Blitzing it Up
As someone who adores social media and blogging, the biggest thing that has held me back from expanding my blog is my lack of knowledge…
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Robert Frost Will Turn In His Grave
by @Chris_tastropheAssignments, comedy, ds106, Poetry, RobertFrost, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments1924February 6, 2018The Aural Mode Not Taken by Christopher Ringham Two earbuds converged and they were tangled good, And sorry I could not unravel both and be one unraveler, long I stood And yanked one as much as I could Shouting curses and oaths; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the […] -
The Recovery of DOG_Unit#073517
by @Chris_tastropheAssignments, BlackMirror, Code, ds106, Metalhead, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2164February 6, 2018This writing assignment is in homage to Black Mirror, Season 4, Episode 5: Metalhead. The GIF on the assignment page is what inspired me! I created directories, files, and code such that it depicts the story from the killer machine’s point of view – told from the recovery file on its hard rive. We can […] -
No, I Was Not Sponsored
by @Chris_tastropheAssignments, comedy, Nerf, ProductsOfTheApocalypse, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2161, zombiesFebruary 5, 2018Nerf™ Zombie Strike Sidestrike Blaster Okay, let’s drop the bullshit, nothing will help you survive the apocalypse except this product. Everything else is garbage’s garbage. Seriously, don’t waste your time, just buy it now and thank me later – hurry up, it’ll be in high demand after my customer review: If you’re still reading, I’ll […] -
“When you feel defensive, examine what you fear”
by @Anne Armour February 5, 2018“When you feel defensive, examine what you fear” and “Generosity and perfection are your everlasting goals”. Looking out at the hazy horizon, my breath stuttered… -
I’ll be here
by @Anne Armour February 5, 2018I’ll be here. I’ll be right here. Waiting for you. It hasn’t been too long. At least I don’t think it has. It’s gotten dark… -
Alternative Ending: There Will Come Soft Rains
by @Chris_tastrophe February 5, 2018There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury Alternative Ending by Chris Ringham In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o’clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o’clock! as if it were afraid nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the […] -
Crayons for the Apocalypse!
by @Anne Armour February 5, 2018Crayola Crayons Review Crayons can be surprisingly useful during the apocalypse. Read my product review on Amazon to learn more about how you can use… -
There Will Come Soft Rains (Alternate Ending)
by @Anne Armour February 5, 2018… In the nursery, the jungle burned. Blue lions roared, purple giraffes bounded off. The panthers ran in circles, changing color, and ten million animals,… -
Short Stories Reflection
This week I read There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury and The Defenders by Philip K. Dick. I honestly picked these two because… -
The NEW End of the Whole Mess
by @KatieHartraft February 5, 2018“…I have a Bobby his nayme is bruther and I theen I an dun riding and I have a bocks to put this into thats Bobby sd full of quiyet air to last a milyun yrz so gudboy gudboy every—brother, Im goin to stob gudboy bobby i love you it […] -
The Opera of the Phantom
by @StaceyElouise February 5, 2018Musicals are fun, they can be tragic, romantic, empowering. I decided I wanted to reverse the order of my favourite musical and see how it would sound. Here is The Opera of the Phantom! The reversed Phantom of the Opera, my all time favourite. I think the dynamic and power of the story is still … Continue reading "The Opera of the Phantom" -
Fortune Cookie
by @KatieHartraft February 5, 2018The little piece of paper reads: “Do not be overly judgmental of your loved one’s intentions or actions.” Of course, I find a small source of food in a somehow preserved fortune cookie and it mocks me. I already had Bryce telling me yesterday that I wasted ammo on zombies […] -
My Place or yours?
by @StaceyElouise February 5, 2018My place or yours? This scene given this context changes everything! I decided for this post to make a Gif from a scene from my all time favourite tv show: Sherlock and added alternate subtitles. I quite like the way this turned out but I would like to experiment more with gif’s now I have … Continue reading "My Place or yours?" -
The Darkness
by @StaceyElouise February 5, 2018Horror films are my favourite. The way they can grip the audience. Leave them on the edge of their seats, nervous with anticipation of the next jump scare. It’s wonderful and some of my favourites are therefore the focus of this post. I decided to take two well known horror films and mashup the posters. … Continue reading "The Darkness" -
Room Goals for sure
by @StaceyElouise February 5, 2018Pinterest is a wonderful platform. Full of inspiration and tips and tricks. For this post I decided to look at things I’d like to have in my room and try and create a sort of Pinterest mood board of images for the things that inspire my inner interior designer. I really like the look of … Continue reading "Room Goals for sure" -
Motivation is a myth
by @StaceyElouise February 5, 2018Motivation is a MYTH. Does motivation really exist? Think about it. How do you get motivated? You realise you have no choice so you have to get it done. So you do it. That’s not motivation. That’s compulsion. You want to change your life but only because others make you feel bad about the way … Continue reading "Motivation is a myth" -
Who Am I?
by @schooltaylorr February 4, 2018My submission for the My Fortune Cookie assignment: I had just finished eating my general tso’s chicken when I broke open the crunchy cookie sitting… -
Quidditch, Explained Up-Goer Style
by @KatieHartraft February 4, 2018To play the team game from the well-known boy wonder books is different from what most people think. You run with sticks to pretend to fly. You throw a ball around and try to make it in the round point places. I am the round point place guard player. There […] -
Gordon the Tasmanian Devil
by @schooltaylorr February 4, 2018(My submission for the assignment, The End is for Everything) My name is Gordon and I’m a Tasmanian Devil. I’m not sure how I survived… -
Alternate Ending for Finis
From the perspective of Eastwood: Around us were trees, buildings, light posts- all bursting into flames. The new sun was more powerful than we could… -
A Cold Skyscraper
by @cypherpunk106 February 3, 2018Hello everybody! For my last assignment from the Writing Assignment Bank this week, I decided to do the Haiku It Up! assignment. Here is my haiku: Abandon nighttime A cold skyscraper destroy betrayed by the cloud... Read More -
*Insert Part About Owning Your Soul*
by @cypherpunk106 February 3, 2018For this assignment, I will be writing the Terms of Service for the apocalypse. *clears throat* Let us begin. Terms of Service-Intro The following terms govern your access to our services including making your life hell, running from... Read More -
SHEWEE: SAVIOR OF THE APOCALYPSE
by @cypherpunk106 February 3, 2018Hello everybody! Today I chose a product that I think will help me survive the apocalypse. The product I selected is the SHEWEE. If you are unfamiliar with the SHEWEE, it is a device that helps women to... Read More -
NICE TRY, ALIENS
by @cypherpunk106 February 3, 2018So this little post here is going to be about “The Screwfly Solution” by Raccoona Sheldon. I do recommend reading it, but if you are not one who likes to read about violent things and really screwy situations... Read More -
Sword-a Might Actually Survive This Apocalypse
The things that have come to take over seem to be immune to gunshots, which is good for me because my aim royally sucks, so guns… -
Amazon in the Apocalypse: Item Review
by @KatieHartraft February 1, 2018A while back, I was scrolling on Amazon in my bunker (using my bike generator to keep my laptop going) when I saw the BEST gadget: the Cyalume ChemLight Military Grade Surface Trip Flare. Basically, you set up a trip wire, and when something (human, zombie, etc.) sets it off, […] -
Solitary Eden
by @Chris_tastrophe January 28, 2018Every clang on the vault door wracked her conscience. She leaned against the door observing the pale walls of the vault, recalling the last four days of pleading to the wardens through tears and snot and spit, “Open the door you damn cowards, he’s going to die!” But it was forbidden. With a start, she […] -
Surviving the Second Week of The End
by @eafinto January 28, 2018This week, I started out by completing two Daily Create’s! For the first Daily Create, which I completed on Tuesday, we were to write a fictional story in 240 characters or less, due to the fact that 240 characters is all you can use in one Tweet. For the second Daily Create on Thursday, we […] -
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