Here’s how it works:
Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE
Here are some suggestions:
- An answering photo
- A cartoon
- A joke
- A caption
- An anecdote
- A short story (flash fiction)
- A poem
- A newly minted proverb, adage or saying
- An essay
- A song—the lyrics or the performance
You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:
- Your creative offering is indeed yours
- Your writing is kept to 150 words or less
If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it
If you include Crimson’s Creative Challenge as a heading, WP Search will find it (theory) by ‘Searching’ in the WP Reader (fingers crossed)
Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN

“Here we have a time zone split, from the tachyon explosion of 2039,” announced Prof. Wittgenstein.
“Looks about 1780/1950 to me,” said Plato, a grad student.
Prof. Wittgenstein shook his head with a smile. “You and your idealism, Plato. Look at that moss. And the water treatment tech on the plant. It’s more like 2020/1998.”
“But couldn’t it be 1622 BC/AD 2094 if we wanted it to be?” asked Pollyanna.
“I don’t believe we can determine the chronological split from this photo,” interjected Pyrrho. “I don’t believe we can make any determination at all.”
“You doubt the reality of everything,” sighed Capt. Spock.
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Love it. I’d put the split at 1870/1950
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I’m reminded of how in our travels in the Baltic countries in 2003, we thought the cities looked 2003, the suburbs reflected the Soviet brutalism of 1953, and the countryside was at 1903.
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I saw something similar when I was in Bulgaria 🙂
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Based on a true story ish, my take is https://bobfairfield.org/2023/06/14/crimsons-creative-challenge-240-mirage/
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This is so original, a fantastic take. Love it 🙂
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Here is my take on this prompt,
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This is so good!
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Here’s my naughty one: https://theelephantstrunk.org/2023/06/17/hold-that-thought/
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It’s Brilliant!
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