9:00 AM Friday morning, May 23rd 2008, on the U.S. West Coast, is quickly approaching — so… here I am with a new Prompt! This week’s, and the thirty-sixth Writer’s Island prompt is: “The Return”.
That phrase paints some powerful and emotional images for me. Does “The Return” take you back in time? Maybe it inspires memories of joy, or sorrow — or anticipations of the future? Share with us what you envision.
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This week the long-awaited movie, Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
inspires two Matinee Muse prompts — our fifteenth & sixteenth.
The first: “Legend”.
What larger than life, mythical figure or tale does this conjure forth
from the heroic depths of your imagination?
Or perhaps it is a more ominous vision.
The second: “Parallel Universe”.
What fantastical, mysterious tale of wonder, or perhaps foreboding,
does this stir in your soul?
Maybe it sparks a chilling personal experience or memory.
The Matinee Muse prompts are now a regular weekly offering, so please enjoy!
Remember — this, and every week, click the poster to learn about the movie.
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Feel free to use any one, or all, of this week’s prompts — or use your own, 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, revisit you with inspiration to write your very best — write from your heart! We can’t wait to see what you have for us…
67 Comments
May 23, 2008 at 12:07 am
i returned to my country already. mixed emotions of leaving Thailand.
http://distillingthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/05/leaving.html
nice prompt..
May 23, 2008 at 12:08 am
http://distillingthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/05/leaving.html
leaving thailand and returning back home
May 23, 2008 at 12:53 am
My take on combining the prompts of Legend and The Return:
http://writersisland.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/prompt-link-the-return/
May 23, 2008 at 1:57 am
Mine’s up. Enjoy.
How To Explain Legends
May 23, 2008 at 2:43 am
The unpierced veil of mirrored realms
#17
May 23, 2008 at 3:13 am
The return to my dream cottage:
http://www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.com
Great prompt, thanks! G
May 23, 2008 at 5:23 am
For the “return”: Betroth Your Heart To Me
May 23, 2008 at 5:38 am
http://jenshumbleopinion2.blogspot.com/2008/05/legendwriters-island.html
I hope you find this as much fun reading it as I did writing it
May 23, 2008 at 5:46 am
return of what?
end of the world for me
May 23, 2008 at 5:56 am
I am responding to The Return.
Come Home
Gemma
May 23, 2008 at 8:13 am
Titled: “The Return”
http://presentrat.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/wi-the-return/
May 23, 2008 at 8:20 am
This is an older piece, but goes well with both “Return” and “Legend”: Mortal Time
May 23, 2008 at 9:35 am
Last night I returned from a wonderful week on another island – Samos.So this prompt was made just for me!
http://keithsramblings.blogspot.com/2008/05/another-day-in-paradise.html
May 23, 2008 at 10:27 am
the return
#18
May 23, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Passion
May 23, 2008 at 1:06 pm
The Legend
May 23, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Still a work in progress, but here’s what I have so far (on “the return”): “Lodestar“
May 23, 2008 at 1:59 pm
a haiku, with watercolor. Late Storm
May 23, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Try, try again…
A haiku, with watercolor, Late Storm.
May 23, 2008 at 4:19 pm
http://luluspetals.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-quit.html
‘The return’ fit so well for me with SS’s quitting.
Happy Memorial day weekend Islanders!
May 23, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Doesn’t let me leave my link, so I will just leave my wishes for a happy Memorial day weekend all.
May 23, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Here’s my effort: http://dmascellani.livejournal.com/
May 23, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Not Since Then
May 23, 2008 at 8:22 pm
A set of three, to suit all the prompts.
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.com/2008/02/live-and-learn.html
May 23, 2008 at 10:45 pm
http://visheshunni.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/before-the-return/
May 23, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Hi Rob, hope you have a wonderful weekend!
http://texasblu5.blogspot.com/2008/05/return.html
May 23, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Hello
I have two earlier poems which would suit the prompts
1. For the prompt: Legend .. I equate the human soul to the Phoenix in the poem “A Burning Question”
http://la-muse07.blogspot.com/2008/03/soulful-contemplation.html
2. For the prompt: Return I have a poem “Untitled” on ‘Rebirth’ of sorts .
http://la-muse07.blogspot.com/2007/11/untitled.html
Enjoy your weekend.
May 23, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Off topic, but I found this Triolet form intriguing — contrary to my normal dislike for structured poetry.
The Fool
May 24, 2008 at 2:22 am
I combined the parallel universe prompt with Sunday Scribblings’ quitting this week:
If Only…
I may be back later with a second piece if my life cooperates.
Have a good weekend everyone.
May 24, 2008 at 5:12 am
Happy Memorial Day Islander’s,
A great day to return, remember, and most importantly to give it your best shot….don’t quit!
rel
http://pciyrtpy.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-about-five-hours-well-be-motoring.html
May 24, 2008 at 6:07 am
I am not sure whether this little semi-fiction fits the prompt, “The Return”. I hope you can accept and enjoy it.
Thank you so much for inspiring me and many more across the globe to write, and giving us this space to share it with the world
http://thisisummislegacy.blogspot.com/2008/05/11-pm.html
Luv
Shakirah
May 24, 2008 at 9:38 am
Hello Islanders, Some of you know for the past few months I’ve been working on a re-telling of Persephone’s journey to and return from the underworld. I posted a long piece a few weeks ago. Since then I’ve had a really good critique from a writer friend, and have embarked on a major rewrite, loosing the prose, and returning to form. Here are two pieces that replace the play in the original, and I think they speak to all three prompts:
THE EMISSARY and NIGHT
May 24, 2008 at 10:43 am
Thanks to everyone who let me know that my comment option for this post wasn’t working. I fixed the glitch and all is well now.
http://www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.com
May 24, 2008 at 12:35 pm
here’s something I wrote a while back but it fits the prompt parallel universe
http://www.justwritingwords.com/2008/03/parallel-existent.html
May 24, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Hello Islanders!
I’ve been writing about my collection of
“Love Stories (Well, Almost)”
Here’s another part of the collection. My piece and share of forever, my return to memories Behind The Glass Window
I wish you well.
~ Jeques
May 24, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Here is my second response.
This is for Parallel Universe.
Whimsical Landscape
Gemma
May 24, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Toxic
May 24, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Love all the prompts this week. So here is my 3rd response. It answers The Return.
Return to the Isle of Light
Gemma
May 25, 2008 at 3:08 am
http://rainbowsreflectraysofthesun.blogspot.com/2008/05/writers-island.html
May 25, 2008 at 4:37 am
since i am feeling as if i have returned to sqaure one,, i thought i would share todays post over here on the island…
http://why-paisley.com/2008/05/25/for-thirty-years/
what say you????
May 25, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Mine is up
May 25, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Parallel universes? Nah. Tangled Universes
May 26, 2008 at 12:31 am
You’ll find a little extra on the prompt in this post:
Tony On Singing, Labour, City
Enjoy.
May 26, 2008 at 5:54 am
here’s mine
http://virtualrambling.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/return-of-curious-ramblings/
May 26, 2008 at 8:22 am
I’m not convinced this is perfect, but it’s Roadie Poet!
May 26, 2008 at 8:59 am
http://djpare.blogspot.com/2008/05/writers-island-prompt-return.html
May 26, 2008 at 5:40 pm
My second piece this week concerns the legendary dragon
http://keithsramblings.blogspot.com/2008/05/legendary-dragon.html
May 26, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I’m moving back to the USA from Australia next month. I envision the return.
May 26, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Saw the Indy film today, so I wrote about a common legend.
http://forgetfulone.blogspot.com/2008/05/legend-of-chewing-gum.html
May 26, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Tried my best on “Parallel Universe”.
Hope u all like it
http://mugamudi.blogspot.com/2008/05/romeo-and-juliet-must-die.html
Harish
May 27, 2008 at 5:03 am
Here is my poem, Returning
May 27, 2008 at 5:26 am
Here’s mine:
http://beccasbyline.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/writers-island-the-return/
May 27, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I have a contribution here
http://mylifeasawarrior.blogspot.com/2008/05/writers-island.html
Thanks
May 27, 2008 at 10:23 pm
so i guess technically this could go for the return or parallel universe, “loosely”. it’s been a while for me.
a lifetime
May 27, 2008 at 10:38 pm
http://www.mixedmetaphor.net/2008/05/27/letter-25/
May 28, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Wonderful blog. I’ll be linking my blog, My Writing Life, to yours. Currently, on my blog I’m discussing my ten-point revision strategy for finishing a novel, and I’m sure my readers will find your comments interesting.
Best,
Todd
My Writing Life
http://www.learnedaboutwriting.blogspot.com
May 28, 2008 at 2:36 pm
My take on return – The Journey Home
May 28, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Writer’s Island Virgin!
http://www.outofmytree.co.uk/2008/05/28/writers-island-the-return/
Nervous? Me? Oh-ho yes.
May 28, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Skinning under the wire… with one poem for two diverse prompts here
May 28, 2008 at 7:21 pm
This is based on a 1994 Pulitzer Prize winning photo depicting the famine in Sudan. It is a photo that electrocutes one’s senses and weakens the strongest of hearts. It is indeed a parallel and sad universe we live in: Hunger Through The Lens of The World
May 29, 2008 at 3:47 am
Return to days of youth and wonder, long ago…
May 29, 2008 at 6:47 am
Been feeling very uninspired lately…but LOVE the “parallel universe” prompt…
http://marilyn.typepad.com/moojo_cafe/2008/05/parallel-universe.html
May 29, 2008 at 6:50 am
Maybe comments are moderated now? I’ll try once more…if my comment doesn’t appear, I’ll assume that’s the case. Here’s my take on “parallel universe”…
http://marilyn.typepad.com/moojo_cafe/2008/05/parallel-universe.html
May 29, 2008 at 8:39 am
Greeting Islanders
Nice to see you all here. Some of you, from time to time, post a comment with your link embedded, and it doesn’t show on the blog immediately — even if you’ve posted before… and understandably, it frustrates you.
One overriding reality about blogging; every post has the potential to get tossed in ’spam jail’ by a spam filter, especially a filter that is as powerful as Akismet – the one we use on the island.
This filter is essential to be able to keep the Island open. Akismet catches over 20,000 spam attempts per month for us. The blatant spammers never get through. If they did, the overwhelming task of having to constantly sort and moderate that volume of comments, would make it impossible to operate Writer’s Island — so Akismet needs to stay.
If you are one of the ‘good guys’ that regrettably gets tossed in ’spam jail’ here on the Island, or on other blog sites — I encourage you to click on the link in the right sidebar entitled: In ‘Spam Jail’? …and read. The article I wrote, connected to that link, may provide some helpful insight.
One key thing to consider, is that your computer may have a concealed virus, such as one that allows spammers to distribute spam through your computer — without you ever knowing it is happening. This is not as rare as we all wish it were. If a virus like this, or others concealed, which create disruptive outreach — a good spam filter, such as Akismet, will block posts from a computer with this viral condition. You may want to investigate.
We love when you visit the Island. If you ever get held by Akismet, please know that I will ‘de-spam’ you, and free you from ’spam jail’ as quickly as I possibly can. Your patience is appreciated.
Write on!
…Rob
your ever humble moderator
May 29, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Greetings Islanders,
My post is about my return to creative writing.
Looking forward to visiting as many of you as I can.
Waving at you from the Isle of Manhattan,
Frances
May 29, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Ooops! Forgot my link.
http://blogforth.com/2008/05/29/the-return/
Take care,
Frances
June 1, 2008 at 5:59 am
with you now….
please meet me at http://rameshraveendran.wordpress.com