Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Posted on November 14, 2017 by Colleen M. Chesebro
I’m proud to share a story that tickled the fancy of a few judges. Enjoy! ❤️
Carrot Ranch Literary Community
Little & Laugh
By Geoff Le Pard
The time has come to talk of many things. Well, only one really. Who won the second of the fantabulous Flash Fiction Rodeo contests hosted by the dynamic, the charismatic, the organic, the titanic Charli Mills.
I had the privilege of setting the contest criteria and, following a theme that echoes down the years from my childhood, I wanted to find the funny in you all. Someone once said, ‘Life is Poor, Solitary, Nasty, Brutish and Short’. Clearly that person needed to have a go at flash fiction; they needed to join the dance at Charli’s Rodeo; they needed to stop looking at their shoes. I mean, feet are funny but shoes? Serious stuff, people.
I’m not a criteria kind of guy. Some of my fellow competition setters had all sorts of rules and stuff. Me? MAKES US LAUGH in between 289 and…
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Colleen M. Chesebro is an American Poet who loves crafting paranormal fantasy and magical realism, cross-genre flash fiction, syllabic poetry, and creative nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called Tanka Tuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, tanka prose, renga, solo-renga, haibun, cinquain, Etheree, nonet, and shadorma poetry. Colleen's syllabic poetry has appeared in the Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal, and in “Hedgerow, a journal of small poems.” She’s won numerous awards from participating in the Carrot Ranch Rodeo, a yearly flash fiction contest sponsored by carrotranch.com. In 2020, she won first place in the Carrot Ranch Folk Tale or Fable category, with her story called “Why Wolf Howls at the Moon.” Colleen is a Sister of the Fey, where she pursues a pagan path through her writing. When she is not writing, she is reading. She also loves gardening and crocheting old-fashioned doilies into works of art.
Check you out… raking in all those awards! I am so happy for you, girl. ❤
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I’m totally blown away! That story is real and happened to my husband. I’m so happy I could do it justice. ❤
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Congratulations, Colleen!
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Thanks, Olga. What fun. This really happened to my husband and it was a pleasure to share the story. ❤
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I a thrilled for you, Colleen. Well done! and congratulations. 💖💖💖
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Thanks, Judy! I’m just so happy to share the story. ❤
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I’d say your shiny new rock has good energy, but more importantly, your writing, publishing and effort create the good roll you are on, Colleen! I wondered if the story were true and appreciated how it read like a first-hand account. It had that cadence of a soldier’s story and humor. I enjoyed and am so pleased the judges did, too!
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Thanks, Charli. I served in the Air Force as well, and feel like that gave me the “in” on my husband’s experience. We’ve laughed about this story for years but you know – it was life changing. ❤ I am so honored to share the story. Wow. I'm totally thrilled! 😀 ❤
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Congratulations. You are on a roll right now!
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Thanks, Mary. The universe is singing. ❤
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Great work colleen! Well done
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Congratulations!🎈🎉🍾🎊!!!
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Thank you kindly. 😀
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Congrats, Colleen. So happy for you…that was a great story. Sometimes, you just can’t beat the real stories out there !!
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Thanks, Van. It was a life changing moment for my husband. Very cool. I’m just glad I could share the story. ❤
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A great win, Colleen. Writing humor is so hard, and you aced it. I loved your story. 🙂
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Thank you, kindly. This was a real event that happened to my husband. It was always such a great story. ❤
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Congratulations, Colleen! 💖
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Thanks, Sarah. I’m still floating! 😀
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