Loess Hills Road Trip
I’d like to just start with saying how completely impressed I was with Amanda Gorman, this nation’s first ever youth poet laureate and the poem she read at the inauguration… Read More »Loess Hills Road Trip
I’d like to just start with saying how completely impressed I was with Amanda Gorman, this nation’s first ever youth poet laureate and the poem she read at the inauguration… Read More »Loess Hills Road Trip
I didn’t get a short story done last week. So hopefully I will get two done this week or the next or the week after. Parrot A short story By… Read More »Parrot
Two Types of People A short story By Christopher D. Bennett He wasn’t the type of person that was nervous about missing his flight, so he would get to… Read More »2 Types of People
My friend Anders recently did a project where he wrote one short story a week. The point isn’t that you will write 52 great short stories, but it is really… Read More »Surprise Ahead! Reboot
SURPRISE AHEAD A short story By Christopher D. Bennett Age 10 Write what the pictures tell. Pictures are of a family in a station wagon driving down a road and… Read More »Superfluff Chronicles No.1 – SURPRISE AHEAD – Age 10
Year 2 started out with a bang! Lots of submissions! First time submitter! Welcome aboard Alicia Vermeys! Here are the submissions for REFLECTIONS: Christopher D. Bennett IMAGE LOST Alicia Vermeys… Read More »RWPE Y2 #1: Reflections
1 word or short phrase answers for the rest of the questions. Your favorite virtue? Humanitas Your favorite qualities in a man? Logic Your favorite qualities in a woman Empathy… Read More »Proust No. Eight
Becky Perkovich correctly gave 1 of the 4 possible correct answers to the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: What is Christopher D. Bennett’s favorite movie? A: Mr. Smith Goes… Read More »Proust No. Seven
Dawn Krause correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: Christopher D. Bennett bowls on Monday nights. What is the name of his bowling team? A: Patio Pros. Proust… Read More »Proust No. Six
Jason Baier correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: What brand of camera does Christopher D. Bennett A: Sony. I also would have accepted Minolta with a lengthy… Read More »Proust No. Five
Jesse Howard correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: Currently, what is Christopher D. Bennett’s favorite band? A: The Swell Season. Proust Quote “If a little dreaming is… Read More »Proust No. Four
Angie DeWaard correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: What is the 1 thing Christopher D. Bennett always buys when he goes to an Iowa State game? A:… Read More »Proust No. Three
Jesse Howard correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: Whenever Christopher D. Bennett goes to a buffet, what does he get to eat with his ice cream? A:… Read More »Proust No. Two
In case you don’t remember, the answers to these questions only reflect my experiences in the year 2010. Proust Quote: “Love is a reciprocal torture.” Confessions Question: Your favourite colour… Read More »Proust No. One
Here are a few broad announcements. 1. Love my photography? Ever wonder what it would like if you were in it? Here is your chance! I’m doing portrait photography as… Read More »General Housekeeping Information
The theme of SPIRITUAL didn’t ring the bell of many people this week. It reminds me of one of my favorite Daniel Tosh jokes. “When people tell me, ‘I’m not… Read More »RWPE #46 – Spiritual
Not so many submissions this week for last week’s theme SMOKE PHOTOGRAPHY. I guess not as many people love fire as I thought loved fire. Mike Vest Dawn Krause Christopher… Read More »RWE #43 – Smoke Photography
Here is a copy of the journal I kept while I was on vacation last week. It covers parts of 10 days and over 1300 miles. While I doubt anybody… Read More »Vacation Journal
I think that at the aggregate level, this is the best batch of submissions to date. Here are the submissions for SHADOWS: Shannon Bardole Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Carla… Read More »RWPE #42 – Shadows
Here are this week’s submissions for DRY: Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest Shannon Bardole Dawn Krause Dawn’s poetry submission: Dry The wind blows through the Sahara of my mind I’m… Read More »RWPE #41 – Dry