Hello Dear Friends!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day/evening! We don't have much of an update for you yet, other than there is still some hope of saving the Pub. We are still waiting to hear back from Wattpad to see if they are going to allow us back into the Pub.

As for the contests, we are going to see what this week brings and if we can get back in, we will post any poems that have been sent in for the July contest, call it good and let our judges do their thing. The Crossover contest is still ongoing, and we will post any entries as soon as we can. And our August contest will, again, start as soon as we can get back into the Pub.

Unfortunately, it looks like we may have lost all access to Flash-Fiction-Forum. As such we are talking now about what we want to do to get the FFF back up and going. Again, as soon as we know something, we will let you know. For now, if anyone wants to send in submissions for the FFF portion of the Crossover contest you can send them to the Pub.
We want to thank you all for sticking with us and being so understanding. Rest assured we are doing everything possible to get the Pub back up and running.

Cheers,
Myna

Warning
by Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem based on a knock-knock joke.
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JULY CONTEST –
ATTENTION: WE HAVE DECIDED TO OMIT OUR SECOND PROMT FOR THE JULY CONTEST. HOWEVER, EVERYONE IS ALLOWED FOUR (4) ENTRIES BASED UPON THE FIRST PROMPT. WE WILL BE TAKING ENTRIES FOR THE JULY CONTEST UNTIL WE GET THE PUB UP AND GOING AGAIN.

GRIMM TALES REDUX –
This is the prompt for the Pub's part of the crossover contest
Choose any character from two (2) different Gimm Tales below (i.e. Rapunzel and The Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood) and write an ACROSTIC poem using their two names to write about a tea party in the Brothers Grimm world. PLEASE HEAD ON OVER TO THE CONTEST BOOK FOR FULL DETAILS!!
You must use two of the stories listed here:
Rapunzel
Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood
Tom Thumb
Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)
Snow-white
Rumpelstiltskin

POEM-A-WEEK –
As an encouragement to all of our members that have joined in on the Poem-a-Week challenge I would like to invite all our Pub members to stop by and check out our Poem-A-Week challenge book, read some of the poems and leave a comment for those participating.
To participate in the challenge, all you need to do is create a book on your own profile or use one of your existing books, then let us know what book it is and start writing. You can also send in your poems to include in our collection here. Please PM us if you take on the challenge so we can add your name to the participants list and send you a link for the participant sticker.

2020 Poem-a-Week Participants
Musings by aMusedAndPoetic
Sillage by -Nynaeve
Weekly Whimsy by Anneshiningstar
Twenty-twenty's Poetic Bounty by most_bay
Concours by Schwethz
The Quantum Journal by MichaelTyger
Poetry Beans by undoubtedlymine
Pieces of Me by ShaunAllan
Pastel Paean by ImperfectPsychotic04
Narrow Feelings by SoulFarAway
Beautifully Mysterious by MysteriousDyrad
Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna
Rhyming Feelings by EmLover123
THAT SCHEME IN OUR MINDS by user42439792 (Mina)
That Orange Energy by gemkawiraa
Void of Morsels by AbhayDavid
Ragtag Poetry by NAGAdventures
Reverie by Gadralneure
A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words
To Be a Poet by ElizabethAndersonJr
Words of Yesterday by Mysterywriter_007
To be a Poet by ElizabethAndersonJr

Please stop by and check out their books, show them some Poets Pub love!
IF I MISSED ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST!

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Poem-a-Week Prompt
Week Thirty-One Prompt
Write a poem about having a fantasy creature (dragon, unicorn, etc.) as a pet.
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storytellers-saloon

MAY CHALLENGE –
We won't have a new Write The Story prompt for you this month, however we are thrilled to be apart of the CROSSOVER CONTEST.

GRIM TALES REDUX -
We will be accepting submissions for the crossover starting next Sunday, July 12th. We invite all of you to join in the fun! If you know anyone who would be interested in this challenge, then send them on over to the Saloon.
You must use two of the stories listed here:

Rapunzel
Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood
Tom Thumb
Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)
Snow-white
Rumpelstiltskin

It is a Fairytale Mash-up pick any of the two stories above, and mash them up into one story. You must include the following words in your story:

fireplace
sword
grove
stoke
underbrush
mourn
seven
friendship
cardboard
giver

Busted Gulch Vol. 14 Update:
3Gun dismissed the County lawmen with the prisoners and wished them a trouble free trip. The sheriff sent his deputy, Billy, on a job to go see if Ronan knew anything about Dunn and Dusted. An old man looking tired and frail came to the hotel wishing to speak with Rue and her manager. He pulled a gun from under his coat and a second later Ronan was on the ground. Once Denver and Donavan finished with the grave, Missy said some words for them. The wood on top of the grave was lit and remnants of the dead's souls were sent to their maker.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Choose a song you have never heard before,
listen to it and write down 5 random words from the lyrics
and then use them to write a poem about how the song made you feel.
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flash-fiction-forum

ATTENTION: WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FFF, YOU CAN SEND ANY OF YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO THE POETS PUB AND WE WILL GET THEM POSTED THERE AS SOON AS WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE PUB.

GRIMM TALES REDUX -
Please join us for our next contest!! A CROSSOVER CONTEST, with the Poets Pub and Storytellers-Saloon! Submissions for the GRIM TALES REDUX, will be open on Sunday, July 12th. The contest will run for 5 weeks!! Please check out our contest book for full details!! Oh, invite all of your friends and followers to join in as well!
Prompt: The hero/heroine in one of the tales writes a journal entry in their darkest hour. What does it say?
You must use two of the stories listed here:
Rapunzel
Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood
Tom Thumb
Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)
Snow-white
Rumpelstiltskin

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Double Mega Poetry Extra

On The Ning Nang Nong
By Spike Milligan

On the Ning Nang Nong
Where the Cows go Bong!
and the monkeys all say BOO!
There's a Nong Nang Ning
Where the trees go Ping!
And the tea pots jibber jabber joo.
On the Nong Ning Nang
All the mice go Clang
And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
So its Ning Nang Nong
Cows go Bong!
Nong Nang Ning
Trees go ping
Nong Ning Nang
The mice go Clang
What a noisy place to belong
is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

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Again, THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING!! Until next week, I hope everyone has a fantastic week, stay safe and keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB
Write a poem about playing in the mud.