaaa242"> <div> <div> <h2>Why I Avoid the Number 13 At All Costs</h2> <div><h3>It is clearly the unluckiest number</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div>

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    </div><p id="b7aa">And then to close out the first week of the challenge I took <a href="undefined">Rasheed Hooda</a>‘s challenge that asks us, <a href="https://readmedium.com/bloom-where-youre-planted-280fb1d77e3c">“What do you see in the world around you?”:</a></p><div id="742a" class="link-block">
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    </div><p id="7f56">One week down, three to go. If you haven’t taken on a writing challenge, it is a fun way to engage with others. Plus, it pushes you to use your imagination a little bit, and also conform your writing to a slightly different style. All good practice, and fairly entertaining. Pick one a give it a try!</p><p id="5894">Thanks to everyone that supplied a prompt!</p><p id="3937"><b>If you liked this article, you may also like:</b></p><div id="3dc0" class="link-block">
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    </div><p id="ffa8"><i>Timothy Key spent over 26 years in the fire service as a firefighter/paramedic and various fire chief management roles. He firmly believes that bad managers destroy more than companies, and good managers create a passion that is contagious. Compassion, grace and gratitude drive the world; or at least they should. Follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/key3writer/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/keytimothy242/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/keytimothy242">Twitter</a>, and join the <a href="https://mailchi.mp/a35d63b4962a/timothykey">mail list</a>.</i></p></article></body>

Writing Challenge Compilation

Your July Challenge; Week One

A compilation of my responses to the first seven challenges of July

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In July I have committed to responding to a writing challenge each and every day.

To support my efforts, and hopefully engage some other folks in taking a stab at one or more of the challenges, I am also putting out a daily bulletin with the list of challenges, a handy Medium tip, plus I welcome one of the groups of new writers added to the ILLUMINATION Publication.

Check my bulletin each day for new challenges that come up. It is a great way to ward off writer’s block and get to know other writers by interacting and responding!

As a way to keep things tidy, and provide convenient access to the challenges, I am doing a weekly roundup of the challenges I took on along with my responses. Read on to see just what happened in week one:

It seemed appropriate to kick things off by addressing a couple of recent challenges by Dr Mehmet Yildiz. First he challenged us to highlight five of our best articles, which had a strong response and he compiled all of the results here:

I was a little late to the game, but here is my response:

Then Dr Mehmet Yildiz challenged each of us to review another writer’s list of “best of” stories. I chose to highlight Daniella Mini ‘s great writing:

Next I took on Tree Langdon ♾️ ‘s challenge to create new words that should be in the dictionary. This was a lot of fun:

B. A. Cumberlidge. had a couple of challenges for us as well, first asking who we would invite to dinner. I had to think about this one a bit, but then struck upon just the right response:

Then Brian got even deeper, and what is your true meaning of life? I didn’t think I would get this philosophical in a writing challenge, but, well, I did.

Then, in a serendipitous and muse-like conversation in a completely unrelated story comment section, Holly Jahangiri wondered about the various ways people interpret the significance of the number 13.

And then to close out the first week of the challenge I took Rasheed Hooda‘s challenge that asks us, “What do you see in the world around you?”:

One week down, three to go. If you haven’t taken on a writing challenge, it is a fun way to engage with others. Plus, it pushes you to use your imagination a little bit, and also conform your writing to a slightly different style. All good practice, and fairly entertaining. Pick one a give it a try!

Thanks to everyone that supplied a prompt!

If you liked this article, you may also like:

Timothy Key spent over 26 years in the fire service as a firefighter/paramedic and various fire chief management roles. He firmly believes that bad managers destroy more than companies, and good managers create a passion that is contagious. Compassion, grace and gratitude drive the world; or at least they should. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and join the mail list.

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