A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in the comments.
Thanks, Sammi!
Dale Cocktail
Muddle together, in varying parts:
Fun-loving
Honest
Curious
Snarky
Humourous
Authentic
Quirky (eccentric?)
Sincere
Enjoy responsibly
Dear Dale,
I’d say all that and more! ❤ Good use of 16 words.,
Shalom and lotsa muddlin' hugs,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Don’t like to be tootin’ me own horn… so I “aww shucks” thank you!
Shalom and lotsa muddlin’ love,
Dale
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Excellent 💜🌹
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Sweet of you! 🧡🌻
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Da truth 💜
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🧡
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I can barely write my own name in 16 words…
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Haha! I dunno what I was thinking when I went this route… Must have had a muddled brain
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All good. I can’t write small. Brain too full of garbage, I think.
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Hahaha. I love these challenges and usually do something better than this but hey. My brain was muddled..
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Mine too. You stay well.
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Methinks most of us are muddled about now.
You, too!
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Where can we order one? Awesome, Dale 🙂
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How sweet of you!
Special order, costs nothing, just be present 😉
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Perfect! Will be at the edge of the tub to collect the cocktail! 🙂
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Excellent! I’ll be waiting!
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Sweet!! 🙂
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🙂
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Make mine a double please!
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Golly!!!
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Lovely photo Dale!
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Thank you, Di!
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Q,
Wait. You mean . . . a blogger who’s NOT writing about the Coronavirus? That’s called an anomaly, the definition of which is most certainly longer than sixteen words.
B
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B,
Yep. That’s me. An anomaly. A weirdo. A step-outside-da-box, a non-follower… but I ran out of words so I had to stop where I did.
Q
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It’s nice to know there is still some outside the box thinking going on in WP Land. The place is starting to read like a formulaic detective flick!
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I shall strive to continue to avoid formulaic dreck and keep you interested.!
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I am not worried in the least. As for WP in general, I think Frank’s timing was perfect!
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That’s something.
And maybe it was…
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All in the timing . . .
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Right.
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I enjoyed it Dale. Hot tub looks fun. 😁
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Glad you did, John.
It was from a girls’ weekend away … Bloody hell, over 7 years ago!
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You took me into a hot tub that had seven year old water???? Talk about the need for social distancing. 😁
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Buahahaha! Not quite. It was fresh at the time 😉
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Oh okay.
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No worries. 🙂
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Well, that sure looks relaxing! You take a fine spa cocktail pic!
This is an interesting poetic muddle of traits. Very neat, ⚡️💥!
Why did I think “Muddle Duddle”, an instant thought born from Pierre Trudeau’s “Fuddle Duddle”?
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It was part of a girls getaway what feels like a hundred years ago (but was just over 7).
Thanks, I dunno what I was thinking.
LOL! Too funny. Maybe I should take mine down and play with that version instead.
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Funny about time, and how we sense it. 7 years seems like 100. I’ve been staying home, social distancing, only going out for food etc. for 10 days. It feels like a month, at least!!!
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Time does fly. Except when you are doing something you don’t want to, then it goes on and on… We got back on the 9th and I’ve been home since! Not true. I worked 3 shifts…
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Nice one!
Now, about that blue kiddie plastic cup … 😉
(It wasn’t OJ in that, was it? … ;))
😀
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Thanks.
Hah! Well… I guess we were trying to make sure we didn’t break any glasses at the rental…
Nope. No OJ to be found.
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LOL, yep, I hear ya. Also, nice camouflage … 😉
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Right 😉
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Sounds exactly like what I imagine a Dale Cocktail would be!
Perfect and fun response.
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He he he…
Silly but fun… dunno about perfect 😉
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😀
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Reads like an astrology keyword list!
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Oh dear… I’m not sure if that is good or bad
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It’s not bad. I use such lists as shorthand when giving my characters a biog.
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Blech. Now I feel like flushing it
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Absolutely not. It was your list, composed by you, about you. It’s genuine, it’s real. So hush now. (Wish now I hadn’t said)
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OK, I’ll hush now and no, glad you did.
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🙂
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🙂
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Owedwxr SKLW hwetifwa. Oops my fingers were on the wrong keys, hate it when that happens. I meant… ‘Perfect DALE adjectives’ of course.
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Haha!
Right. Well. I did the best I are… 😉
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Perfect! 😀
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Now, now…
But thank you 😊
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It made me smile!
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All that and then some…
You in 16 words? Impossible.
❤
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Haha! Right!
We’d need at least 100 more 😉
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Sounds like an excellent mixture, but the photo makes me wistful for my long-gone hot tub.😥
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I think I am wishing for a soak myself… didn’t even go once on the ship!
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And thank you 😉
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brilliant
surprising
wonderful
spicey
beautiful
innovative
different
courageous
intelligent
fun-loving
tall
friend(ly)
hard-working
witty
dog-loving
human
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Goodness, Kiki!! You are way too generous!
At least, I got one right 😉
Big hugs and kisses to you! xoxo
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Good one, Dale!
Ronda
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Thanks, Ronda!
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Wonderful! Love the photo.
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LOL….that’s great! Love the photo.
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Hah! Thanks, George.
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You know I’m a word person, but forget the words. The pic says it all–you in a happy, carefree time. Love to see that!
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Yes, you are. Took me forever to find a decent pic of me with a drink 😉
As for the rest, it’s just a silly thing that I half-regret putting out there.
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I always like seeing what you put out there!
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You’re too kind!
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I just need to stop working 14 hour days so I can look at it more often!
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Yes, you do!
And just because life is short… Enjoy it!
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Oh oh oh!!!!!!!!!!! PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!! and a huge smile back at you!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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Hahaha!
I dunno about perfect but I’ll take the smile!
xoxoxoxo
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🙂 🙂 xoxoxo
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xoxo
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❤️
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…take both!!!! xoxoxo
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Okay then 😉
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🙂 xoxoxo
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Brilliant, just brilliant! If I’d have seen that challenge, I’d have returned to social isolation. 16 freakin’ words and she knocks it outta the park. Well done, Dale!
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I knew many would so there was no way in hell I was going THERE.
This was silly and I half regretted it… Then though eff it. It’s there
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Your creativity is unparalleled and always enjoyable to read.
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You are the best! Thank you, my friend.
Isn’t it funny how all my youth and well into adulthood I believed the creative gene bypassed me? Just coz I can’t paint or draw like my father did ..
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You are an artist with words!
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Not too shabby with the camera and kitchen, either….😉😜
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I’ll drink to that as well! 🥃
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🍻
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