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Prompt & Link: “Desire”

January 25, 2008

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It’s approaching 9:00 AM Friday morning, January 25th, 2008, on the U.S. west coast — so here I am with a new Prompt!

This week’s, and the nineteenth Writer’s Island prompt is: “Desire”.

I’m not going to make any suggestions how you might approach this week’s prompt. I am hoping you will simply free associate with “Desire”, and let your muse take you from there. Surprise us!

Whatever moves you this week, that’s what we all want to read.

So, when you have finished your piece, please return here to this post and place your link to your work as a comment — and as you know, just the link, not the piece.

No need to rush, this post will be open to receive your links for the entire week, leading up to the next prompt.

May this, and every week, bring a little passion — and may your muse be kind! We can’t wait to see what you write…

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78 comments

  1. Desire

         by Rob Kistner January 25, 2008 at 7:09 am

  2. Good morning everyone. My post about desire starts on my blog, but finishes in the Orchid Room. Click here are provided on my blog.

    Rose

    xo

    http://dewyknickers.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/smoke-falls/

         by Rose Dewy Knickers January 25, 2008 at 8:29 am

  3. here’s my contribution :
    http://thiswholenewworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/that-magic-word-desire.html

    hope it makes u stop and think a while… :)

         by pri January 25, 2008 at 8:59 am

  4. Desire!

         by Moe Lauher January 25, 2008 at 10:42 am

  5. oh my but this was a prompt to die for…..

    http://why-paisley.com/2008/01/25/desirable/

         by paisley January 25, 2008 at 11:04 am

  6. i forgot to mention how happy i am that you opened the prompt earlier like this,, as sometimes the desire to write the piece as prompted disallows holding on to it for days in order to post when called for….

    is there any way you can enable comment follow up emails?? i do believe it would make us more apt to read each entry if we were prompted to do so by an email….

    especially since there will not be a mad rush to post all at one time….

         by paisley January 25, 2008 at 11:11 am

  7. Okay, this is my first attempt here, having just found you. Hope you enjoy.

    http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/the-root-of-desire

         by anthonynorth January 25, 2008 at 11:28 am

  8. Every now and then, Trevor lets us see his Desire

         by Susan Helene Gottfried January 25, 2008 at 3:55 pm

  9. Good morning Saturday writers!

    It is a luscious, sunny Austraia Day here! And I thought today was a very symbolic time to post “Desire”. In the light of recent Heath Ledger sadnesses, I felt the wonder of desire’s depths should be explored! Enjoy!

    http://greyscaleterritory.blogspot.com/2008/01/desire-for-writers-island.html

    Smiles and Light

         by Gemma Wiseman January 25, 2008 at 4:55 pm

  10. will come back later to read….
    DeSire

         by pieceofpie January 25, 2008 at 6:17 pm

  11. Fire & Ice

         by Pepektheassassin January 25, 2008 at 7:06 pm

  12. I’ve posted my contribution on another of my sites this week. It’s short and I hope you find it sweet!

    http://keithspoems.blogspot.com/

         by keith hillman January 25, 2008 at 7:45 pm

  13. Here is my Sensual Senryu.

    S

         by Sandy January 25, 2008 at 9:07 pm

  14. Sorry keith - but for some reason, your site won’t accept my comment. So here it is!

    You have carefully captured the perpetuation, even the cycle of feeding buried in desire!

    Nice write!

    Smiles and Light

    Gemma Wiseman

         by Gemma Wiseman January 25, 2008 at 9:09 pm

  15. My post is a short story on the desires one simply wishes throughout life — some being given; others not. The desires are not grandiose, just simple basic needs that sometimes seem to be so unattainable. (I’ve killed two birds with one stone as I have also written it for Sunday Scribblings)

    The Felling of a Tree

         by rebecca January 25, 2008 at 10:26 pm

  16. http://noahthegreat.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/desires/

         by Noah January 25, 2008 at 10:53 pm

  17. I liked the Tuesday linking. Just my thought. Not that it deters me from posting now.

    Fired by desire, stuck in a quagmire, here is my post:

    housing my soul

         by gautami tripathy January 26, 2008 at 12:46 am

  18. my desire as a chemical engg grad and some poetry inspired by my profession :-)

    http://distillingthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/experiments.html

         by totomai January 26, 2008 at 4:56 am

  19. http://distillingthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/experiments.html

         by totomai January 26, 2008 at 4:58 am

  20. Here’s mine:

    The Object Of My Desire

         by Robin January 26, 2008 at 7:55 am

  21. my desire as a poet and a chemical engineer :D

    http://distillingthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/09/experiments.html

         by totomai January 26, 2008 at 10:49 am

  22. my attempt
    the chase

         by lissa January 26, 2008 at 1:57 pm

  23. Bummer, I kind of liked the definite Tuesday deadline. Oh well.

    I wrote a villanelle:
    http://slygly.blogspot.com/2008/01/corduroy.html

         by Glynis January 26, 2008 at 2:07 pm

  24. The heavy snowfall made me return to an old piece for a few revisions. Thanks!

    http://www.herburban.com/?p=2746

         by Herb Urban January 26, 2008 at 4:48 pm

  25. Four Haiku:

    DESIRE AND A QUARTER MOON

         by Richard January 26, 2008 at 5:22 pm

  26. Not for bird lovers …
    http://over-it.blogspot.com/2008/01/writers-island-desire.html

         by Redness January 26, 2008 at 8:37 pm

  27. Hi everyone! This topic gave me a blast from the
    past:

    http://herenowsunflower.blogspot.com/2008/01/writers-island-desire.html

         by Clare January 26, 2008 at 10:42 pm

  28. http://danaesinclair.blogspot.com/2008/01/uncommon-new-year.html

    I seem to have had a bit of a creative drought, but here ’s my first fiction exercise of the year.

    thanks Islanders! dx

         by danae sinclair January 27, 2008 at 5:08 am

  29. Good morning everyone. Thank you Rob for opening up the postings. It makes it easier to post on the weekend when I have more time. I want to link you all to a piece I wrote during the Christmas holidays….relatively new writing. I am also working on another piece i hope to have completed later today.

    cheers to everyone.

    http://mayfairplace.blogspot.com/2007/12/yearnings.html

         by awareness January 27, 2008 at 9:31 am

  30. http://rainbowsreflectraysofthesun.blogspot.com/2008/01/desire-writers-island-triple-treat.html

         by Steve January 27, 2008 at 11:47 am

  31. I wrote something new this morning for the prompt. Time will tell if I can take it to Broadway or the small screen. Thanks, as always.

    http://www.herburban.com/?p=2908

         by Herb Urban January 27, 2008 at 3:48 pm

  32. Object of Desire

         by Tiel Aisha Ansari January 27, 2008 at 3:49 pm

  33. Well, I ended up being in the 30’s anyway, so I must say I don’t like this as well. I wonder if I’ll like it better or not as time goes on. Guess, we’ll see.
    For now, here is my selection.
    http://beadfluff.blogspot.com/2008/01/writers-island-desire-prompt-desire.html

         by Mary T. January 27, 2008 at 4:08 pm

  34. Hi everybody, thanks for the prompt Rob.
    I pulled this one from my archives as I have a strong desire to meet…
    http://sewina.blogspot.com/2008/01/writers-island-desire.html

         by SweetTalkingGuy January 27, 2008 at 7:35 pm

  35. A lame attempt, I liked the Tuesday linking though..gave me time to think and compose -

    http://ul-typingaway.blogspot.com/2008/01/overheard.html

         by UL January 27, 2008 at 11:54 pm

  36. here she be…………..

    my thoughts and stirring on desire……

    http://mayfairplace.blogspot.com/2008/01/desire.html

         by awareness January 28, 2008 at 4:19 am

  37. Here’s mine: http://foundcraftygreenart.blogspot.com/2008/01/haiku.html

         by Crafty Green Poet January 28, 2008 at 7:12 am

  38. Have been really late I guess

    http://virtualrambling.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/desire/

         by Rambler January 28, 2008 at 11:13 am

  39. here’s mine.

    http://www.shebecameabutterfly.net/?p=304

         by she January 28, 2008 at 1:22 pm

  40. Here’s another one from me.

    http://ul-typingaway.blogspot.com/2008/01/wonders-this-winter.html

         by UL January 28, 2008 at 1:37 pm

  41. Cast Off

         by Bob January 28, 2008 at 4:49 pm

  42. http://grevathi.blogsome.com/2008/01/28/desire/

    Desire is more than good, it is necessary!

         by Revathi January 28, 2008 at 5:37 pm

  43. Inspiration returns!!!!
    I was starting to wonder, but this prompt dropped me right back into the world of that historical romance that is running through my mind…Eliza’s story continued
    http://cafeendofuniverse.blogspot.com/2008/01/writers-island-3-desire.html

         by Penelope Anne January 28, 2008 at 8:13 pm

  44. What a hot prompt. Mine is now posted please everyone check it out.

         by Jadey January 28, 2008 at 8:38 pm

  45. Mine is here…

    Shoe Fetish

         by Tumblewords January 28, 2008 at 9:03 pm

  46. Mine is here…thanks for the prompt!

    Shoe Fetish

         by Tumblewords January 28, 2008 at 9:05 pm

  47. Mine is here - thanks!
    Shoe Fetish

         by Tumblewords January 28, 2008 at 9:42 pm

  48. This is my first contribution; I hope that it meets the standards!

    http://modernnomadism.blogspot.com/2008/01/gimmies.html

         by LD January 28, 2008 at 11:35 pm

  49. Mine isn’t really worth the effort this week (that is not to imply that past weeks were), but if I don’t post it gives me permission to be a slacker.

    Synonyms On Parade

         by Chris January 28, 2008 at 11:38 pm

  50. See things have changed. I will keep posting on tuesday though because I am to busy in the weekend.
    Will visit you soon.
    Wrte a story with a bit of desire in it. Here it is:

    http://dutchcorner.blogspot.com/2008/01/photographer.html

         by marja January 28, 2008 at 11:53 pm

  51. I guess I should pay more attention to the rest of the prompt… :) A late take on desire. Attempted Resuscitation of Things Passed

         by Constance January 29, 2008 at 12:49 am

  52. The new format has caught me on the hop. In the absence of inspiration, I’m doing a little recycling. The situation in the poem, was brought about, no doubt, by desire.

    demon mailer

         by watermaid January 29, 2008 at 5:10 am

  53. Short and sweet this week - this is all I want

         by pauline January 29, 2008 at 6:38 am

  54. From the kid contingency, here’s one by a 5th grader about fire:

    http://witsblog.org/2008/01/29/fire/

         by wits January 29, 2008 at 7:58 am

  55. How come I’m late? Ooo..new format. Here’s my contribution
    http://presentrat.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/writers-island-desire/

         by ratanaong January 29, 2008 at 10:20 am

  56. http://ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress/?p=2832

         by AscenderRisesAbove January 29, 2008 at 10:23 am

  57. http://chicklegirl.blogspot.com/2008/01/incandescence.html

         by chicklegirl January 29, 2008 at 10:36 am

  58. I hope you like The Wandering Man.

         by Barbara Torris January 29, 2008 at 11:26 am

  59. http://happytiler.blogspot.com/2008/01/writers-island.html

         by giggles January 29, 2008 at 1:38 pm

  60. Desire? Seems a somewhat strange word for me to be thinking on at my stage of life. At the moment, my one and only desire is for things to go on in my life as they have been. May I continue to roll out of bed in the morning, painfree and ready for life, as it was for me this morning. I desire each day that stretches before me to be one that promises to be a day worth living. Part of that “worth living” includes visiting my growing number of blog site friends. It’s a wonderful trip I am on! Mary from Meander With Me

         by mary a. kaufman January 29, 2008 at 2:15 pm

  61. Wings of Desire

    http://gimmeadream.blogspot.com/2008/01/wings-of-desire-pink-wings.html

         by Gimme A Dream January 29, 2008 at 2:21 pm

  62. Trying to write for two prompts at once…

    http://diatribalarts.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/her-hands-are-cold/

         by the scôp January 29, 2008 at 3:37 pm

  63. Mary -

    Continuity in life seems like an ideal ‘object of desire’ to me — and at 60, I can relate quite well.

    I wish you all the best! ;)

    …Rob

         by writersisland January 29, 2008 at 4:39 pm

  64. Found a few minutes today to write one.
    My entry

         by Linda Jacobs January 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm

  65. Sorry, that didn’t work. I thought I was getting pretty good at leaving a link, too. One more try.

    My entry

         by Linda Jacobs January 29, 2008 at 5:23 pm

  66. The object of my desire:
    Strive for happiness!

    http://pciyrtpy.blogspot.com/2008/01/desire-its-been-around-awhile-possibly.html

    rel

         by rel January 29, 2008 at 6:00 pm

  67. Didn’t have the desire for the prompt, but I did post an essay of sorts with a variety of poems based on a single prompt.

    http://hummingbunny.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/how-to-write-poetry/

         by Brian January 29, 2008 at 6:20 pm

  68. I have my first post up. Desire: Life, Liberty and . . .

    http://cricket51.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/desire/

         by Cricket's Hearth January 29, 2008 at 9:18 pm

  69. http://forgetfulone.blogspot.com/2008/01/desire-for-writers-island.html

    I hope I linked correctly!

         by Forgetfulone January 29, 2008 at 11:29 pm

  70. Hello Islanders -

    I hoped the new combined Prompt & Writer’s Link post worked out for everyone.

    I am going to stick with the single ‘combo’ post — but I may put one more wrinkle in it to try to make everyone happy? Stay tuned next week… ;)

    …Rob

         by writersisland January 30, 2008 at 3:33 am

  71. Did I mention I found paradise? Another writing prompt to push me through the week. *la-sigh*

    Aloha from a newbie. :D

    A Consuming Desire

         by Write From Karen January 30, 2008 at 7:31 am

  72. Karen -

    I had to comment — I just LOVE the graphic image of the island you have posted with your piece!! :)

         by writersisland January 30, 2008 at 9:24 am

  73. I haven’t been here in a while…but this is a prompt that really spoke to me…

    http://marilyn.typepad.com/moojo_cafe/2008/01/desire.html

         by Marilyn January 30, 2008 at 10:04 am

  74. Thanks so much! If you want it, just holler!

         by Write From Karen January 30, 2008 at 11:13 am

  75. I must be the last one here!
    Here is my piece:
    http://justamotheroftwo.blogspot.com/

         by Ps January 31, 2008 at 12:23 am

  76. Just when you think it is over…One more!

    http://the-awm.blogspot.com/2008/01/desire-httpwritersislandwordpresscom.html

         by Meera January 31, 2008 at 4:06 am

  77. great topic this week!! YoungAtHeart

         by LittleWing February 4, 2008 at 5:13 pm

  78. And another:

    SONG OF THE BLACK HORSE

         by Richard February 6, 2008 at 3:19 pm

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