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I Bet You Were Cute as a Child!?

(An unofficial DRABBLE challenge)

By Shirley BelkPublished 7 months ago • 1 min read
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Is it time for another unofficial challenge? How about a "mostly" non-fiction drabble? For artistry sake, you may embellish a bit...But let's make this one all about YOU. Include a description of yourself as a child either playing with your favorite toy, spending time with a beloved pet, reading your favorite book, or glued to your favorite tv show or movie, etc. You may include your favorite snack, but more importantly, include your personality, too.

Let us know what that child is thinking/feeling/planning/dreaming.

Let it be as if you are looking at an old snapshot from a family album and explaining the story behind it. (If you are as old as me, that photo might be in black and white, so please give it some much needed color....lol)

Remember, a drabble is only 100 words...

For this challenge, here are the basics:

a) Include your drabble entry in the comment section below between 6/13/25 through midnight of 7/13/25. Please, only 1 entry.

b) Post your entry under Writers community.

c) Prizes: First place= $10.00 Second place= $7.00 Third place= $5.00 and for all other entries, a guaranteed read of 3 of your stories!

d) Winners announced on 7/15/25.

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About the Creator

Shirley Belk

Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)

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