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We know who wrote which story and won this year’s contest. Congratulations Gary L. And now? Watching the horizon thoughtfully and waiting for inspiration to strike? Or you could write a prompt story and maybe expand it…. PT Prompt #354 What if you could make objects talk? Heinrich Heine’s quill, for example. (I just saw it at a museum.) Which object would you choose, and what does it tell you? PT Prompt #355 Five friends are playing a board game. After a while, they roll num- 1 comment
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Just the facts: BRUME Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster BRUME Synonyms: 15 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus -
Broome County, NY experiences a significant amount of brume due to intersecting Susquehanna and the Chenango Rivers and the surrounding hills. -
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In storytelling, brume is a powerful literary and atmospheric tool used to evoke mystery, mirror a character's internal confusion, and blur the lines between reality and the supernatural. Psychological and Symbolic Functions: Internal confusion: It reflects a character's doubt, grief, or moral ambiguity. The unknown: It hides dangers, forcing characters to rely on senses other than sight. Liminal space: It creates a boundary between the physical world and the spiritual realm.
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The word brume (meaning a mist or fog) entered English from French, tracing back to the Latin word brūma, which is a contracted form of brevima or brevissima, the superlative of brevis ("short"). It literally signified the "shortest day", referring to the winter solstice. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the noun brume (meaning a mist, fog, or vapor) first appeared in English during the Middle English period (1150-1500), with its earliest recorded evidence dating from b
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By chris191070 · Posted
So instead of working on my anthology stories. Barnaby returned in Prompt#355. -
Jones renamed her Bon Homme Richard (usually rendered in more correct French as Bonhomme Richard) in honor of Benjamin Franklin, the American Commissioner at Paris whose Poor Richard's Almanack was published in France under the title Les Maximes du Bonhomme Richard.[ Poor Richard's Almanack - Wikipedia USS Bonhomme Richard (1765) - Wikipedia A good question and a good answer. I just wanted to fill in a few of the gaps. Thanks guys,
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Poor Richard's Almanac authored by Franklin.
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This has always confused me. If the French and King Louis XVI gifted a ship to Captain John Paul Jones to use against the British, named it Bonhomme Richard to honor his friend Benjamin Franklin, where did the name Richard come from?
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The French gifted a ship to Captain John Paul Jones to use against the British. He named it Bonhomme Richard to honor his friend Benjamin Franklin. He shouted his famous "I have not yet begun to fight" from her deck.
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