October 18, 2022 – Tessa Dean

Reach Up Higher

By Tessa Dean October 2022

Ray’s apple orchard

reach up high to pick enough

sweet, crisp, delicious

Ronovan’s Rules:

The Guidelines:

Take the two words and write a Haiku. I use Haiku in English (the link shows you how) as my style, which is 5 syllables for the first line, 7 for the second, and 5 for the third, but you can use what you like.
- The link above has links on how to write Haibun and Tanka. You can also do the 3/5/3 form if you like instead of the 5/7/5 that I usually use. Write, share, and have fun. For syllable help,
- For syllables for each word, and different definitions, you use the definition that works for you Haiku. You can also use SYNONYMS. Go to Thesaurus.com for synonym help.
Copy the link of your finished haiku URL and paste in a comment below so we can all go and visit your Haiku.
- You can do a pingback. What’s a pingback? Place the URL from the address bar up top from this post as a link within your post. Your inclusion of the link encourages others to try the challenge, be creative, and join a community to find friends and more followers (hopefully). I honestly gain nothing with more people visiting the post. I don’t have ads running that generates revenue by your visit or by clicks on whatever WordPress has put up.
- Click HERE for a detailed post on PINGBACKS.
If you like, copy the image in this post and place it within their post, just to show the Haiku is part of this challenge.
- I am not saying you need or even should, but if you would like to do so then go ahead.

Tessa –

Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses

New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com

Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com

About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com

Author of a book published on the blog, https://tessacandoit.wordpress.com/government-property-a-memoir-as-a-military-wife/

Three Things Challenge Prompt Rules:

Welcome to my daily Three Things Challenge!
Our numbers now begin with a prefix of M (the Roman numeral for 1000) and I’ve introduced a theme each week. The words can be used in a variety of contexts, so use your imagination and see where your creativity takes you. Your post doesn’t have to be connected to the theme and you can use all three words, two or just one. There are no restrictions regarding length, style, or genre, but please keep it family friendly.
Tag your responses with 3TC, #threethingschallenge or TTC, and add my logo if you wish.

This week’s theme is another random selection.
Your three words today are:
HELP
HINDER
SHARE

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Your Daily Word Prompt Rules:

Word of the Day – Engulf

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Flames!

By Tessa Dean October 2022

The flames engulfed the restaurant’s offices, swallowing everything in their path. Eventually, the employees started to smell smoke, and someone came down to the kitchen to warn them that they needed to get out of there, but they couldn’t go back the way he had come as the fire was just behind him.

Panic ensued as people looked for a way out of the kitchen and the fire’s path. Some ran out of the kitchen and into the nearby large dining room. Some stayed to help the others get out of the way of the approaching fire, while others ran, pushing chairs out of the way and hindering the escape of some of the others as they had to clear the path in front of them, leading to another way out.

Finally, one of the employees threw a chair at one of the large picture windows, which shattered, leaving a large opening to escape through. He shared the opening with others. Despite the employees who selfishly rushed out of there without a thought to their fellow employees, everyone got out safely.

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Tessa –

Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses

New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com

Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com

About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com

Author of a book published on the blog, https://tessacandoit.com/government-property-a-memoir-as-a-military-wife/