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Writing Prompt — No “i” in “Team”

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“I don’t think your approach will work,” Jason said. “There are too many potential pitfalls and the risks are too great.”

“You don’t think?” Carl, the team captain, said. “Who the hell do you think you are, Jason?”

“I am a member in good standing of this team,” Jason responded. “I have been a member almost as long as you have and I think we need to reconsider what you are proposing or we’re going to fail.”

“I, I, I,“ Carl said. “Don’t you know that there is no ‘i’ in team?”

“It sounds like you’re the ‘i’ in this team since you’re the one who unilaterally came up with the plan,” Jason said. “How about we put it to a vote?”

“Look, I am the team captain and I get to make the final decision,” Carl said. “If you don’t like it, you can quit the team.”

“There may not be an ‘i’ in the spelling of team, but there is a very dominating ‘e’ in the spelling of this team, and it stand for Carl’s ego,” Jason said. “Good luck, guys. I quit and I sincerely hope that Carl isn’t leading the rest of you right off a steep cliff.”

Written for Esther Chilton’s Writing Prompt for this week, where the prompt is “team.” Image credit: yourstory.com.

The Dog Days of August

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Fandango’s Dog Days of AugustIt’s August tomorrow, and for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere, August is known for its sultry days of heat and humidity. This time of year is often referred to as “the dog days of August.”

August, because of the uncomfortable weather conditions, is sometimes associated with laziness. But I don’t want our blogging community to be lazy during this year’s dog days of August. And that’s why, starting tomorrow, and running through the whole month of August, I’m going to be posting a new daily prompt.

Each morning at 6 am my time (Pacific time), I will be suggesting a topic for you to use for your post. You can use the topic any way you want. Write a story. Craft a poem. Post a photo or a drawing. Find a relevant song. Or do with the prompt whatever pleases you. No limits.

So don’t let the August heat and humidity get you down. Don’t be a lazy blogger during these dog days. Take the daily prompts and have fun with them. Tag you post #FDDA and create a pingback to each day’s prompt post or post a comment with your post’s link. And read what others are doing with their dog days of August.

Look for Fandango’s Dog Days of August #1 tomorrow.