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Atlantis UWN Writing Challenge - #30

16 Years Ago


I am so glad there was such a great response from so many of you, ready to participate in challenges and have fun!

Atlantis has been a topic of discussion for hundreds of years; from historians to archeologists, to writers and journalists, many have delved into this theme with several approaches. Some think of it as a reality, some as a myth and quite a few as an allegory to represent Plato's ideas of the ideal gubernamental system. (Yes, there's more to it than the movies :P )

I thought it would be fun for us to try and write something original, whether based on fantasy, philosophical views or beliefs... it's certainly an interesting topic that leaves plenty of room for creativity.

How to submit the pieces

1. Post them as a piece of writing on your profile.
2. Post a link to your piece on the challenge thread

Challenge Rules

1. Please no more than 1000 words. We all want to be able to have a chance to review the pieces posted, and considering our busy lives more than 1000 words would end up being a burden to review.

2. Any format is valid, poetry or prose.

3. Not to get caught up in the middle of the holidays, let's make the deadline December 21.

How we will select the best participants

1. The person who gives the most (more than one word) and more thoughtful reviews on the pieces posted will be featured on the group.

2. The winner challenge piece will be selected by vote. Members will post their votes for their favorite piece starting December 21 on the thread. That will make counting votes easier. And please, no "friendship" worries... vote for the piece you like best, not the person you like best... let's make this about the writing and not about friends. It's the best way to be critical and actually learn. ;)

 Hope you like the challenge idea, and have fun creating. PM me with any questions ;)

Much love, and enjoy your weekend!

-Val

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16 Years Ago


div style="background:white;padding:6px;width:350px;border:1px solid lightgray;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="2"><tr><td width="60" valign="top"><a href=""><img src="http://www.writerscafe.org/images/no_image_tiny.png" alt="" border="0" align="absmiddle" style="border:1px solid #CBCBCB;padding:4px;" /></a></td><td><a href=""><font size="5" color="gray" face="Trebuchet MS">A new Atlantis</font></a><br /><font size="1" color="#A5A5A5">A Story by Donald Meikle</font><br

It wasn't the breathing so slowly that bothered him most. He'd grown accustomed to that., that and the coldness of water filled lungs.Not being able to see for any distance was also a loss he put up with. The worst was the inability to move anything with any semblance of speed. The constant frustration was driving him insane. Callie on the other hand seemed to be adapting with her usual equanimity

Nothing phased her.  She was taking to this fish life as if she'd been born to it.

Sex was as incredible as ever, in fact it was better. It seemed to last forever. Maintaining an upright position as they wandered through the maze of sunken streets was no easy task. It was days later when he realized they were almost on all fours for most of the time. He wondered what they would evolve into after fifty generations. His hearing was developing into his main sense. There was so much noise.  They had reached the point where sight was almost unneeded except for extremely close interaction. The highly oxygenated water still retained all the characteristics of its former self, in fact it seemed to enhance one's hearing more than the original denser form had allowed. Maybe his inner ears balanced his equilibrium to a lesser degree than needed freeing his senses to decipher the distance of sounds. Whatever it was it was certainly an advantage over his father's

abilities under water, breathing air from tanks or respirators.

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16 Years Ago


Here is my tuppence worth...

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16 Years Ago


<a href="My">">My Atlantis</a>

 

I have not written poetry in a while. This was a good challenge for me.

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16 Years Ago


Writing has been forced to the back burner by life and things therein.  Hope to do more next year!

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16 Years Ago


Thickening The World
by Tim Vance

Days of splendor jogged the sea to a lapping thunder
I heard the horns on the waves and they begged me under
Fleet on fleet they came from all sides like a swarm
Trickling in for trade or music or even just to be warm
I remember the Greek and Egypt and Mayan mixture
Or the Mycenaean and Nordic and Chinese fixtures
The cacophony of twisted interchanging lives
 The Babel of the ocean floor, babbling in my eyes
Sweet metropolis of the ancient galley
To live again in that aquatic alley
The darkness nestled in and slew us down
I still hear the movement of the drowned
They rest in peace and are forgotten
The city itself has far gone rotten
Given in to uglier modern things
Like empires, destruction, hate, and warring
Rome, England, America the free?
Free of what? Not of poverty
Not free like days when music was the sea
When people met and shared tranquility
Oh to go back to when the world was newly old
When men cared for men more than bloody gold
All of mankind, so curious a gift
But long forgot like Beautiful Atlantis

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16 Years Ago


I vote for Tomas, my review is on his piece. And I realize it is the day after the 21st, but I threw a piece up I wrote last night trying to get your deadline when my computer crashed and I fell asleep.... Oh the throws and woes of a writer.... lol. Nice work Tomas, with a picture too!!!!! Later.

Tim Vance

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16 Years Ago


I vote for thickening the world

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16 Years Ago


My vote goes to Yira Simone's My Atlantis.

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16 Years Ago


I would have to say that Donald Meikle piece was the best to me so they have my vote

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16 Years Ago


Donald gets my vote too...