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Four Line Fiction (2436)

Welcome to Four Line Fiction, a pix-to-prose challenge. The concept for the challenge is simple. Every second Tuesday (bi-weekly) I will post an image I have captured myself, featured from another blog or plucked from the Interweb. You as the writer are to use that image as a point of inspiration to craft a masterpiece of fiction in four lines. And now for this week’s image…

Image: Christopher Payne from his book “Made In America

In keeping with labour day yesterday, this week’s image captures workers pouring molten iron into a crucible for the casting of Steinway & Sons piano plates as sparks from the process rain down like a curtain onto the Springfield, Ohio factory floor.

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T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday (2427)

Welcome to another edition of T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday. This hump day feature is precisely what it sounds like. Every other Wednesday (bi-weekly) I will post a graphic that is funny, poignant, witty, honest, crude, toothsome, with bite, or just plain old ridiculous. Some I’ll have plagiarized directly from a chest near you. Others may not have been spotted in the wild but should be out there.

You know you’ve all had these days, where everyone you’ve cross paths with seems to have lost their fu… ummmm, ever loving minds! For me it seems to be most prevalent when I’m behind the wheel of my car. What are people thinking?

This one was a fun one to design, so colourful. The image for each tee was created using Dall∙E. Found through the Bing search engine the feature has been rolled into Microsoft’s new Co-Pilot suite.

Suggestions are always welcome. If you come across something you believe should be pasted across someone’s chest and paraded around publicly jot it down and send me a message. If it makes the cut, I will whip up a graphic design template and use it in a future post. Any suggestions used will include a shout-out and link to your blog on the week it posts.


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Four Line Fiction (2426)

Welcome to Four Line Fiction, a pix-to-prose challenge. The concept for the challenge is simple. Every second Tuesday (bi-weekly) I will post an image I have captured myself, featured from another blog or plucked from the Interweb. You as the writer are to use that image as a point of inspiration to craft a masterpiece of fiction in four lines. And now for this week’s image…

Image: Mehmet Ali Ozcan / Anadolu / Getty

In this week’s photo a person looks out over floodwater that covers a stretch of Surfside Beach, Texas from the balcony of their royal blue home. In the foreground, a white address marker decorated with a turquoise seahorse stands partially submerged. Storm Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2024 hurricane season, produced heavy winds and rainfall, flooding various communities along the Texas coastline.

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T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday (2425)

Welcome to another edition of T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday. This hump day feature is precisely what it sounds like. Every other Wednesday (bi-weekly) I will post a graphic that is funny, poignant, witty, honest, crude, toothsome, with bite, or just plain old ridiculous. Some I’ll have plagiarized directly from a chest near you. Others may not have been spotted in the wild but should be out there.

Sometimes, good advice is so hard to find…

…that’s when I consult the real expert.

Suggestions are always welcome. If you come across something you believe should be pasted across someone’s chest and paraded around publicly jot it down and send me a message. If it makes the cut, I will whip up a graphic design template and use it in a future post. Any suggestions used will include a shout-out and link to your blog on the week it posts.


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T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday (2424) Father’s Day Edition

Welcome to the second of two Dad themed editions of T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday. Today is the Father’s Day bonus edition, scroll back in time to see the first edition published on June 5th.

T-Shirt Wisdom normally appears every other Wednesday (bi-weekly) when I post a graphic that is funny, poignant, witty, honest, crude, toothsome, with bite, or just plain old ridiculous. Some I’ll have plagiarized directly from a chest near you. Others may not have been spotted in the wild but should be out there. All designs are original.

Happy Father’s Day Dad

Suggestions are always welcome. If you come across something you believe should be pasted across someone’s chest and paraded around publicly jot it down and send me a message. If it makes the cut, I will whip up a graphic design template and use it in a future post. Any suggestions used will include a shout-out and link to your blog on the week it posts.


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Four Line Fiction (2424)

Welcome to Four Line Fiction, a pix-to-prose challenge. The concept for the challenge is simple. Every second Tuesday (bi-weekly) I will post an image I have captured myself, featured from another blog or plucked from the Interweb. You as the writer are to use that image as a point of inspiration to craft a masterpiece of fiction in four lines. And now for this week’s image…

Image: Guillermo Munoz / AFP / Getty Images

This weeks photo captures a silhouette of thrill seekers riding a rollercoaster in Bogotá, Colombia. The rollercoaster that is moving from right to left and about to plunge into the center of the photo is set against the backdrop of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano emitting a cloud of ash into the orange sky.

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T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday (2423)

Welcome to the first of two Father’s Day themed editions of T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday. Today is the normal hump day edition celebrating Dad. Look for a bonus edition on June 16th, Father’s Day.

T-Shirt Wisdom appears every other Wednesday (bi-weekly) when I post a graphic that is funny, poignant, witty, honest, crude, toothsome, with bite, or just plain old ridiculous. Some I’ll have plagiarized directly from a chest near you. Others may not have been spotted in the wild but should be out there. All designs are original.

Happy Father’s Day Dad

Suggestions are always welcome. If you come across something you believe should be pasted across someone’s chest and paraded around publicly jot it down and send me a message. If it makes the cut, I will whip up a graphic design template and use it in a future post. Any suggestions used will include a shout-out and link to your blog on the week it posts.


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Four Line Fiction (2422)

Welcome to Four Line Fiction, a pix-to-prose challenge. The concept for the challenge is simple. Every second Tuesday (bi-weekly) I will post an image I have captured myself, featured from another blog or plucked from the Interweb. You as the writer are to use that image as a point of inspiration to craft a masterpiece of fiction in four lines. And now for this week’s image…

Image: Christopher Payne from his book “Made In America

In this week’s image, engineers at a Corning laboratory in New York pour molten glass from a flask onto a stainless-steel tabletop to cool. Once cooled it will be cut into pieces for testing.

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T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday (2421)

Welcome to another edition of T-Shirt Wisdom Wednesday. This hump day feature is precisely what it sounds like. Every other Wednesday (bi-weekly) I will post a graphic that is funny, poignant, witty, honest, crude, toothsome, with bite, or plain old ridiculous. Some I’ll have plagiarized directly from a chest near you. Others may not have been spotted in the wild but should be out there.

This week’s tee is a bit anti-social…

Every year Canadians celebrate the British Sovereign’s birthday on the Monday before May 25th. I know the indigenous peoples of this country (and many other Canadians) would like to forget the British Empire’s contributions to Canada and its history. I’m not suggesting there wasn’t some pain and hardship created along the way. Like any conquered nation the transition of power is not always fair or just. I acknowledge the ways of the conquered were marginalized sometimes with brutal effect.

Canada’s history is entwined with British colonialism from the Plains of Abraham to the last spike completing the Canadian Pacific Railway. As much as the world wants to erase the colonial era, many of the places the British conquered, including Canada and the United States are the places people of the world dream of living. They migrate to countries once ruled by the British because of the free and open societies they were instrumental in building.

In Canada, Victoria Day or the May two-four weekend, as it is known colloquially because a case of beer holds 24, has become the unofficial start of the short Canadian summer. Getting away to a camp or opening the cottage is an annual rite of passage for many Canadians. To be honest, getting away into the wild with nobody except family or a few close friends sounds like a wonderful idea.

Suggestions are always welcome. If you come across something you believe should be pasted across someone’s chest and paraded around publicly jot it down and send me a message. If it makes the cut, I will whip up a graphic design template and use it in a future post. Any suggestions used will include a shout-out and link to your blog on the week it posts.


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Four Line Fiction (2420)

Welcome to Four Line Fiction, a pix-to-prose challenge. The concept for the challenge is simple. Every second Tuesday (bi-weekly) I will post an image I have captured myself, featured from another blog or plucked from the Interweb. You as the writer are to use that image as a point of inspiration to craft a masterpiece of fiction in four lines. And now for this week’s image…

Image: Ali Jadallah / Anadolu / Getty Images

In this week’s image taken in October 2023 in war torn Gaza, a woman holds a girl clad in bright red and yellow clothing against the grey backdrop of destruction in the wake of Israeli air strikes. Palestinians faced intense bombardment following Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel. The photographer, Ali Jadallah, has lost four relatives in the conflict.

This week’s image has strong political overtones however I am not looking for commentary or opinion on the war in Gaza. I provided background for the image as I believed it the right thing to do in light of the photographers personal loss. However, this blog is a creative space and the image is meant to spur imagination and creativity. There are many jumping off points for the image including a post apocalyptic tale of survival, planetary upheaval half way across the galaxy, or whatever you want your story to be. The ultimate goal is to inspire writers to craft a piece of fiction.

Note: Any extreme political views or hate propaganda appearing in the comment section will be removed.

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