It seems that we have many new members!! For those of you that are new we want to offer up a heartfelt...

HELLO AND WELCOME!!!

If you are new to the Pub, feel free to mention it down in the comments, we would love to get to know you better!

Also, here are a few of the books we encourage all of our new member check out!!

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RANDOM POETRY PROMPT – Write a poem about the photo below:

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Peyton Place: A Haiku Soap Opera [excerpt]
By David Trinidad

348
Just when you think you
can trust someone, they turn out
to be the Bad Seed.

349
I do not know which
to prefer: Shakespeare quote or
pillow fight after.

350
Stuffed bird and weirdo
behind desk—is Jack checking
into Bates Motel?

351
Rachel kidnaps the
baby, yes, but in preview
Betty and Rod kiss.

352
Something I learned long
ago, Connie: never turn
down a sedative.

353
Two policemen shoot
at and chase Chandler. All three
of them run like girls.

354
Leigh will one day win
Emmy, but not for losing
her mind on this show.

355
Here's Gena Rowlands,
Mrs. John Cassavetes,
much-needed fresh blood.

356
Relax, Rita won't
croak. Her weak heart will tick till
this soap gets canceled.

357
Jack escapes from jail
and takes off to do guest spots
on TV Westerns.

358
Whack! Nothing ends an
episode better than a
good slap in the face.

359
And nothing starts an
episode better than a
repeat of that slap.

360
"Again" (Fox standard)
is always playing at the
Colonial Inn.

361
Step right up, folks, and
witness Rod's imitation
of a barking seal.

362
This is just to say
Elliot ate an apple—
Golden Delicious.

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RANDOM POETRY PROMPT – Write a poem about being a pirate.

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Poets Pub

JANUARY CONTEST –

The second prompt for our first contest of the new year has been posted and is open for submissions.  Please see our contest book for full details.

POEM-A-WEEK –

Our Poem-A-Week Challenge started anew, January 1st, 2020.  If you have been a part of this challenge in 2019 and wish to continue, let us know and we will put you on the participants list for 2020.

We now have a participation sticker, I will PM the link to everyone on the participation list.  If you are not on the list and want to participate or I missed placing you on the list, PLEASE PM ME and I will put your name on the list and send you a link for the sticker.  We will also have a "completionist" sticker and certificate at the end of the year for those who have completed the challenge.

ATTENTION:  There seemed to be some confusion concerning this challenge.  Let me try and clarify:

1. This is just a challenge, not a contest, participation is encouraged, not mandatory.

2.  All of the prompts given in the Chatter can be used for this challenge, but they are not mandatory either.  You can write your poems about anything you want.  We will be posting a specific Poem-a-Week prompt each week as an added twist to this challenge.  The twist being you only use the Poem-a-Week prompts for this challenge, but again IT IS NOT MANDATORY.

To participate 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.

2020 Poem-a-Week Participants

Poems & Writings inspired by Webster's Dictionary by aMusedAndPoetic

Sillage by -Nynaeve

Weekly Whimsy by Anneshiningstar

Poem A Week - 2020 by most_bay

Concours by Schwethz

The Quantum Journal by MichaelTyger

Poetry Beans by undoubtedlymine

Pieces of Me by ShaunAllan

Pastel Paean by ImperfectPsychotic04

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 Three Prompt – Choose one of the following animals and write a haiku about it: squirrel, lizard, spider, deer, monkey.

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FEATURED POEM-A-WEEK POEM

Monsoon by -Nynaeve

Clouds burst into rain,
Lush and verdant, turns the plain—
Ending summer's reign.

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storytellers-saloon

Our January prompt is up and we invite everyone to stop by and participate!!

We already have our first two entries for January, please consider stopping by and let the authors know what you think.

If you haven't read any of our Write the Story entries yet, I would highly recommend that you take a moment to check them out!!  Then consider send us your entry as well!! If you know anyone that might be interested in this challenge, please, don't hesitate to pass on the information.

Every month I will be posting a new short story writing prompt along with several words to use in the story.  The stories will completely vary in genres.  Please check out our contest book for full details!

Lyttlejoe's Busted Gulch Volume 13:

3Gun sent out some telegrams to see if he could find any more information about the newcomers in town, all reports were glowing.  None of it is sitting right with 3Gun, so he is going to have one of his deputies go check out their camp.  The Sheriff also asked Petra craft an amazing Christmas gift for CG.  We found out that Alec was working with someone to get Bella's horses and Alec's death has not deterred them from getting the horses.  Jake had a bit of a heart to heart with Jujube about Rue.  Between the talk and the drinks Jake had pretty well decided he couldn't give Rue what she wanted or deserved; he went to tell her as much. However, Jake found Rue in her room crying wondering if she would ever find love, he changed his mind and asked her for a second chance and Rue agreed.  Strop gave the Doc a stable gun for Christmas. Jake and Rue went on a second date.  It seemed to end well, both of them getting to know one another better.  Bruce participated in the secret Santa, against his will, by giving Unger a nail gun and nails.  It gave him an uneasy feeling to do something nice for someone.  Who would he be if he wasn't a criminal?

If you want to find out what's next, head on over to The Storytellers Saloon and check out Lyttlejoe's Busted Gulch Volume 13!!  Don't forget to add it to your reading list, new chapters are posted daily!

flash-fiction-forum

We are having our FFF Write-off to determine the Master of Flash for 2019. Starting today and lasting into January of 2020, we will be inviting past winners of FFF monthly competitions to send us a new story to add to the Masters of Flash collection. The collection already will include all the winning entries from all contests since September 2018, when the FFF was introduced.

Each winner will have the opportunity to send us a new story of their choice to include in the collection. We then encourage all writers to reach out to their followers and have them check out the entries in the competition, as the winner will be determined by fan votes.

The winner will be announced at the end of January 2020.

As part of the Pub-Verse of sites, we encourage all Pubbers to drop by the FFF and take a look. The Flash Fiction Forum has struggled to gather new followers and we ask ll Pubbers to support one of their sister sites.

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RANDOM POETRY PROMPT – Write a poem about finding a treasure map.

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FEATURED FORM

Some Characteristics of Haiku [1]

An     English-language haiku sometimes contains of 17 total syllablesEnglish-language     format is sometimes composed of 3 lines of 5-7-5 (syllables)2     simple subjects are often placed in juxtapositionThese     2 subjects are often separated by punctuationA keen     or unusual observation is made by comparing the two subjectsHaiku     often contains a seasonal referencePoems     are traditionally about nature or the natural world

[1] – Source http://www.haiku-poetry.org/what-is-haiku.html

Another form of a haiku is the haiku chain.  The haiku chain is a series of linked poems.  In the original form of the haiku chain, the last line of each stanza becomes the first line in the next stanza.  Here is an example of a traditional haiku chain.  This example is also a haiku round, because the as the chain continues the last line mirrors the first.

Rain
By MystresMyna

Dripping softly, rain
Countless jewels from heaven
Earth, joyful, drinks deep

Earth, joyful, drinks deep
Pools of dirty brown water
Greedy fauna sips

Greedy fauna sips
Gift of life from paradise
Dripping softly, rain

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BONUS HAIKU CHALLENGE – Write a haiku about a single drop of rain and post it in the comments below.  Then add a haiku to someone else's comment turning it into a haiku chain.

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This brings us to an end of this week's Chatter.  I hope everyone has a fantastic week!! Remember to keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from your Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna