A vowel challenge.

Question

Thanks Doug for chosing me - it's good to be back here though I don't know how long I'll stay.

For the next alphabet challenge, write a story that only uses ONE vowel - or as close as possible. You get two points every time you use your chosen vowel and lose one for each time you use a vowel other than the chosen one.

Challenge enough? Good luck.

Since we're all a bit down right now, I'm going to give you all three weeks for this.

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i dont get this challenge

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If I have got it right, you need to write something using only one vowel (a, e, i, o, u) throughout  your story. For example;  An aardvark had an all day party;  Every energy needs leeches;  In Fiji I did kip;  Go onto old Congo gold; Up Zulu’s hummus humps. As this is almost impossible for more than a few sentences, you then lose points when you use other vowels; “an aardvark had an adventure” scores for using “a” 7 times, then loses 3 for the 2  “e” and 1 “u” in “adventure”.  A real challenge as it can make sentence construction  clumsy.

Answer 1

Evelyn  sewed the velvet sleeve sweetly, endlessly ; she resents the mending yet never lets on.  She felt depleted and secretly seethed.   Resentment exerts energy; she felt spent.  The elder Eve elected to lend Evelyn eleven dresses, then felt she engendered decency.  Let’s let resentments be, let’s let legends flee.  Enemy yes, gent yes, bled, left, let her be, went;  she dreamt bees. Evenly eventually the endless themes end.  Speechless secretly she the lesser gender felt restless free, felt resentment ebb, recede.   Resent betters then tend seed beds a deeper well lest she lend herself to a fever of rebellion. She never ever expected the enemy,  an egg, an elegy.  The excellent regent’s letter emended led the ledger. Fell to the bed.  Let’s level lesser legends.  Flee flee! Meet, descend, level the levees!  The rebel defends: End End! Nevertheless, endless the event, lesser revels.

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Holly, this is spot on! Wonderful word usage, beautiful flow throughout...absolutely wonderful.

You used E 224 times for 448 points, less only 15 others, gives you 433 points. Nicely done!

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Holly, you got the second most "points" for this challenge, but I thought your story was the best in adhering to the challenge. So, I hereby pass the torch or whatever it is  for this challenge to you. If you accept, start a challenge that involves the alphabet. You can look back at the past alphabet challenges for ideas - alphabetical order with a twist, queen squire quest, and double letter challenge.

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Yikes!  I thought I was safely and sufficiently pointless.  Well, I can make a vowel challenge, I guess, but can I see old challenges?  Are they archived somewhere?

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Holly, we attached an #alphabet tag to the challenges midnightpoet mentioned. You can see them all on this page http://www.thinkwrites.com/tag/alphabet

Answer 2

A Walk

A walk along the sea was always grand. Year after year, at any instant and for any reason, it was always pleasant. May was paramount and Saturday was matchless. That vast sand bar, that gradual beach slant and a natural coastal area made it a great place. Actually, any seascape was great and any walk by a sea bay was! Inland, a walk in a glad was a vast advantage. All in all walking around great oaks, grand acacia, tall ash and lathy alders (all rampant plants) was, anyway, always better than grass, straw or alfalfa. A plantation appealed and ably managed, was a particular sanctuary.  Lastly a tall ascent, an ancient wall or a valley, was always rated for a walk.

Aged Andy’s walks wanted naught to appeal. Andy was Andy and always appealed, was pleasant and affable. A call was all that was necessary to start a mass walk at Dallas, Maryland, Santa Ana, or Atlanta. Walking hand in hand, squads of acquaintances always had a great day. Many walking meals wanted for nothing, plant or animal, save a glass of aqua vita!  Pawpaw, avocado or guavas, aardvark, wallaby or llama, crab, clam or prawn; vegans sadly fall by the way!

Plans failed to achieve an advanced walk. A walk by a cat beneath a waxing Luna radiance was an anticlimax. A man ambled ably to Alcatraz.  A lass lack ability in Argyll and failed. Sad lazy lads walked into snags and dangers, but after an analysis, a prayer and a wax candle at an altar, gained a great deal.  A happy arrogant Andy again gained and arranged to make an advanced art of walks. An apocryphal Arabic hardback on arch walker Andy was sugar and candy. All was well and ended in alacrity!

Comments

I think it is 315  "A" usage, making 630 points, less 117 others, making 513 points. Rather you then me checking it!! LOL

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Wonderful story - and wonderful vowel use. According to my count (using the find tool in word, because I do not have the patience to count by hand) you used A 323 times, making 646 points, less 154 others, making 492 points. Well done!

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I forgot to count the title. so 325 a's, making 650 points, less 154 others, giving you 496.

Answer 3

Nice challenge midnight.  Here is a short attempt.  Saxon probably has me beat already, but I'll try again.

 

Eve

Eve eagerly edged towards the end of the well. She went slowly, step by step, until she was at the precipice. She had heard a voice crying out, or so she thought, and wanted to end her enchantment and wonder of what or whom it may be. It was a little girls voice for sure, but it could have been an enchantress for all she knew. Every step she took the elegant, but woeful cries of the mystery voice grew louder. She was now sure she was correct. Their was someone inside the well, perhaps perched perilously attempting to escape.

Her father Ed happened by and noticed Eve. Together they looked inside the well only to find a hellish kitten squealing inside. They fished the kitten out and Eve gingerly carried her home. Ed and Eve were excited to have been so lucky that evening. The little kitten was relieved and quietly nestled in Eve’s elbow as she went to sleep. 

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Doug, short and sweet, but you could have twisted a few bits to get extra “e” double points and less others with minus points!

..or so she thought = (she reflected) (from -2 to +8) .. woeful = cheerless (from nil +6) ..noticed = perceive (nil to +5) ..fished = heaved  (+1 to +3) ..lucky = blessed (-2 to +4) ..Little = petite (+1 to +3) etc.

You just need a really twisted mind. LOL

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I think the "twisted" part I have down pat, but thanks for the suggestions :)  I really haven't had much time to write.  This is our "busy" season at work.  A few more weeks of 1000's and 1000's of edumacated college students and things will tone down for this late nite boss.

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I think you've got the "twisted" part down pat, too doug....and Saxon definitely has this challenge down pat - what wonderful suggestions.

Doug, you used e 129 times for 258 points, less  133 others, giving you a total of 125 points.

Answer 4

Ann was a small gal. Small and smart. A day,a May day, Ann walked at the park. Ann saw an ant. Ann was sad. That ant had an ant that had 0 arms. Ann brought the ant home.

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Ross, in your cute little story, you used the letter a 34 times, for 68 points, less 7 others for 61 points. well done!

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This was sweet.  It makes me think of a children's illustrated book, the book of A.

Answer 5

Chosen Vowel:: E

Where I live...

There's a gentle breeze that swept over the beech, making ripples on the ever peaceful surface of the clear blue ocean. Above, terns flew with grace, their feathers ruffled by the breeze. Palm trees lined the beach -between each tree, three feets of sand. Every evening was breathless, with the sun streaked across the deep blue sky. There's no other setting like this. At least, not as peaceful, because I live here. 

Does "y" count too? I counted it above. And boy was that tough. I guess I just got lazy afterwards and stopped. x3 I dunno how many you're going to count, but I counted 79 E's times 2 is 158. And there's 58 other vowels, totaling to 100 points, right? =3

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I love the imagery in this story. I actually am not counting y, so you have 79 e's and 58 others, making it 105 points. Nicely done.

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Thank you, for the comment and five extra points! ^^

Answer 6

Ana, Adam, and Savannah had a vacation planned in Alaska. All natives of  Alabama, Alaska had to be an amazingly awkward place to pass away ten days. Aboard the airplane, Ana and adam sat beside an amateur magician. Savannah sat and was not amused across the aisle. Savannah was adamant about magic being garbage.

  The magician was a tall man adorned in black: A black hat, a black cape, and a black wand was what he waved in the air as passengers managed to maintain sanity way above the land. The FAA may not have black-balled airline magicians-many travellers are dismayed that they haven't.

  That man in black waved his wand and screamed, "Abra Cadabra! Ala Kazaam!" as a rabbit named Alfalfa sprang from a case that was marked "Acme Magic Academy."  

  What an insane flight! A magician, a rabbit, and a glass of Chardonnay was a crazy way to pass that day.

  And layovers!!! Depart Atlanta...Land in Arkansas, Depart Arkansas.... Land in Dallas, Depart Dallas...Land in Sacramento. Alas, we boarded an aquamarine boat that sailed toward Alaska.

  And of all passengers from the airplane, that magician was aboard the boat. As we passed the Aleutian Islands, Savannah glared at the magician and said, " If you say, 'Abra Cadabra! Ala Kazaam!' again, You and that black hat, cape wand and case will disappear into the Pacific.

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your effort to use the letter a shows and is well done, but there is some awkward wording because of it. For example - you said "alas" when I think it would have sounded better (and been the same amount of points) had you said "at last". Great story, though. You used a 259 times, for 518 points, less 157 others for 361 points. Well done!