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#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Technically.

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Image: @Dcroucher (Fake movie poster for a movie called “Offline” in electric blues and blacks. A robot man with blue laser eyes against a cityscape; there are two figures in the shadow of a bright light behind them on a road inside the robot man’s chest)

It’s another gray, rainy one, and this morning I have a lot of thoughts, but instead of talking about them, why not do a #ThursdayTen? It’s been a while. This one comes courtesy of DCroucher again, who conveniently has set up an online shop.

SO! #ThursdayTen! Remember how to play after all this time?? First time? Let’s go over the rules!

Using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story. EXACTLY ten words.

Since it’s a movie poster, that can take the form of a tagline in this case, if you want, or plot, or simply the story.

It’s up to you!

It’s always up to you. Except the ten words part.

Ready?

Here’s mine:

Humanity is the problem. Taking them offline? AI’s perfect solution.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Gratitude

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Photo by ArtHouse Studio on Pexels.com

Well we’re going to have a #ThursdayTen this week but not your usual #ThursdayTen. Given all that Spoutible CEO Christopher Bouzy and the Spoutible team have been dealing with this week I’m going extra rogue with the prompt today!

So yes, write a ten word story based on the image above but, and here’s the complicating twist, IT MUST PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SPOUTIBLE TEAM!

Complimentary, gratitude, respect, encouragement as long as it acknowledges all that the team have done to keep our favorite place up and running while making it safer.

If you’re not on Spoutible and want to use the prompt without the constraint, feel free! But I expect the the Spoutible responses to let Christopher and everyone working tirelessly know we see them even if we can’t see them and we appreciate them.

Got it?

Great!

Here’s mine:

Spouty had some spots to fill, but the team flourished.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Surprise!

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Image: dcroucher

Well I did say probably not NEVER, right? And this image by our resident AI artist Dcroucher on Spoutible has been playing in my head. Why not use it for a #ThursdayTen?

Why not indeed?

And he is certainly not the only one using AI art for fun on the site, there has been an amazing proliferation in that realm. But if anyone has art they’d like to be used for a ten word prompt, please feel free to share!

Now on to the rules, in case you’ve forgotten. Using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story. EXACTLY ten words.

Easy peasy!

Sometimes.

Ready? Here’s mine:

The ad promised an exceptional view, but this was unexpected.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Twisty

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Image A: DCroucher

Happy New Year! And to celebrate our first #ThursdayTen of 2024, we’re doing something a little different! GASP.

In today’s post, we have THREE images from @dcroucher over on Spoutible. You can do one, two or all three, and here’s today’s twist: you can weave them into a story if you want, each image getting EXACTLY ten words! In any order you want!

Fun right?

If you’re new to Thursday Ten, we generally take an image and write a story of exactly ten words. So we’ll keep each “chapter” at ten words. If you’re doing this on Spoutible, just put a number next to your response under each picture so people know the order! Here, will take them as they’re posted, A, B, and C. If you’re doing it for yourself, then you know what you’re doing!

Here are the other two images:

Image B: DCroucher
Image C: DCroucher

Get it now, right??

Ready? Here are mine:

A. Her thoughts created the mountains and valleys and time itself.

B. Yet he didn’t feel like figment with the journey ahead.

C. She waited for him at the end of her universe.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Celebration

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It’s THURSDAY!! And after a little break last week, our #ThursdayTen is BACK! With a vengence!

Or a celebration!

Or anything in between! Your pick!

Using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story. EXACTLY ten words.

Last one of the year, so have fun with it! And if it’s your first one of the year, also have fun with it, and I hope you’ll hang out for more next year!

Ready? Here’s mine!

And with that final bell, the evil vanished, forever defeated.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Science!

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It’s THURSDAY! And that means it’s #ThursdayTen time!

What is #ThursdayTen, you conveniently ask, person new to my posts? Well, I’ll tell you!

Using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story.

EXACTLY ten words!

Easy, right?

Some days yes, some days, no.

Anyway, ready?

Here’s mine:

Finally, his life’s work breakthrough: the smallest phone ever produced.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Thanksgiving Edition!

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Photo by Jeferson Santu on Unsplash

It’s THURSDAY! Thanksgiving Thursday here in the US, and while the photo could be on theme depending on your imagination, your story doesn’t have to be. Or if you aren’t in the US, your perception of the holiday could be a jumping off point!

I tried to find themeier pics, but did not enjoy the general lack of diversity and the diverse ones didn’t really tell much of a story beyond “this is a diverse group of people I gathered together for a photo shoot.”

So anyway, onward. Using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story.

EXACTLY ten words.

Ready? Here’s mine:

Rob thought London would be safe from aliens in November

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Refreshed

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Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com

Who’s ready to make up some ten word stories??! After last week’s break, we’re back and storier than ever!

No, I don’t know what that means, either.

ANYWAY, using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story.

EXACTLY ten words, in case you forgot in our off week. And that’s that!

Ready? Here’s mine:

Wxociytae lounged in the cat, waiting until her body dried.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Effort

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It’s THURSDAY and that means it’s time for our #ThursdayTen! And today it felt like an effort to do a prompt, and but then more of an effort to find one from the past posts (Monday’s post covers my current feelings about archives), so here we are!!

Using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story.

EXACTLY ten words.

As easy as writing a ten word story!

That logic may be a little bit circular.

Anyway, ready?

Here’s mine:

When he heard the hiss, it was already too late.

#ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayTen ten word photo prompt: Kraken

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Tom Williams, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Today’s prompt is courtesy of an exchange between Jenny and Sarah on Spoutible, and I always give credit where credit is due, so thank you, ladies!

Jenny thought it might be a #ThursdayTen and so…WHY NOT? REPRISE THE KRAKEN!

Given Syndey Powell’s (pictured above) recently announced sweetheart of a plea deal, let’s celebrate by making up some stories! Stories of exactly ten words, to be specific!

Using the image above as a prompt, write a ten word story. EXACTLY ten words.

I think we all have more than ten words in us about this particular architect of the big lie, but sorry, gotta stick to ten.

Doesn’t have to be completely realistic or factual, almost any genre will do (it’s Spoutible, keep it clean).

Ready?

Here’s mine:

Dreaming of calamari, she never imagined she would be it.