@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 2:42

Challenge #3 ~ CREATIVITY CHALLANGE ~ Do you DARE!? PHOTO PROMPT CHALLENGE

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I like the open, open imagination just taken off where it may and I cannot wait to hear your responses. I'm not going to give too much else as far as what this picture is just because I think the less information you have with something like this, the more creative you can be. So I'm just going to leave it at that. And I was so impressed last time. I cannot wait to see what you all come up with this time

#photoprompt #creativity #innerchildwork #poetry #shortstory #art #challenge

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@SeekingPlumb

@Renee_Slay

Once she got it on the road, she decided she wanted to see how fast it could go because it seemed so much fun when the other person was driving, from watching the driver to experiencing it herself. She wanted to be the one in the driver's seat. As she began to press the one pedal, she noticed it would make the car stop in a jerk and she pushed the other one. It would go faster, so she pressed harder and it went faster and harder and it went faster
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 1:00

@SeekingPlumb

Christina, you bring it. You and your imagination. Oh, my gosh. And there's always a non human element, right? Somebody that doesn't understand. And I would have wanted to drive the car, too, to be honest. And did she die? Well, let me hit this first
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@SeekingPlumb

@Renee_Slay

Do you know, though, the blurriness and parts of that photo? And then it looked like there was either hair or something that was of different colors. And I don't know if it was filtered. I don't know if it was, like, just the lighting. And so then I was like, okay, well, let's play with this. And you know what?
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@SeekingPlumb

@Renee_Slay

Also, I love the photo. Perfect
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:25

@SeekingPlumb

Do. See, this is one of those stories that could seriously take off. I'm tempted, but I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do it because we've got that whole other thing going on on the other side. Thank you so much for getting in on this. I love that. I love, love, love it. Love the stuff that you come up with. You already know. You already know
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 1:39
It can translate whizzing through traffic, in and out like its magic out of sight, tempting fate. In a flash, I make it home and take a moment alone. And the adrenaline does abate and I feel the highest high. There's just no words. I'm alive and on fire. And there's no other thing that will make me feel this great. Thank you
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:42

@SeekingPlumb

My son hates the pink dyes, but they broke. He probably did it, but they broke. So I'm currently pink dice free. Hot pink. Hot pink, mind you. Hot pink. Yes. That's how we get down
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@SeekingPlumb

@Renee_Slay

Okay. Never would have guessed the pink dice. I was imagining, like this cute little puppy that was standing front paws on your leg or your arm while it's peering up over the steering wheel and you're driving. And then there's a photo being taken or the wind blowing and your hair and whatever lighting or filter or what have you. I oh, s***. I thought I hit the post button. I hit record
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:46

@SeekingPlumb

And I'll be reading so I'm not looking at it because I'm reading one of my poems, and it'll be a long poem, and it'll be like one of those ones that I make it all the way through, and I'm like, D***, I nailed it. I didn't even fumble. Blah, blah. And look down, and it's not f****** recording, which is so annoying. So annoying. The pink dice
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@Digitalpenz
Barbara πŸ˜ƒπŸ’™πŸŽ»πŸ₯
@DigitalpenzΒ Β·Β 4:41

@Renee_Slay, #Challenge #3, #creativitychallenge,

Then she's back to one as she races around the track, doing more than she's ever done before in speed. She races and she's gliding, and she can hear the people around clapping their hands and making sounds and celebrating the precision in which she drives. But her focus is on her best friend. Her focus is on her family. Her focus is on those who matter to her
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@Digitalpenz
Barbara πŸ˜ƒπŸ’™πŸŽ»πŸ₯
@DigitalpenzΒ Β·Β 0:11

@Renee_Slay

Ah, Renee, you have me laughing at your comment. And I'm still laughing at your comment. Ah
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@Digitalpenz
Barbara πŸ˜ƒπŸ’™πŸŽ»πŸ₯
@DigitalpenzΒ Β·Β 0:32

@SeekingPlumb

It. I'm still laughing at Renee's comment. And then your comment add to her comment. I love the way that you put the story. It's so cool. It's way cool. And the story continues. Did she die or is she still alive? Let's find out. So good
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 1:12

@Digitalpenz

I am so glad, so glad to hear you chuckle. That is, like, the best sound in the world. And I'm so glad you popped in on this. And I got a good point. How are you gonna leave it at that? I mean, she knows how I am. I will make myself crazy coming up with different scenarios in my head. Got a little extra creativity, I think. I'm I'm just happy
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 4:47

The sports car & the mountain

And for the people who are sports car fanatics are car fanatics and, you know, want to be all formal, I believe the correct pronunciation is Porsche, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, he has a Porsche. I'm in America, so he has a Porsche. He planned for my birthday. My birthday is in December. He planned for my birthday a weekend in the mountains. I was super excited
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 4:55

Beep beep, who’s got the keys to the mini?

And I was like, I think I need a Countryman at the time with my son, and at the time, the three bonus sons, I was like, I need this a larger, a little bit larger car. Let me tell you, I went to this Mini Cooper dealership out of sarcasm and fun and test drove that bad boy and fell absolutely in love immediately
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@Digitalpenz
Barbara πŸ˜ƒπŸ’™πŸŽ»πŸ₯
@DigitalpenzΒ Β·Β 1:36

@Her_Sisu

It's. That was a that was a cool story. Wow. You know, raining, foggy, going up a mountain, winding up a mountain to going to the top, what, what and what. Wow. You know, but praise God you guys got up there and all was well, and you could even laugh about it. But not just that. You all went back down the mountain. You all went back down the mountain. Okay
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 3:55

Forgot my accent on the first few words but I can NOT do it again. 🀣🀣🀣

One look put you right in the mood I mean, a smile that could drive you mad and tattoos everywhere oh, he's some kind of bad I met one Mr. Hottie at a party he was in the pool and I saw Hottie's body child looking sexy flexing away, I bow lost my s*** when he stepped over my way dripping wet in a towel and it showed me he was ripped even where I couldn't see child, I'm telling it true that dude let my fuse standing there dripping and smiling sending me cues my mouth hung open and I could barely reply when he asked for my number girl, I almost said why I stuttered the digits and he said he'd get at me soon child he could get at me whenever by sun or by moon and you wouldn't believe he was calling me that same night like he all into your girl definitely oh, we I nearly lost my dinner when he stated he'd like to meet up the next day h*** yes, I lated
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:36

@Her_Sisu

Anyway, I'm glad you posted a second one because I just did that too, right before I started listening to yours, and I was like, oh, these people are going to think I'm getting on their nerves. But I'm telling you, when we have so much to say. There it is. And I can't wait
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:25

@Her_Sisu

Never driven one. But that's crazy. I know what a deer will do to a car for sure. That's insane. And then get up there and try to talk yourself out of it. Did you go back bragging to her? I'd be posting s*** about it all the time. I'm wondering if you did, like are they that good? Are they that good? I love it, girl. Thank you for the contribution
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@Scribe7
Mike W
@Scribe7Β Β·Β 4:47

@Renee_Slay

Two plus two is four, and four plus five is nine. The next day, sitting at the firehouse, clean in the sunshine, was a Buick Electra 225 vogues Gold Troops, deep blue metal flake, and it was mine. Mr. Sunny's niece from Virginia said, Where are you about to go? I said, we go into the Sugar Shack to get that corn liquor, and you already know. And I'm not taking an afternoon nap messing around with Mr. Sunny
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@FromSilence
From Silence
@FromSilenceΒ Β·Β 1:00

@Renee_Slay

It brokenly imagines so many useless things, but fails to focus where it needs. The throttle is stuck wide open and I can only dodge a cliff so long. The
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 2:09

@Renee_Slay

What was inspiring to see was last year, he rented similar car, Mike and Model, for his birthday weekend. And when we went away, when he invited me away with him for his birthday, he was really impressed by the car. And so the next date that we had, he was like, I've been doing more research on the car. I really liked that car. I am determined to acquire one
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 2:07

@Renee_Slay

And she goes and I said, one thing I have to tell you before I go on to finish greeting other people and networking with other people is girl, I have a Mini Cooper Countryman. And I said and I had no plans of getting when I went through the whole story with her and I said, I can now see why you talk about your car frequently, because it is an amazing vehicle. Amazing vehicle
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:07

@Scribe7

Oh, look at you flow. I'm into it. I'm digging it. Thank you for doing it. I appreciate it
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:14

@FromSilence

I freaking adore you. And I adore your writing. And this is just such different spin, and I love it. That is some deep thought there. Deep, deep thought from a poet
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:19

@Her_Sisu

So I totally have to ask for sure. Well, first, thank you for sharing. What is so special about it, Mike? Because you sound super impressed with this car. So what is it to you that's so different with this vehicle? Because I've just got to know
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 4:25

@Renee_Slay

But number two, I can get that whole bike in my back of my car by folding down the seats and sliding it in through the trunk. No one believed me here, they pulled up with all of their bike racks. No, my joint was in the trunk, and I was able to comfortably put it back in the trunk after our bike wired. So, like I said, it's a really good feeling car
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:09

@Her_Sisu

Okay, you kept saying she. That means she has a name. What is her name? I have to know because she has a name
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 1:10

@Renee_Slay

It's okay. I'm dating myself here, and that's okay because I'm still alive, well and healthy and thriving. I'm 42. I grew up on Kujo. Fire Starter, purple Rain, the Color Purple. And Christine. Oh, let me not all forget Mommy dearest. And did I say fire starter? Fire Starter, mommy Dearest and Carrie. The original Carrie. Even for back then, that movie was scary as h***. But I grew up on that
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:26

@Her_Sisu

Girl. I had never even thought about that, because I'm 45, so yeah, grew up on a lot of that, too. And Carrie, I just need to mention that is, like, still to this day, one of the best horror flicks that I have seen. And wow. Yeah, but never thought about Christine. Good point. I'm I need to rethink things
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@Loloflow
Laura L (she/her)
@LoloflowΒ Β·Β 0:37

Fast Car

It okay. I want to play the game, too. I love your challenges. All right. I don't have a title for this one, so I'll just start. I should have known then when your lead foot was taking us to Aldevaron. Do you remember? We were listening to Fast Car and I singing the wrong lyrics. I wanted your legs wrapped round my shoulders. I would have been happy to die like that
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 1:23

@Loloflow

F***. Oh, my God. Best car. Okay, wait. Like mud. Okay. Jumping all over the place. Just just especially when you hit that thing about the song playing and you singing the lyrics, and and I'm like, I could I literally, in one instant, had the picture in my head and, oh, how f****** cool. Oh, how cool. And then you hit them with a bomb, is what you do
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@NeophyteSavant
Moe Johnson
@NeophyteSavantΒ Β·Β 2:54

@Renee_Slay

Good morning. Swell cast family. Here I am, late to the party. Anyway, this is my contribution to challenge number three. It's a poem called Joyrie. And by the way, if you hear any clicking sounds in the background, that's probably because it's raining out here in New York and the raindrops are clicking on my window pane. OOH. Renee, you doing 98 on the highway. I see your speedometer girl flying down a highway. Mike, it's your world
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@Loloflow
Laura L (she/her)
@LoloflowΒ Β·Β 0:09

@NeophyteSavant

Hi, Mo. This was so clever. Loved it. Made my morning. Thanks
@Swell
Swell Team
@SwellΒ Β·Β 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

@Scribe7
Mike W
@Scribe7Β Β·Β 1:12

@Loloflow

It's like the Feelings is a trip. Only thing come close to your actual work is hearing Renee respond to it. Then I can go back and listen again. You know what I mean? It's a trip. But I really love your work. I mean, keep doing what you're doing. You inspire me on just about every day for feeling. And 1 minute I'm feeling spiritual, and the next minute I'm feeling not so spiritual, but like earthly urges and stuff
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@Loloflow
Laura L (she/her)
@LoloflowΒ Β·Β 0:22

@Renee_Slay

But funny. Thank you so much for the inspiration. I'm really enjoying these. Yeah, I guess I'd like to drop the bombs and fly on out of there. Anyway. Thank you, Renee
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@Loloflow
Laura L (she/her)
@LoloflowΒ Β·Β 0:32

@Scribe7

I scribe seven. I got a kick out of that response. I'm glad you did respond, and I'm really happy to know that my work inspires you. And I dig that you get the whole picture. We're throwing in lots of different spices and ingredients to make the soup. Thanks for responding
@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 1:27

@NeophyteSavant

So please, please, because I'll wait for your stuff to pop. And even if it's late, it is better late than never. Because I need it. I need it, I need it. I love, love, love everything you do. And how you know about 130? Oh, Lord. Yeah. Well, all 45 is 75 in certain spots, but yeah. Anyway, thank you so much for hopping in on this. And that is so clever
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