I would like to present a weekly word challenge. Thanks to Elusive Trope for encouraging me to get off my lazy ass and actually try to get more readers involved in this weekly game.
The premise is simple. I provide one phrase every Thursday, an incomplete string of words, and it is up to you to complete it in your own, inimitable way. However you like, taking it in any direction you want.
If you like the concept and think other people might be interested in participating, please play along and post the complete challenge on your blog and leave a link in the comments section below. If you’d just like to take part yourself, please post the reply directly in the comments section. I will be posting all the replies together with links to the contributors in 10 days, i.e. the Saturday after next.
I love the mental exercise, I hope you do too!
This week’s phrase –
“And in a puff…….”
My attempt
“……I tried to blow away all.”
Your turn!
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About hbhatnagar
I need to fill this up with much better content than I had populated it with earlier. Why I write a blog maybe? I started blogging in 2009 or thereabouts. I was a newly turned atheist and wanted to converse with others of the same persuasion. We're not exactly a big population group in India! It didn't go very well and I sort of lost interest, posting a few things now and then.
I got a lot more regular over the last few months and have been posting almost daily since February '15. There were many reasons why I gradually became more regular in posting, but one way or the other, here I am! So this blog has taken shape, being at different points in time my showcase, my comedy club, my art gallery, my book club, my therapist, my close friend, my innermost self....but always my little corner of the world. You are all welcome to visit and I hope you stay awhile!
A few points about me because I don't want to lead anyone on(and trust me this does become an issue more often than I'd care to admit).
I'm Indian, the brown-skinned variety; if race, ethnicity or skin colour is an issue, you don't have to get to know me any more than what you see on my blog.
I'm 40, so if age is an issue, please be informed accordingly.
I was a doctor, an ophthalmic surgeon for 10 years before I quit practice.
hbhatnagar 
Hello there,
This is my first time joining in…looks like much fun. And I especially like the ‘short and sweet:) Here is my link
https://thoughtsandentanglements.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/two-phrase-stories/
Pat
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Posted by jazzytower | 26/05/2016, 12:58 AMThanks Jazzytower, and welcome!
I hope you keep enjoying the challenge! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 26/05/2016, 7:04 AMAnd in a puff they drew the tricolour flag in the sky
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Posted by Sri Sudha K | 20/05/2016, 11:53 PMRepublic day fly-bys! Thanks for the image Sri Sudha! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/05/2016, 7:26 AMThanks to you sir…for that wonderful contest you hold…I just happened to pass by n loved the image
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Posted by Sri Sudha K | 22/05/2016, 10:45 PMI’m so glad you like it, thank you! I hope to see you again next Thursday! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 23/05/2016, 6:49 AMSure sir…shall make time…
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Posted by Sri Sudha K | 23/05/2016, 9:51 PM🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/05/2016, 6:51 AMI put a few of these in the post, but here’s the first one. I could go on all day with this idea!
And in a puff…of coloured smoke the wicked tooth fairy, that had tried to wrench out one of my premolars while I was asleep, disappeared.
https://janedougherty.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/two-phrase-story-2/
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Posted by Jane Dougherty | 20/05/2016, 2:25 PM😀
I’m glad this sparked the imagination this way! Thank you Jane! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/05/2016, 7:22 AMof smoke with synergy driving the car, he watched for cops on the road, with a nervous artist feverishly sketching in the back seat.
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Posted by tedgiffin | 20/05/2016, 3:58 AMThat’s some image, very complex and demanding clarification! Thanks for that Ted! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 20/05/2016, 6:26 AMAnd in a puff, they are apart flying their own ways…
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Posted by Amy | 19/05/2016, 11:04 PMI know you said “own ways” but I had a sudden image of a horse race starting….:)
Thanks for participating Amy!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 20/05/2016, 6:25 AMMaybe feathers… I was trying to be imaginative 🙂 🙂
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Posted by Amy | 20/05/2016, 6:32 AMThe world opened up to me, my mind expanded and threatened to escape out my ears and………. LOL ; )
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Posted by williamleeone | 19/05/2016, 10:36 PMMaybe that was just an earwig wriggling inside? 😉
Tanks for joining in William! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 20/05/2016, 6:24 AMAfter I plugged my ears and my mind shrank back to the normal volume I found the need to open a page in Windows so that I could refresh my knowledge on earwigs, thank you very much. Thank God I did not try to smoke one of those ! ; )
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Posted by williamleeone | 20/05/2016, 9:30 AMYou’re welcome. 😀
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 20/05/2016, 10:16 AMAnd in a puff…of smoke from the chimney, we saw them depart.
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Posted by LionAroundWriting | 19/05/2016, 8:35 PMI missed this one! Smoke from a chimney brought to mind the Papal conclave…Thanks for that one Fionn! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/05/2016, 8:22 AMFunny you say that, that was one of my ideas 🙂
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Posted by LionAroundWriting | 21/05/2016, 8:29 AM🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/05/2016, 9:19 AM“And in a puff, accompanied by the loud explosion of the set charges, the building imploded and was no more.”
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Posted by Victo Dolore | 19/05/2016, 4:29 PMOh, what a fall there was my countrymen! 😀
Thanks for joining in Victo!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 19/05/2016, 7:27 PM“And in a puff, He decided all he need to do next.”
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Posted by expressingwings | 19/05/2016, 10:32 AMVery fast, I must say! 😀
Thanks for participating, expressingwings!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 19/05/2016, 10:40 AMHahaha thank you, character I plot here on demand of your phrase is impulsive what to do 😉
I love this mental game it’s fun with phrases..
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Posted by expressingwings | 19/05/2016, 10:46 AMI’m so glad you like it! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 19/05/2016, 10:59 AMI jumped out of the window…😂😂
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Posted by itsmeharshi | 19/05/2016, 9:22 AMHope you landed safe! 😀
Thanks for joining in Harshi!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 19/05/2016, 9:52 AMYeah and! 😀
Thanks for the linkup!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 19/05/2016, 7:06 PM🙂
Thanks for the linkup!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/05/2016, 7:21 AMThanks for joining in Aadhira!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/05/2016, 3:19 PM