Today’s #CleanWIP theme and collaborative article is Few. [More info]
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tl; dr: #CleanWIP theme for Monday, April 20: FEW
— CleanWIP Magazine (@cleanwip) April 20, 2020
Long version: We’re playing hashtag games to find authors who prefer the clean end of the spectrum & highlight their words for readers who love them.
Longest version so far: https://t.co/Oj6maiYSYB #amReading #amWriting pic.twitter.com/IQYMNdsiPk
Colleen stood holding the pan of burned rolls, her evening shot to the dogs.
— Irene Onorato (@IreneOnorato) April 20, 2020
Finally, the air cleared, and after a few seconds of Shawn fanning the smoke detector with a cookie sheet, the house fell silent.
Aunt Birdie smiled. “Hockey puck, anyone?” #CleanWip
#CleanWIP (theme FEW)
— Katy Huth Jones (@KatyHuthJones) April 20, 2020
“Good heavens, how can we be that old?” Then she laughed. “At least I’m not a grandmother yet. I can still pretend I’m young for a few more years.”
“My men all bet you’ll miss on the first shot. But for each shot you don’t miss, I’ll add a setting of dishes with the silverware to the tribute, whether or not you win. The Khan will get tapestries and possibly a #few pieces of silver. You can explain why so little.” #cleanWIP
— ML Farb (@FarbMl) April 20, 2020
“I have very few expenses at home. So I am not doing too bad. I know they’d like to see me more settled, but I still need time to save money, date more, maybe travel, see what I really want from life.”
— Jessica Marie Holt — Author (@Jessica06311722) April 20, 2020
“Just how old are you?” June asked suspiciously.
“Twenty-six.” #cleanwip
“But is it the empire that is loyal to me?” the king replied with a grim smile. “What is best for the empire does not always coincide with the good of a few tribes.”#cleanwip #wip #amwritingfantasy
— M. B. Aznoe (@mbaznoe) April 20, 2020
“No one said you did.”
— Emily Yager (@TheEmilyYager) April 20, 2020
“Did what?” she asked.
“Kept them here like prisoners.” Torian said. “Do you want the extra company?”
“Why? Have you nothing better to do than guard a few damsels.”
“Not really.” He shrugged.
“Fine. I don’t mind getting chauffeured around.”#CleanWIP
#CleanWIP Half-Price Bride: That’s how Buffalo Gap, south of Abilene, got its name.”
— Laurean Brooks (@Laurean2) April 20, 2020
“That's interesting. Then what happened to the buffalo?” Emily asked.
“Sadly," Clint replied, "Buffalo hunters thinned them out, killed them for their hides. The few left migrated farther west.”