LJ Idol Presents:

This is another of the "that's a really cool word/concept" prompts that come up in my life, that I turn around and force you to learn.  :) 

Honestly, I kind of wish I had saved it for a future season, to make MORE people write about it.  But I didn't. I'm doing it right now!

So hopefully you have fun with your research and inspiration!

The prompt for this week is 

Wabisabi

The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Friday December 6th at 7pm ET

Have fun! 

 The prompt for this week was chosen months ago, regardless of how the election was going to go, it was always going to be this one: 

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul 


The deadline to link your entries to this post is Saturday November 16th at 9pm ET. 


Have fun!

We all know that the sacrifice this week was  muchtooarrogant 

But what we didn't know was who that second elimination was going to be. As it turns out, we still don't know.

There was a tie between two favorites littlebitofearth     and reidharriscooper 

Which means that we have a Sudden Death Write Off. It's an Open Topic, so you both need to bring your A-game to get to the next stage.

The deadline to link your entry in the thread (below) is Saturday November 2nd at 6pm ET.

Good luck to both of you!

As for the rest of you, I will be posting the new prompt later.

 This wasn't the original prompt for this week. It wasn't even on this mini season's list. But it was on my "ideas" list - which is good enough. 

I'm picking it for the obvious reason. But you can do with it whatever you need to do with it.  :)

The prompt for this week is 

From the Wreckage 

The deadline to link your entry to this post is Thursday, October 17th at 7pm ET. 

Have fun! 

 The timing of this one is purposeful. It's been on my list of potentials for awhile now, ever since I learned that someone I know actually has this condition. 

He recently lost his Dad, so having this prompt now felt fitting.

What is it? 

synesthesia

The deadline to link your entries back to this thread is Sunday, September 22nd at Noon ET.  (have some plans this weekend, so you benefit from that! Congratulations!) 

 it's time for another cool word as a prompt.  :) 

One that you basement dwellers might be familiar with.  (I'm only assuming you dwell in a basement. It's not like a have a camera in there.) 

But if I did, it would be clear why this is the prompt for the week: 


hikikomori


The deadline to link your entries back to this thread is Monday at 7pm ET. 

Have fun!

 The prompt for this week is another interesting word that I came across. It's pretty funny given that we are involved in a competition.  :D

What is that word?   Oubaitori


The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Thursday August 8th at 7pm ET. 

Have fun!

 I wanted to go more upbeat this week with the prompt, something to put people in a good and uplifting mood. 

I wanted to... but that's not how it worked. Or maybe it will. After all, you can take this in any direction you want!!! 

Maybe it's a good thing. Maybe it's a bad thing. 

All I know is that this week's prompt is happening and it's going to be 

Without You 

The deadline to link your entries back to this post is Tuesday July 23rd at 8pm ET. 

Have fun! 

I have a couple files for my prompt ideas. They are often just random words or phrases that I come across during my day that strike me as interesting or appealing in some way. 

So when I decided that Idol Mini was happening I started looking through what I had in the archives as well as started trying to get my head back in practice. 

One of those ideas in the archive was in a file all by itself on my phone. Not with the rest of the prompts (that sometimes happens). It was a phrase with a name. I really liked the phrase quite a bit and kept coming back to it.  So I decided "that's the first prompt!" 

It wasn't until this afternoon that I had the thought "I should Google that" and realized it's actually the same of a short story anthology and that name attached was the name of the author. So I added it to my "For Later" shelf in the library app. 

But I still like it. So I'm still using it. 

I've warned you, sometimes it's a single word. Sometimes it's a phrase or a lyric. 

This time it's (apparently) a book title: 

Someone who will love you in all your damaged glory

The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Saturday, July 6th at 6pm ET. 

(just a reminder, the only thing that should be posted here are links/byes. Everything else should be posted in the Green Room posts) 

Have fun! 

 There are only 4 writers left standing. 

We haven't had one in 24 weeks, so it's about time that we did...

"Open Topic" 

(write whatever it is that you feel like writing) 

The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Friday, Dec 2nd at 7pm ET

Have fun!