Category Archives: Challenge

Wordle 434: The Prospector Celebrates Success.

Posted on December 15, 2019 by colonialist

Shuffle to bar; brief cheer at surge of dirt Trip; still kiss the steam that will churn from glittery shirt! © December 2019 Colonialist

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Wordle 433 — Writing Advice

Posted on December 10, 2019 by colonialist

The Sunday Whirl Story filling well, so don’t choke; Jump in, try to open with a joke; Then sin and fire, giving grounds to fly, With line for sexual hunger by and by. © December 2019 Colonialist

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Bad Acting in a Silly Naval Play

Posted on October 21, 2019 by colonialist

Wordle 426 Laugh while rue the draft as sham, Signal, ‘Shell craft’ going viral, Dense the sop from shallow ham, Acting in a shallow spiral. © October 2019 Colonialist 

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Terminological Inexactitude Friday.

Posted on October 18, 2019 by colonialist

The Fibbing Friday questions and answers for today: 1 Why was Eric the Red called Eric the Red? 2 Why did Christopher Columbus sail west? 3 Who were the Vikings? 4What is a scullery maid? 5 What is a dumb … Continue reading →

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Creation of the Monster – Wordle 419 & 420

Posted on September 8, 2019 by colonialist

              Devour as sensual steam can envelop: From scrawny body let tiredness die  in room; Scream for pill to let changes exotic develop, Scratch, to be safe, an act to burrow to doom; Justice may … Continue reading →

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Double Wordle Non- and Little-sense

Posted on August 4, 2019 by colonialist

              1) Absolute Nonsense Sham lift you spray at dawn, Then shimmy down to wrap; Fit choke, call shell on lawn; In corner, scar in gap. 2) Unsuccessful Car Repairs Fit  sham part you … Continue reading →

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Growing in Cuteness; Childhood Misconceptions

Posted on July 25, 2019 by colonialist

Hearing a rendition of the Afrikaans song Jan Pierewiet, taken from the call of a bird known as the bokmakirie (the bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus, is a bushshrike). recently reminded me of the false impressions I originally had of the words … Continue reading →

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Communion Wordle; e-mails Absurdle

Posted on July 14, 2019 by colonialist

        No rain; humility will grow; God still listen, only seven round communion plate? Priest sits, old stories to let know — A string of wisdom to change where lies your fate? Though internet would stay, My … Continue reading →

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Finishing the Windless Side of the Course

Posted on July 7, 2019 by colonialist

(Course find beat chime melt groan shimmer sign water still oath short) Course find for beat; stopwatch chime; starting gun; Melt distance to sound of the rigging’s groan; Shimmer sign water still; round mark to run — With oath stopped … Continue reading →

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Hooray for the Circus?

Posted on June 23, 2019 by colonialist

Cages will cross into city Stench from all these mobile cells Deny soap, giving no pity, Evil, why make sleep in short spells, During each trip huddled on floor Re-crossing border just crossed days before. © June 2019 Colonialist

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