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Prompt & Link: “Torrid”

March 28, 2008

9:00 AM Friday morning, March 28th 2008, on the U.S. west coast, is quickly approaching — so… here I am with a new Prompt! This week’s, and the twenty eighth Writer’s Island prompt is: “Torrid”.

As always, I don’t want to sway your take on this week’s prompt. What hot button might “Torrid” push? Please share with us what that ignites for you!

••> This week we turn to two new movie releases, 21 and Flawless, as the sources of our sixth Matinee Muse prompt — “The Gamble”. See if by chance that stirs your creative juices.

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The Matinee Muse prompts are now a regular weekly offering. So please enjoy! <••

Feel free to use either, or both, of this week’s prompts — or use neither if you so choose. Whatever moves your soul this week is what we all want to read.

So, create your poem, prose, short story, essay, commentary, or whatever — and post it on your blog. Feel free to include recordings of you reading your work — and any photo, artwork, or graphic representation you feel is relevant.

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.

Please realize there is no need to rush, this post will be open to receive your links for the entire week, leading up to the next prompt.

May your muse, this week and every week, bring you the good fortune to write your best — to write your heart! We can’t wait to see what you have for us…

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67 comments

  1. So excited to be the first here…It has never happened , you see… :)

    presenting a flash fiction …

    http://ontheprompt.blogspot.com/2008/03/one-day.html

    will be back with another….

         by thinking aloud March 28, 2008 at 3:55 am

  2. I linked both of them trying a style that is new for me :)
    http://bemusedthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/roll-of-the-dice/

         by chennairamblings March 28, 2008 at 4:32 am

  3. Missed last week due to severe tech problems. But I’m back with a vengeance :-)

    How To Be Torrid - A passionate post in fiction, poetry and fact.

         by anthonynorth March 28, 2008 at 5:07 am

  4. How am I suppose to continue a story here with words like Torrid?

    :-)
    http://rainbowsreflectraysofthesun.blogspot.com/2008/03/writers-island-is-torrid-way-to.html

         by Steve March 28, 2008 at 6:11 am

  5. I have had to GAMBLE everything on this being a good story.

    :-P
    http://rainbowsreflectraysofthesun.blogspot.com/2008/03/writers-island-is-gamble.html

         by Steve March 28, 2008 at 6:13 am

  6. Tried to take the idea of torrid from a few perspectives.

    Torrid Cauldron

    Gemma

         by AuraGem March 28, 2008 at 6:41 am

  7. Titled: “Don’t Drink. It Can Kill!”
    http://presentrat.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/writers-island-torrid/

         by ratanaong March 28, 2008 at 7:58 am

  8. Here’s one for “gamble” I’ll try to be back later with something for the other.

    Roulette

         by Tiel Aisha Ansari March 28, 2008 at 9:51 am

  9. Kind of torrid. Kind of the opposite.

    Local Conditions

         by Tiel Aisha Ansari March 28, 2008 at 10:10 am

  10. Luminosity

         by noahthegreat March 28, 2008 at 10:29 am

  11. For me, it’s all about “the gamble”. :)

    http://texasblu3.blogspot.com/2008/03/prompt-writing-gamble-writers-island.html

         by texasblu March 28, 2008 at 10:34 am

  12. Predictably torrid:

    http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2008/03/word-by-word.html

         by gautami tripathy March 28, 2008 at 10:40 am

  13. gambling a little on this one!!!!

    bitch and a wheel

         by whypaisley March 28, 2008 at 10:53 am

  14. http://jenshumbleopinion2.blogspot.com/2008/03/torridwriters-island.html
    written with tongue in cheek….

         by Just Jen March 28, 2008 at 12:03 pm

  15. waiting whether i will be renewed or not is a gamble on my side..

    http://distillingthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/03/closure.html

         by totomai March 28, 2008 at 12:55 pm

  16. Torrid and gamble:

    STEP CHILD

         by Richard March 28, 2008 at 1:12 pm

  17. Hi

    I have attempted to use both the prompts “Torrid ” and “The Gamble” in my poem “The Venus Flytrap”
    http://la-muse07.blogspot.com/2008/03/venus-flytrap.html

         by Shubd March 28, 2008 at 2:33 pm

  18. Here’s an older one for torrid; I’m working on something new for it, too, so stay tuned.

    Hot

    Get it? Hot!!

    I probably only crack myself up…

         by Susan Helene Gottfried March 28, 2008 at 2:52 pm

  19. Here is my take on The Gamble using an Easy Street Prompt Corporate Risk Trapeze Artist

    Enjoy!

    Gemma

         by AuraGem March 28, 2008 at 4:13 pm

  20. This is my gamble!

    http://keithsramblings.blogspot.com/2008/03/writers-island-gamble.html

         by keith hillman March 28, 2008 at 6:19 pm

  21. So how about Gambling for Sense?

         by rebecca March 28, 2008 at 6:37 pm

  22. Here’s an unusual view of love, of gamble, of torrid from a different angle, from the side of The Silent Spectator

    I wish you well.

    Jeques

         by jeques March 28, 2008 at 7:32 pm

  23. Impeccably prepared, but still — Daring Fate!

         by Rob Kistner March 28, 2008 at 11:08 pm

  24. Charcoal Soul

         by seb March 29, 2008 at 1:29 am

  25. Torrid: #11

         by Wine-dark Sea March 29, 2008 at 2:42 am

  26. Hello everyone. Here is my contribution. Hope everybody has a great weekend.

    Stolen Moments

    Jane

         by Jane Doe March 29, 2008 at 4:30 am

  27. About a torrid love affair between unequal partners - Overheard.

         by Leonard Blumfeld March 29, 2008 at 5:54 am

  28. The Affair.

    Have a great weekend everyone.

         by Robin March 29, 2008 at 8:13 am

  29. http://mayfairplace.blogspot.com/2008/03/torridly-nice.html

    Torrid Canadian style. :)

         by awareness March 29, 2008 at 8:38 am

  30. Hi folks

    I used both the prompts :”The gamble” & “Torrid”

    for two poems .. both in totally different veins !!

    The second one titled “It was a dark and stormy night..”
    http://la-muse07.blogspot.com/2008/03/it-was-dark-and-stormy-night.html

    repeating the link to the first poem
    “The Venus Flytrap”
    http://la-muse07.blogspot.com/2008/03/venus-flytrap.html

         by Shubd March 29, 2008 at 12:38 pm

  31. it seems as though we had a lot of affairs going on this time.

    The Gamble

         by leigh lear March 29, 2008 at 4:52 pm

  32. how are you guys getting just the titles of your poems in the comments instead of the whole address?

         by leigh lear March 29, 2008 at 4:53 pm

  33. Gamblin reminded me of a trip to Foxwoods with my mom.
    Lucky

         by Linda Jacobs March 29, 2008 at 6:34 pm

  34. Leigh, use this html:

    title

    Delete title and put your own in. Delete url and paste yours.

         by anthonynorth March 29, 2008 at 6:53 pm

  35. Now that’s interesting. How do I put the html code in the comment without it coming up as a link? :-)
    Any answers, anyone!
    Duh!!

         by anthonynorth March 29, 2008 at 6:55 pm

  36. It’s been pointed out that my link didn’t work.

    Hot.

         by Susan Helene Gottfried March 29, 2008 at 9:37 pm

  37. Anthony, put spaces in.

    <a href (delete space here)=….

    That sort of thing.

         by Susan Helene Gottfried March 29, 2008 at 9:38 pm

  38. Leigh Lear -

    Go take a look at your original post… ;)

    I am going to send the code string I sued in an e-mail to you.

    Anthony and Susan — thank you for being gracious and helping Leigh Lear.

    …Rob

         by writersisland March 29, 2008 at 10:07 pm

  39. Here’s mine. I’ve done Torrid and Gamble in the same piece! :)

    http://suraksha.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/hallucinations/

         by Suraksha March 29, 2008 at 10:37 pm

  40. Just tried “torrid” hope u all see that! Thanks

    http://lionchiller.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-sad.html

         by Lion Chiller March 29, 2008 at 10:57 pm

  41. And finally caught up…

    http://marilyn.typepad.com/moojo_cafe/2008/03/torrid.html

    http://marilyn.typepad.com/moojo_cafe/2008/03/the-gamble.html

         by Marilyn March 29, 2008 at 11:59 pm

  42. Etta as a little girl. One reason “Why”!

    b

    http://torristravels.blogspot.com/2008/03/little-girl.html

         by Barbara Torris March 30, 2008 at 12:16 am

  43. A torrid tale of turning five…

         by chicklegirl March 30, 2008 at 3:19 am

  44. thanks for all the help.

         by leigh lear March 30, 2008 at 9:57 am

  45. http://www.mixedmetaphor.net/2008/03/30/the-letter-18/

         by Jenn March 30, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  46. I love this piece.

    The First Two Drawings.

         by Susan Helene Gottfried March 30, 2008 at 4:41 pm

  47. Hi all I will be gone for approx. 8 days and hopefully I will have internet connection but still not sure about that. My house is being deleaded. Anyways the gamble is up please check it out.

         by Jadey March 30, 2008 at 6:54 pm

  48. Here goes my attempt
    http://virtualrambling.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/mutate/

         by Rambler March 30, 2008 at 11:03 pm

  49. here goes my take on this

    http://raysofthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-soothing-shadows.html

         by "Sunshine" March 31, 2008 at 1:43 am

  50. Time for the second prompt - my good Professor friend writes about gambling:

    A Gambler’s Life

         by anthonynorth March 31, 2008 at 3:10 am

  51. Great prompt.

    My version of Torrid.

    http://selmainthecity.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/torrid/

         by Selma March 31, 2008 at 3:57 am

  52. I used the gamble prompt:

    http://parisparfait.typepad.com/paris_parfait/2008/03/writers.html

         by Paris Parfait March 31, 2008 at 5:44 am

  53. Poems, text and the deeds
    Of wild things and wilder needs
    Here is mine, the response again
    Torrid has me worried- insane!

         by Lion Chiller March 31, 2008 at 8:06 am

  54. Hello All,

    Here is my effort on behalf of Heat…

    http://1poet4man.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/torrid/

    Poetman

         by 1poet4man March 31, 2008 at 8:41 am

  55. Well, I’m late but here is mine:

    my poem

    love-bd

         by Beloved Dreamer March 31, 2008 at 1:19 pm

  56. wow, another good week…. reckless

         by OneMoreBeliever March 31, 2008 at 1:44 pm

  57. Better late than never ;)

    Our Torrid Love

         by C. Elizabeth March 31, 2008 at 3:23 pm

  58. A reflection on torrid. The Long Dry

         by Constance March 31, 2008 at 9:55 pm

  59. Another for “gamble.” I needed to get my creative juices going….a sci-fi post –

    Zexura

         by rebecca March 31, 2008 at 10:42 pm

  60. It’s April Fool’s day here on the Island and I love to celebrate April fool’s day!

    http://pciyrtpy.blogspot.com/2008/04/lion-must-have-eaten-all-lambs-march.html

    Thanks,
    rel

         by rel April 1, 2008 at 4:15 am

  61. As usual, an late entry…but “better late than never”

    Here is mine :- http://myimaginationinthisworld.blogspot.com/2008/04/turned-my-back.html

         by Veens April 1, 2008 at 10:24 am

  62. Not entirely sure how I feel about it yet, but my “gamble” is up: http://creativekarina.blogspot.com

         by Karina April 1, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  63. I managed to drop ‘torrid’ into my brain dead post.
    Happy April fools day.
    http://luluspetals.blogspot.com/2008/04/brain-fog.html

         by lucy April 1, 2008 at 3:40 pm

  64. It is late. Almost too late. But this is my response.

    Torrid Zone

         by Tumblewords April 1, 2008 at 6:40 pm

  65. Nice response this week!!

    Here is mine:

    The Gamble

         by J.C. Montgomery April 2, 2008 at 12:04 am

  66. Dashing along with this affair of mine…drop in to read what I set out for you

    http://dreamsofwords.blogspot.com/2008/04/endless-steppes-and-torrid-deserts-high.html

         by prats April 2, 2008 at 7:55 am

  67. Better late then never… I had worked on this entry earlier last week and was hoping to add to it but didn’t. Hope to use this week’s prompt to continue the story.

    Torrid

         by The Woltman April 7, 2008 at 1:56 am

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