Freestyle Writing Challenge #3

18 Jun 2015 33 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Freestyle Writing Challenge

Oh Lordy, another challenge!
This time Karuna, from Simply Karuna
has challenged me to a Freestyle Writing Challenge.

1. Open a blank document.
2. Set a stop watch timer to 5 or 10 minutes, whichever length you prefer.
3. Your topic is at the foot of this post BUT DO NOT SCROLL DOWN TO SEE IT UNTIL YOU ARE READY WITH YOUR TIMER!!!
4. Once you start writing do not stop until the alarm sounds! Do not cheat by going back and correcting spelling and grammar using spell check (it is only meant for you to reflect on your own control of sensible thought flow and for you to reflect on your ability to write with correct spelling and grammar.)
5. You may or may not pay attention to punctuation or capitals
6. At the end of your post write down the number of words to give an idea of how much you can write within the time Frame.
7. Put the whole document onto your post and nominate 5 others and give them a new topic. Remember to copy paste the rules in!

Memories

Memories are great things. You always have them, tucked into the back of your minds, and whenever you want to look back on a great moment, you can open the vault in your brain and wallow in those delicious moments from days gone by when wonderful things happened.

There can also be those memories that you just don’t want to remember though, those thoughts that you wish you could erase. Unfortunately, we all have that black box lurking in the treasure troves of our lumbar regions. It’s just that some of us are better at locking away those thoughts, and throwing away the key. Some, though, find themselves revisiting memories like those on a regular basis, which is never a good thing.

But what would happen if one day you woke up, and all those memories were gone… Pffft! Disappeared? I don’t know what I would do. Those memories that I have, keep me going. I have reminiscences of people in my life, long gone, those I could never create new memories with. Family, friends, places I’ve visited, all those kinds of things.

It’s like photos. I love a proper photo that you can hold in your hand and look at. Maybe a phot could jog your memory, and allow you to relive those memories, long forgotten…But I dread the thought of something awful, like a fire, burning my photographic memories up. They could never be replaced. I have even gone down the road of starting to scan some, but there are just too many. I have loads on my digital camera and phone, but the same worry hits me… what if I haven’t backed them up, and they go…? I know I have the memory, but the physical evidence is so lovely to look back on too.

Memories, wonderful things, I just hope I always have mine….

Word Count: 309

Time: 10 minutes

My nominees

This time I chose five bloggers that I have developed a special relationship with, to do this challenge, they all write wonderfully, and I think they will do great in this one!

Erika Kind
Wafflemethis
Edwina’s Episodes
The V-Pub
Fourth GEneration Farm Girl

Scroll down to find out what you need to write about!