Category Archives: Crimson’s Creative Challenge

CCC063: The Magician

Posted on December 4, 2025 by crispina kemp

Billy hefted the bicycle, crossbar resting on his shoulder. Five miles, his walk from school, but he counted that as a blessing. His only blessing of this day. Five miles, plentiful time to construct a story. Billy’s mother watched as … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #063

Posted on December 3, 2025 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). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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CCC062: Under the Pier

Posted on November 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Under the pier Where the racing waves Like wind playing with uncovered hair Entangle Where racing waves pummel Boom and batter a confusion All angles Where limpets and barnacles hold Deathly tight Under the pier That’s where they found her … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #062

Posted on November 26, 2025 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). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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CCC061: Continuing The Tale of Jack and Jill

Posted on November 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Jack laid his head in Ma Yarrow’s lap He’d gone to her cos she had the knack Of healing wounds with an herb poultice-pack How did this happen? asked Ma Yarrow He claimed he’d slipped on a loose stone And … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #061

Posted on November 19, 2025 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). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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CCC060: The Cobbler’s Gold

Posted on November 13, 2025 by crispina kemp

Beneath the tree a squat cottage grew As if out of the earth A native dwelling for a native man The man had the look of one grown out of that soil Short and gnarly Like a beech tree’s roots … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #060

Posted on November 12, 2025 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). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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CCC059: Beneath the Muddy Mirey Leaves

Posted on November 6, 2025 by crispina kemp

In the dank heart of a dark forest Where the oaks, the pines and the beeches can’t reach There sodden puddles gather together until, brimming, they flow Though that flow is glacially slow Beneath the muddy mirey mass of leaves … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #059

Posted on November 5, 2025 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). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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