The Unicorn Challenge.
A magical new weekly writing opportunity from me – Jenne Gray – and him – C. E. Ayr.
Visit this blog every Friday, read an amazing story from each of us, and then post your own even better effort in the comments below.
Or on your own blog and stick the link down in the comments.
The rules are:
Maximum of 250 words.
Based on photo prompt.
That’s it.
© C. E. Ayr
C’mon, write something
There won’t be any criticism, but there might be a mythical mystery prize.
It is, after all, the Unicorn Challenge.
Tales from Glasgow 
Reblogged this on Sound Bite Fiction and commented:
An open invitation to a new challenge conjured up by Jenne and me.
It’s a belter!
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And here’s my scintillating story:
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ok, Doctrine weighs in on this most intriguing of photation*
Our contribution:
https://wakefielddoctrine.com/2023/03/31/photo-prompt-phriday-the-wakefield-doctrine-2/
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[…] magical new weekly writing opportunity from her – Jenne Gray – and me. Visit her blog every Friday to see the photo prompt, and post your amazing story in her […]
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I’m in Assisi. Jenne. Ladder would have come in handy 😂
I’ll give it a shot. Love Mags ❤️
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How wonderful, Mags. Enjoy it all. The ladder sounds intriguing! Missing you and the hot chocolates!
And yes, please have a shot. That would n-be great. now, will it be the Assisi ladder story…? 😉
xx
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Thanks for visiting, Mags.
Say hello to Big Frankie for us!
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[…] The ladder positioned as the perfect intruder entry point, might have fooled a freshman detective but Clancy recognized it as a prop right away from his usual gut reaction. The alleged jewel thief’s path through the house, at first seemed to end at a busted-out window on the ground floor which was the most obvious first guess as his exit and escape point. The victim of the crime reported it happening while he was away overnight and that checked out but there was broken glass at the bottom of the ladder. Apparently, the wealthy homeowner who called to report a burglary wasn’t exceptionally bright. His phone records revealed a call to the police and minutes later a call to his insurance company. If the thief had entered through the alley using the ladder, then exited on the other side of the house, why would broken glass be on the ladder rungs and sidewalk? After a forensic test proved the glass on the ladder rungs matched the ground floor window that had been busted-out from the inside, the man was arrested for making a false police report and insurance fraud. https://talesfromglasgow137065088.wordpress.com/2023/03/30/the-unicorn-challenge-31-03-23/ […]
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Here is my submission.
https://theinkwelljourney.blogspot.com/2023/03/ladder-to-danger.html
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Nothing like a confident detective.
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Hi Pankaj
Sorry, but I couldn’t comment on your blog.
Intriguing opening to what I suspect might develop into a much longer tale.
Look forward to having you visit again next week.
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http://writerravenclaw.com/2023/03/31/making-money/
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[…] piece was written for Jenne Gray and C E Ayr’s weekly Unicorn challenge to write up to 250 words based on a photo […]
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Here’s my story: https://talesfromglasgow137065088.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/the-mother/
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This week’s contribution from yours truly. https://sixcrookedhighways.com/2023/04/01/leo-delivers-to-his-patron/
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[…] was the possibility of winning a prize that caught her eye after reading about the The Unicorn Challenge. She wished she wouldn’t be so gullible as to think she could write 250 words about a ladder. […]
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A fun new challenge you have provided. I will try at least once.
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And here’s one from the lovely Nancy:
https://theelephantstrunk.org/2023/04/01/upon-closer-inspection/
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Here is my unicorn picture as requested by ceayr. I am pasting the url and have no idea if it will work. I explained on my blog that the black unicorn had magically changed into a white one. Can’t trust these unicorns.
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My dear ladysighs, it has been unanimously decided (by me) that you are the Winner of the Inaugural Unicorn Challenge Prize! It will be formally presented, on this blog, on Friday something something April (Central European Time). Formal dress and second-best scowl, please. You are expected to make a (very) short speech of appreciation and admiration. See ya!
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He is recently retired with his decent pension, and from his wife. He retired from a life scientific and he has dreams; to be specific he wishes to reinvent himself as a poet. He is hell bent on rhyming.
He sees the ladder – a perfect everyday object, a perfect subject. He is on to something, figuratively if not literally – the first rungs of his poetry. He smiles to himself as he thinks “ what could possibly go wrong?”
He figures this will be a piece of cake, as he sits with his coffee and Figaro. Let’s leave him with his thoughts and Thesaurus.
We are back. Let’s look over his shoulder. Oh dear. At the top of his page is a list of crossed out words- bladder, madder, sadder, gallbladder. Most of the rest of the page is full of ticks, crosses and boxes. During one hot July afternoon, in a study period starting at noon, he has recorded that fourteen men and twelve women walked past the ladder. No one walked under the ladder. He has concluded that this is clear evidence that French people are superstitious.
I conclude that his wife left him, not vice versa. However, I feel sorry for this man who looks sadder now, possibly madder and the gateau upset his gallbladder. I am also grateful to him. He took the subject of the ladder and ran with it. And I have spent a pleasant afternoon with my cup of coffee, scone and Thesaurus. Thank you.
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(Almost) our first submission with rhyme, an excellent use of your time!
It makes me gladder you ran with the ladder…
And shared your Thesaurus of thoughts!
What joyful wordplay, Johnny, as much fun to write as to read, I suspect.
Thank you so much for joining in.
I hope you’ll be back.
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Hi Johnny, great to see you here! A poet writing prose about a poet (not) writing poetry. Great fun, elegantly done.
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(Almost) our first submission with rhyme, an excellent use of your time!
It makes me gladder you ran with the ladder…
And shared your Thesaurus of thoughts!
What joyful wordplay, Johnny, as much fun to write as to read, I suspect.
Thank you so much for joining in.
I hope you’ll be back.
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