Free Write Friday; Postcards Home
“…I am now at a very pleasant Cottage window, looking onto a beautiful hilly country, with a glimpse of the sea; the morning is very fine. I do not know how elastic my spirit might be, what pleasure might have in living here and breathing and wandering as free as a stag about this beautiful Coast if the remembrance of you did not weigh so upon me I have never known any unalloy’d Happiness for many days together: the death or sickness of some one has always spoilt my hours—and now when none such troubles oppress me, it is you must confess very hard that another sort of pain should haunt me…”
John Keats to Fanny Brawne
This weekend on Free Write Friday…
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine you are far from home. The reason does not matter, you could be in prison in a foreign country, you could be held hostage for ransom… you could have been swept away by a magical elf who stole you for his bride, it doesn’t matter.
All that matters is that you are gone and away from everyone and everything you know and love. Now this may evoke happiness because you desperately needed this time alone… or you may feel sadness and anxiety because you could never imagine being suddenly separated from your life and everything in it. Either way, you are completely isolated.
Now, you have the ability to send one postcard home. What would you say?
…be creative and don’t be afraid to throw in some humor if it comes to you.
Ready, set, write!
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©Kellie Elmore
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jungle muses…
http://traveltravailsandheck.blogspot.com/2011/08/road-above-my-street-pt-100.html
Hi Kellie I found your blog featured on Gooseberry Garden and came here to read it. This is such a lovely blog. I like your idea of this challenge and think I will try it. Thank you so much for your wonderful idea and sharing your blog site.
Hi Sarah! Thank you for coming by. I’m glad you found me and thrilled that you plan on taking the challenge
Once you begin, please return to this post and comment with a link so we can follow u 
Found FWF through another blogger
Liked it 
So here I am. First timer..
Alone..
Welcome!
Thanks for inviting me via twitter, Kellie!
Here’s my entry: http://www.fiercerbait.com/2011/08/free-write-fridays-postcard.html
Loved this!
It’s my first time to do FWF’s.
This was fun…I didn’t give the write much thought…it shows…lol
http://susiessentences.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-am-in-hell.html
Read & commented
http://letthecagedbirdssing.blogspot.com/2011/08/free-write-friday-haiku_26.html
here is my entry.
thanks for reminding me.
your blog is featured as poetry blog of the week today, check it our yourself.
keep it up.
Thank you for the feature!
I’m in!
http://azfree.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/a-postcard-home/
Thanks for the reminder!!
Loved it! Thank u! Glad to have u back! ♥
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thanks, Kellie. I will be around later tonight to read everyone’s postcards. http://sheila-moore.blogspot.com/2011/08/postcard-to-home.html
Read. Commented and tweeted! Very creative! Thank you!
I miss doing this so I did it today! Thanks again for your comment Kellie! https://mshort.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/a-postcard-home/
Thank YOU for participating!
What’s interesting is that I just discovered this challenge now, but my last poem is one I wrote totally freewrote it into my notebook on Wednesday night while I was drunk… weirdly coincidental, no?
Anyhow, here it is: http://www.classicnycstory.com/2011/08/entry-2829.htm
Hi Kellie I’ve written my FWF without thinking hard on the topic just let the words flow. My link : http://mypoetrywriting.blogspot.com/2011/08/open-road.html
Thank you! I’ve read & commented.
Cool!
Hopefully I got this right. The link below is to my postcard Home entry. It’s maybe too long for a postcard, but maybe I wrote small and on both sides! Let me know if I need to do something differently. Thanks for letting me join in!
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/dearest-wife/
You did it right! Happy to have you in!
Going to read it now…
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http://booguloo.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/hello-from-miami/
Thanks, Michael! Read & commented
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Kellie: How do i post a contribution?
Hi Charles! Just post your entry to your blog (with a link back to this post) and place your link here in the comments section.
Excited to have you join 
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