Thursday: Simple as ABC!

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Well done in the Curation Contest last week! The pieces you chose were beautifully created and matched perfectly. I discovered so many great artists! :la:

Our top six winners are:
:bulletpurple: Fantasy
chosen by Miguel-Santos

:thumb159482677: Follow the wind by FotoN-3 The Price Of Spring by zippo514
chosen by Silvanne

:bulletpurple: Architecture
chosen by EscapingEnnui

chosen by Sabbelbina

:bulletpurple: Tyopgraphy
chosen by JoannaMoory

Gameboy... Word by M-Watts-Art Mr. Bubbles Wallpaper by AZombieLovesMe :thumb342983318:
chosen by slyourself

Congratulations! You will be contacted about your prizes within the next 24 hours. :)

For this week, we're reviewing our alphabet and testing out our poetry skills! Your task is to write a poem in ABC style revolving around a particular theme!

An ABC poem is when the first word of line 1 begins with an A, the first word of line 2 begins with a B etc. For example:

A long time ago
Before the world began
Came the story of a 
Dapper comet clothed in 
Evening apparel and 
Fancy frocks, looking for a 
Good lookin' gal to be
His match made in heaven. 

See how it works? It's simple and fun! If you don't feel comfortable writing a poem, you could write a story in ABC style, with each sentence beginning with the next letter of the alphabet.

Every good contest needs a theme, and your ABC poems/stories should be about:

:spotlight-left: Space! :spotlight-right: 

Remember, your work could be more of a story. You don't have to use all of the letters of the alphabet, but you may! Just make sure that your entry contains a story or poem in which each line begins with the next letter of the alphabet.  

We'll choose three winners who will receive 1000 Points each! All entries must be submitted as comments to this blog and must be posted by Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 11:59 PM Los Angeles, CA, time. Winners will be judged based on creativity, inclusion of the theme, and accuracy to the ABC style.

Let's see those wordsmith skills shine! :dummy:


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1pen's avatar
1pen
Apparently, I’m an expert. I’m an expert
because the woman says I am. And the neighbors Patty and Steve and, of course,the
Church and, you know,
Don’t forget the PTA and the HOA and the
elephant in the room
Fitzgerald the cat, sitting atop that old piano like some
grandiose fat marriage counselor in an orange pinstripe suit and a fat white moustache
heaving his breakfast over the
ivory keyboard as if he’s
just as disgusted by us as the
Kids are.
Leave mom alone because, of course, their
Mother has done absolutely
nothing wrong.
Of course not. Mommy is
Perfect. Mommy is the
Queen around here. Mommy is the state
Religion. And she has decreed a holiday at the papal estate in wine country. Because the Pope needs her
Space.
To hell with us.
Unlike me, the expert. The one who is working
very hard.
Working. Working in the office. Working on our marriage. Expert that I am. Expert with a capital
X But have it your way, dear. I
yield. I’m not ever going to be your
Zealot again.


My marriage is fine. ;) Besides, I'm a woman. Just had this character's voice in my head itching to take over the poem and suggest his idea and feelings toward "space."