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Write a metaphoric poem - non-rhyming - that does not mention the subject of the poem only refers to it in the framework of the metaphor...let us guess the real subject. Note metaphor is a word comparison of two unlike things, not a description of the thing. 16 line maximum
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ajourdan

Guitar

His hands travel the neck of the guitar

Playing and plucking the strings

The notes vibrate the air

While his lips sing promises

The guitar complies and performs

As though the choice was ever for it to make

Challenge
Stalker Farms 1st Annual Horror Short Contest
I work for a haunt attraction in Snohomish WA called "Stalker Farms". It is an immersive experience haunt with story lines and characters, so we are looking for stories, back stories, tall tales, feverish recollections, bad dreams haunting memories... Write a horror story that creates a tale of horror around one, two, or all of the characters described herein. We will link from our Facebook to your entries on Prose to get you more readers! These are short stories, we are looking for up to 500 words max. Our staff will pick a winner. If anyone lives in Western Washington then we will comp tickets to anyone that enters a submission and wants to come out. The winner gets $100. Good luck! Write a story about any or all of the following characters: Suzie - The golden child of the Slasher family. She is spoiled rotten to the core. Her demented giggles taunt her play mates. Over 30 years old but she still doesn’t look a day over eight. Chuck - A butcher that takes a lot of pride in his cuts. He is known for his barbecue, just don't mind pulling a few human hairs out of your teeth. Make sure you don't complain or you will find yourself unlucky enough to be served next. Eski - No bloody sacrifice is enough to appease the terrible craving for blood demanded by this horror, born of a thousand tortured soul's tormented screams.
ajourdan in Horror & Thriller

Suzie Slasher

On the day Suzie was born she didn't cry. Her skin was cool to the touch and her face bore a smile. Her parents, having tried for many years to have a child, were thrilled never the less to name a daughter of their own. The lengths they had gone to for their miracle knew no bounds. After modern medicine had failed them, the magic of an old woman, whispered in secret and paid for in blood, provided them with their precious child.

At times it appeared little Suzie would age years over night, growing in both size and malevolence. Upon reaching the apperance of an eight year old girl--always donned with pigtails and ribbons--her growth stunted. Doctors having no answers, the family again turned to the old woman who had saved them before. The hag turned to face them with rotted teeth opening to let out a cackled laugh. Though the couple edged away in fear, Suzie simply joined the laughter in a fit of giggles.

The family was forced to move from town to town to hide their daughter's condition while doting on her all the more for her poor lot in life, even after they were forced to refer to her as their granddaughter due to the age difference.

The parents seemed blind the horrible things that followed them from town to town. Pets went missing, lights often failed, and any time Suzie became angry, a chill would enter the room. But her anger was far more preferable to her happiness.

The sound of the young girl's giggles was always followed by great evil. She found nothing more enjoyable than when her touch would slowly freeze the blood of the neighborhood children. Never enough to kill, but enough so that as her laughter followed their running footsteps home, there would be no proof or evidence of any wrongdoing--only the tears and pain of her victims. As much as they children tried to avoid her, any distance seemed instantly covered by her. It was as if she was always behind them, waiting to share the cold that enveloped her-- her laugh echoing in their minds.

Challenge
In fifteen words, what is love?
ajourdan

Love

Love is the incurable disease that makes idiots out of otherwise intelligent men and women.

Challenge
Write your favorite quote or make one of your own. This quote can be sad or happy even dark if you wish. Have fun!
ajourdan

Quote

Little is more unnerving than when people do not challenge what they hear before it is repeated.

Challenge
Challenge of the Week XCIV
Lies and Liars. Perhaps it's a time when two accounts conflicted. Perhaps it's a lie you've told yourself since before you can remember. Write on the themes of lies and liars. Fiction or nonfiction, poetry or Prose.
ajourdan

Extroversion

Strength of mind and character

to face each day willingly

and with promise

bursting forth into the horizon

My moments of triumph ringing

through caverns of confidence

while on the couch I slump

enclosed in my blanket of lies