Category Archives: Crimson’s Creative Challenge

CCC009: A Winsome Lass

Posted on November 21, 2024 by crispina kemp

A winsome lass Dainty feet treading grass Tripping o’er the fields and tracks Heading out to where the parish turns its back There, she doffs her cotton smock And none can see her None will look As she slips into … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #009

Posted on November 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR photos (if you want to get a head start you’ll find them marked in that week’s Sunday Picture Post and Tuesday Treats, except this week I’ve taken one from Friday Fungi, too). Lots of choice! … Continue reading →

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CCC#008: Reflections

Posted on November 14, 2024 by crispina kemp

She sat there every day For two hours after school She waited for him The guy she thought so cool But after a fortnight with no sign of him She named herself a romantic fool  

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #008

Posted on November 13, 2024 by crispina kemp

Please note the title of this post. Hope it doesn’t cause you confusion 🤨 Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR photos (if you want to get a head start you’ll find them marked in that week’s Sunday Picture Post and Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Pick A Pic/CCC#007: The Fairy Hex

Posted on November 7, 2024 by crispina kemp

Ah me, oh woe, but Life is foul Ma sent me here to wash our knicks Our vests and blouses and our *kex But she told me not Of the fairy hex Upon this spot. Soaken Broken Drowned And taken … Continue reading →

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Pick A Pic #7 [Crimson’s Creative Challenge #007]

Posted on November 6, 2024 by crispina kemp

Please note the title of this post. I miss the name, Crimson’s Creative Challenge. So we’ll start it at #007, this being the 7th week of the new format. Hope it doesn’t cause you confusion 🤨 Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge: Watch This Space

Posted on September 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

Last week, with much regret I announced the demise of CCC. The numbers had dwindled it didn’t seem worth continuing. Your response set me to thinking. Is there a way to present the challenge that might encourage more participation. Well, … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge: It’s Demise

Posted on September 11, 2024 by crispina kemp

Yea, you read that right, I’m pulling Crimson’s Creative Challenge. There will be no more. Sadness abounds. I began this weekly challenge in November 2018 and to begin with the number of participants grew, then held steady. But over recent … Continue reading →

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CCC304: Master of the Riverside

Posted on September 5, 2024 by crispina kemp

Lord Cormy, the cormorant, perching proud upon his pole Surveyed the length of the riverside His. His domain. His to rule. But Lord Cormy was a blithering fool For not a hundred yards further along Hunkered down Humble in attitude … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #304

Posted on September 4, 2024 by crispina kemp

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 … Continue reading →

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