We are back with a rebooted Blogophilia! This is Ecrits Blogophilia Week 14 of our 14th year!
I’m back!
I’m back in the saddle again
I’m back!
I’m back in the saddle again
Ridin’ into town alone
By the light of the moon
I’m looking for ole’ Sukie Jones
She crazy horse saloon
Barkeep gimme a drink
That’s when she caught my eye
She turned to give me a wink
That’d make a grown man cry
~ “Back in the Saddle Again” by Aerosmith
In my first month traveling Planet Earth, I explored the wonders of the great United States of America! I got to meet Lady Liberty face to face, swam the great Mississippi River, cavorted with Caftan Cowboys, climbed the Space Needle, did a hula dance in Maui, trekked the Grand Canyon, and saw my own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! What an amazing and fascinating country, this land of the free! I must say, I also met some very beautiful people, just as beautiful as the Venusians themselves! Believe me when I say I shall return….
We at the Marvin house are thinking of all you Earthlings who were affected by Hurricane Ian. We are sad to see the destruction on your beautiful planet. We send our prayers and hopes that all of you are safe. May you stay strong during this time, have your power restored and get back to normal life soon!
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IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ:
Welcome to the relaunch of Blogophilia!!! As announced in our preview blog last week, we will continue our Sunday morning posting of a new Blogophilia topic, bonus prompts and picture for your inspiration. Sometimes we will pull from our archives and use participant submissions, other times it will be a Marvin chosen prompt.
PLEASE NOTE – THERE WILL NO LONGER BE POINTS AWARDED, TRACKED OR TALLIED FOR ANY BLOGS POSTED! ANY PAST PARTICIPANT PROMPTS USED WILL NOT RESULT IN AWARDED POINTS. THERE ARE NO LONGER TOPIC/PICTURES/PICTURE PHRASES GUESSES OR POINTS AWARDED FOR GUESSING.
Why the big change, you may ask? We are moving to a simpler blogging format, we will exist to encourage writers by providing prompts that you may use (OR NOT USE) to inspire you to WRITE! We will also strive to encourage writers, to foster collaboration and friendships across the internet world. The time previously spent awarding points, tallying, sewing jackets, tracking everything under the sun was quite massive and time intensive (upwards of 30 hours per week)! This Marvin crew is a busy crew, so SIMPLICITY is now the name of the game! That being said, we also want Blogophilia to be FUN and not a competition that upsets or makes ANYONE feel left out. After seeing the world and experiencing the goodness of mankind, this alien is looking for simplicity and harmony. I have become inspired to UNITE, not DIVIDE!
We want you to have the freedom to use the prompts as an INSPIRATION, not a requirement. That way, you can take one or more of the prompts and let your imagination soar. Sometimes, all of the prompts don’t fit together, or you find it too difficult to use one of them in your writing. YOU have the OPTION to use all, one or none! After all – it is YOUR writing! And if you want to guess who submitted things, just for fun, go for it. We will always announce the following week if we used any participant prompts. Just remember, no points will be awarded.
We also want to extend our SINCERE THANKS for your patience during our extended hiatus, your kindness in checking in, and of course, your participation and love of Blogophilia. WE LOVE YOU!!
ATTENTION BLOGGERS: PLEASE continue to post the link to your blog on either the Facebook Martien Ecrits timeline or the Ecrits Blogophilia group!!!!!! Or post within Facebook if that is what works for you. Facebook will continue to be our central place to find your blog, and we will link your blog or post on our WordPress blog here.
Thanks for your cooperation!
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 14.14 Topic: Back in the Saddle
Hard Prompt: Include a quote or line by William Blake
Easy Prompt: Use the word “Iceberg”
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Blogs should be submitted on or before Midnight (EST), Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11 EST!! Please TAG Martien Ecrits by including his name within your blog content. In doing so, your blog will show up on his timeline. You may also post your blog link in the comment section below and/or post your blog link on the group “Ecrits Blogophilia” page.
Remember, there are no longer any guesses for the topic, bonus prompts or picture submissions, nor points awarded for any of these. As stated in our relaunch blog, the Blogophilia challenge has eliminated point scoring, tallying, tracking and awarding jackets. We have moved to a kinder, gentler blogging group that is no longer a competition. Instead, we aim to be inclusive, collaborative and encouraging of writers!!
What are you waiting for? Start Writing!!!
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