Creative Carnival – December 2007
(Note from Karen, Admin): I’ve made a decision. I’m tossing out the monthly themes for Creative Carnival. Why? Because no one is adhering to the theme. But more importantly, I would have had to reject FAR too many people and their wonderful writing this go-around. And it dawned on me that the CC is about more than following rules or prompts, it’s about showcasing various forms of writing and that, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly what we’re going to do. So, from this point on, no themes. Write what you want. I only have two requests: keep it PG-rated (or it will be rejected), and no marketing ploys thinly disguised as creative writing. Otherwise, let the creative flow commence.
Welcome to the December 2007 Creative Carnival edition!
What is this? It’s a chance to compile some great articles around the blog-o-sphere showcasing all sorts of writing. If you need to know more, or would like to submit an article for the next Creative Carnival, read this.
So, without further ado, grab a cup o’ joe, kick off your shoes and sit a spell, there’s lots of interesting reading just a click away.
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Fiction
Rory presents I’ll… I’ll smite their heads off posted at What not to do in Australia, saying, “Somewhat irreverent. Spicy language. Adult themes.”
Toni Tiu presents What are your rainy mornings like? posted at What’s your story?.
Aaron Powell presents The Hole: A Serial Novel of Supernatural Apocalypse by Aaron Ross Powell posted at The Hole: A Serial Novel, saying, “he Hole is a serial novel of supernatural apocalypse about a global plague, zombies, and a small group of survivors making their way across a very weird Midwest.”
Elvis D presents Mortality Acknowledged posted at 365fiction.
CG Walters presents Djalma : Mystic posted at Into the Mist, saying, “Excepted article from Sacred Vow by CG Walters (ISBN 978-0-9774271-0-9, visionary fiction). Ian has met a young mystic, Djalma, who is trying to explain how Ian has been traveling into parallel lives to meet with a mysterious woman that he seems incomprehensibly bonded to.”
Shiva nagri presents PRIME- Chapter 7 posted at V.CoL, saying, “it is based on my fictional work (PRIME) and a short poem personified on a tree(THE TREE)”
Michael Fowke presents The devils of Scrutton Street posted at Money is the way, saying, “Do you know there are devils in London?”
Karen presents Sunday Scribblings – Walk posted at Write From Karen, saying, “A bit of flash fiction for the holidays. I’m discovering that I enjoy writing the short stuff almost more than the longer works.”
Paul Anderson presents It’s (Not) a Wonderful Life posted at Clamouring to become visible…, saying, “I think this shows you how my mind works. I see “holiday” and “cheer”, and come up with something miserable for you! Well, there is a little bit of cheer I suppose, the narrator is left with a little piece of hope.”
Nonfiction
Rebecca Suzanne Dean presents How To Kick Writers Block posted at Rebecca Dean.
Lin Burress presents How To Teach Your Children About Money And Money Management posted at Telling It Like It Is.
Carol Bentley presents The power of words. . . posted at Carol Bentley.
Jeremy Neal presents Save Yourself from Government Regulation posted at Thoughts on Quotes, saying, “The government is not meant to make every decision for us in life, although it is necessary to protect our freedoms. Citizens must get involved to ensure that government doesn’t overstep its bounds.”
Warren Wong presents How To Win Someone?s Heart posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Do you want to win someone’s heart and gain their trust and loyalty? Here are some tips on how to go about doing it.”
Carole G. McKay presents If Truth Be Told posted at McKay Today, saying, “Truth in blogging and life as a way to “light the way” for others.”
The Career Counselor presents Holiday Season: Simple Ways to Increase Morale and Happiness at Your Office posted at ask the CareerCounselor, saying, “Between business deadlines, social events, and family affairs it’s often hard to find the time to celebrate with your colleagues. To life spirits at your office, here are a few quick and easy ideas that offer a lot of smiles for very little time or expense.”
Poetry
Mike White presents Lost Colours of Day posted at Life According to Mike White, saying, “Poetry”
isabella mori presents the soup oracle posted at change therapy, saying, “this is a poem about eating, about eating too much and hoping for a change … which came, eventually.”
Essays
Merrie Destefano presents Retro Christmas posted at Alien Dream, saying, “I came face-to-face with the personification of my Christmas past in an unexpected place: a trendy urban shop that catered to a young hip crowd.”
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Office Party Follies posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
Karen Murphy presents spring break, 1981 posted at Lion and Magic Boy.
Tui Bijoux presents English is my Bitch posted at mental mosaic, saying, “This is a personal essay about what it was like working in a multi-lingual office and the mischief-laden friendship I had with a co-worker. Thanks! Tui”
Dana presents My near death experience posted at Principled Discovery, saying, “more of a personal vignette”
Sunny presents My Experience as a National Novel Writing Month Participant posted at Dandelions and Daydreams, saying, “In November 2006 I participated in national Novel Writing Month. This is a short essay on my experience.”
Louise Manning presents Story Tellers posted at The Human Imprint.
Robinson Go presents The Pneumothorax Surgery Adventure posted at The Robinson Go Blog, saying, “A 3000+ word account of my pneumothorax adventure. Filled with trauma, stress and life changing moments.”
Karen Shanley presents Out of the Mouths of Babes posted at Karen Shanley.
blue skelton presents The Stray Cat Strut posted at Blue Skelton Publications, saying, “Well, I was almost arrested again today. It just goes to say that can’t get away with everything in LA. You can do a lot of weird crap but you can’t walk into Target dressed like Sylvester from Looney Tunes.”
Joshua Seth presents Getting Lost in Istanbul posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “A Voyage to feel the taste of Old Europe through Hippodrome, the site of chariot races in old Constantinople and the Egyptian obelisk.”
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This concludes the December 2007 edition of the Creative Carnival. THANK YOU for submitting your links! If you would like to see your work showcased in the January 2008 edition, please submit your links here. (Please, one link per blog. If you submit more than one link per blog, I will only use the first link submitted.)
If you submitted your link and don’t see it here, that probably means I received it after the deadline. Thanks for visiting the carnival participants and don’t forget to check back January 12th for the next Creative Carnival.
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Karen: I think this is an excellent idea. Wish I had known . . . I would have sent you something for this month. However, I will definitely be participating in January!
thanks for including my “soup oracle” poem in this carnival.
I run a carnival on my blog, and I enjoy having themes, but usually get a lot of unrelated submissions. The way I handle it is that the themed articles are linked at the beginning of the carnival post and then I continue on with the rest of the submissions.
The first few articles are usually the most viewed so there is a reward for sticking with the theme, but I also don’t have to throw out all the other wonderful submissions I get. Just a suggestion from one blogger to another.
Thanks Sunny! Excellent suggestion.
Wow! Thank you for including me in this awesome list. Now to bloghop over to the other links!
Thanks for including my post! I’m leisurely reading through this carnival you’ve collected – fun articles.