February 2019 Blog Battle
Our word this month is:
Loss
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the end of the month to be included!
Once you’ve posted your story to your blog, put a link to it in the comments section, and we’ll add your story to the Battle Stories Line-up post.
Make sure to check back and read some of the stories of your fellow battlers. Leave comments to encourage these writers, and share each other’s stories!
Basic Rules:
The Prompt Word will be given the First Tuesday of Every Month.
Post your story by the 30th of the Same Month.
RULES
- 1000 words max (give or take a few)
- fictional tale (or true if you really want)
- Any genre that fits within PG-13 (or less) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
- Your story must contain the randomly chosen word(s) and/or be centered around the word meaning in a way that shows it is clearly related.
- Go for the entertainment value!
- Put a link back to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section
- Please tweet and otherwise share your battler buddies’ stories across social media.
- Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting all the stories so we can cross-share.
- Have fun!
BlogBattle 
I had a lot of fun making a story for this prompt… here is the link: https://astorydetective.blogspot.com/2019/02/loss-and-madness-continued-short-story.html?showComment=1551030652228#c8007087243149957359
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Awesome! So glad to have your story in the mix. 🙂
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So excited to join you guys! Just posted my entry for Loss! I hope this works 🙂
http://kjwhitereads.com/2019/02/22/one-soul-for-another-by-k-j-white/
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Yay! I’m sure it’s great. 🙂 Welcome to the battles!
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One “Loss” story coming right up! 😉 Now off to read the ones I haven’t yet! It feels like the variety and creativity has hit an all-new high this month. Great job, guys!
http://www.joyerancatore.com/2019/02/21/found-in-loss/
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Lovely and lovely! 😀 Enjoy, my friend!
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Here’s mine. I’ve put it on Medium, but there’s a link through my blog at https://markhuntleyjames.wordpress.com/2019/02/18/lost-the-plot/
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Nice! 🙂
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Loved this!! Couldn’t figure out how to comment on your page, but what a wonderfully creative twist to the theme. Bravo!!!
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Here’s mine! A creepy little Valentine’s Day present for everyone here, haha.
https://scjensen.com/2019/02/14/tooth-fairy-by-s-c-jensen/
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ha! Nice. 😀
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My husband has told me this is not really loss but sorry I did not want to write something really sad! Please note as well when reading this my children are only 5 and 7 so I am only imagining future feelings.. thanks.. not sure if Ping back has worked.
https://justmuddlingthroughlife.co.uk/2019/02/13/feeling-sense-loss/
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This worked, even if a pingback didn’t! 😀 I’m totally good with not sad LOSS stories, so whatever the level, I’m good. 😉
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Hello, I’m new to the #BlogBattle, so this is my first entry – a bit of a twist on the theme of loss, so I hope it’s ok!
https://chuffincat.com/2019/02/13/lossofmarbles/
Many thanks
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I had to join in with this, thanks to Sha’Tara’s inspiration. Special thanks to Rachel for organizing all this. My submission can be found here (I hope):
https://theotherhoodofone.wordpress.com/2019/02/09/clink-clank-rattle-rattle-whoosh/
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Fantastic! Thanks so much for joining! Sha’Tara is lovely. So glad she connected you with our blog battles. ❤ 🙂
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Why not? Under 1k (amazing for me) in the prompt pocket. Thanks for the opportunity!
https://philh52.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/heart/
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Got you now Phil. List updated to include you
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Thanks!
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Sorry! Thanks for getting that, Gary!
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I caught his comment on another battlers site saying he’d sent one in so did some trolling here to find it 😂 Hopefully next month I’ll pop in and add as I find too!
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I was about to have an attack of lazy – an existing piece that fitted. Then I checked the word count. Now I have to think a bit.
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haha I know how that goes!
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I needed to write a blog post and these words flowed out so fast I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to share!!!
https://fictionfanaddict.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/blog-battle-loss-of-words/
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No need to wait! 😀 ❤
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Hi again Rachael, I can’t believe how busy I’ve been and how quickly the days whip by! I follow the instructions, first I post my story on my blog, then post the link to it here?
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You’ve got it! We’ll add the link to the Stories post when that goes live next week. 🙂 I can completely identify with the whole issue of business and days rushing by. Phew!
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OK, let’s hope this works. I posted my blog battle story at this link:
https://shatara46.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/blog-battle-short-story/
The title of the story is “The Moon, Anali and Hope”
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Nice! I’ll get the link added to next week’s post.
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Thank you for the prompt; my contribution is here https://allaboutlife.blog/2019/02/07/blogbattle-loss/ 😊 x
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Thanks for taking the challenge! I’ma gonna put this link on next week’s story post! 😀
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It was fun! Thank you 😊 x
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Reblogged this on Rachael Ritchey and commented:
Oops! Forgot to share this yesterday. February’s word is LOSS. I hope you are inspired to come up with something fitting or that you’ll read the stories throughout the month. The writers who participate are always pleased to know their stories resonate with someone or bring a laugh or tear or two.
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I am wondering if this is the right place to leave the link to our entry for the #BlogBattle?
If not, please let me know… https://wp.me/p2XQu3-bmx
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works just fine! I’ll add it to the post so it will be up first thing next week! 🙂
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Thanks for the confirmation, Rachael…
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Scheduled for Thursday and am on your post next week Rachael. Apologies for the woreful delay!!
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nothing but love from this end of the planet, my friend! 🙂 You are great. ❤
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I try lol. I had a go at inserting my last one into the round up too. If you like I could drop new ones in on Thursdays too one we get a gazillion entries 😂
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I did notice that! I thought, “woah! Gary’s is already on the list. Fantastic!” 🙂 I’m good with that. I try to add them once a day, but sometimes it takes me a couple days to get to it. 🙂
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It’s that time thing. My scheduling is woeful at present for time management. That said if we’re both adding whenever we can it eases another job for you yes 😊
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Awesome and thank you 😊
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another month, another word! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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I worried about this months word, that it might be too sad… hopefully not…
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I could be. And for me, it has that ring this month as my great uncle passed away this last weekend. Our family feels his loss. ❤ But I think that's opportunity for it to be an inspiring or even amusing word, so whatever you have for us, I'm sure it will be fitting! ❤
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Sorry to hear of your sadness, Rachael….
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It’s okay. Uncle Dan was my grandpa’s brother. Our family has always been close, and he was a little like a second grandpa, but he was also 82 years old and had been sick for a couple years, so he’s at peace now. We’ll miss him, but as they say: our loss is Heaven’s gain. 🙂
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That is a lovely way to think of him…
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