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The Cafe is Reopened

Barista — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:30:37 +0000

Dear friends,

It’s been almost a year since I last offered writing prompts here. Since then, I’ve had a lot of changes in my life, and for several months the only writing I was doing was the kind I get paid to do. There are other reasons why this site has laid dormant, but it’s a new summer, and the soft sounds of gurgling coffeemakers and clinking silverware are calling me back. I hope you’ll embrace these prompts once more, as you always have.

Remember that suggestions for themes and images (with credits) for the picture prompts, are always welcome.

Thanks in advance…

— The Barista

SPACE – Participants

Barista — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:02:24 +0000

July 20th, 2009, is the anniversary of the first moon landing. In honor of the occasion, and because I’m a total space nut, and have watched the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon, which dramatized the history of the Apollo missions, our theme from mid-July til mid-August (ahem SEPTEMBER) was SPACE.

Personally, I find inspiration when I look up at the stars and imagine. So do a lot of others, including those who’ve actually been out there, which is why our prompt quotations this month are all taken from the Space Poetry page, at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Please visit the page for the complete text of the poems I’ve chosen.

Here are YOUR submissions:

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Option One: Timed Writing

When I was a kid…, by Jessie
When I Was a Kid, by Becca
When I Was a Kid, by Snack BPC

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Option Two: Seven Things

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Option Three: Pick Three

Musings on a Golden Eagle, by Gemma
The End of a Flight, by Niebla
Urban Warfare, by Tiel Aisha Ansari

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Option Four: Can You Picture That?

Through the Binoculars, by A~Lotus

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Option Five: Poetry

Unhallowed Ground, by Melanie BHD
Space, by Richard Wells
PV=nRT, by Tiel Aisha Ansari

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Option Six: Fiction

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Happy Writing, and Happy Stargazing

I’m Sorry!

Barista — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:16:47 +0000

My home/work life has been killing me this summer, and I’ve been lax about this site. It ends now. I’m working on compiling the July/August list, and then will post new prompts that will go through October 16th.

Quick Note

Barista — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:38:03 +0000

Yes, I know, I haven’t given you new prompts. Sorry. Until four days ago was still dealing with personal medical matters.

Look for prompts this weekend.

No, really. I promise.

Milne prompts extended

Barista — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:24:46 +0000

Lovely, talented CafeWriters, I’ve had some heavy personal stuff going on in the last couple of weeks, and I’m having trouble finding my OWN inspiration right now. I’m extending the Milne prompts through the end of June.

As a teaser, however, the theme for July will be SPACE (in honor of the eclipse on the 22nd), and the theme for AUGUST (which is MY month, but I’ll happily share with others who were born in it) will have something to do with FIRE.

If you have photos or quotations you’d like to suggest for either of those themes, comment on this post.

If you’d care to write to some more Milne prompts scroll to the next entry, please.

Thank you all for your patience and participation.

– Miss Meliss

Just a note…

Barista — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:09:40 +0000

My 14YO chihuahua, Zorro, started coughing blood and had to be put down on Sunday the 22nd, so I pretty much spent last week hiding from the world. He was totally a child-substitute (I love my other dogs, but we don’t have the same bond.)

February participants page will go up this week, and March project will open by the end of Sunday.

Database Destroyed

Barista — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:01:08 +0000

Folks…
During some maintenance of my account earlier tonight, the mysql database for this site was irretrievably lost.

I have some of the templates, and I /think/ I have the Halloween prompt page, but all your links have been lost.

Please comment on this post with your links ONLY for the Halloween Post, and accept my apologies. We’ll be starting with new prompts later this weekend; I hope you’ll stick with me.