Thunder Struck
Your October Writing Challenge is here!
This month, we’re passing the challenge baton over to Intimately Intricate, a Medium publication that “speaks to the demands of that intricate dance called life”. We love this simple but complex premise. The little things, the big things, the navigation between things, the delicate things, the durable things, starts and ends, new loves and old loves, friendships, a kind stranger, tears and joy and all the emotions in between.
Entries for this one will be accepted as poetry or prose (fiction or non) through October 31 (so get busy!) Winning entries will be highlighted in both Intimately Intricate and The Writing Cooperative. The author of one especially favorite entry selected by the editors will receive a prize pack of exclusive Writing Cooperative merch!
So, what’s the prompt you ask?
Listen up.
*boom*
Thunder
- That’s it! Take it run with the theme of “thunder”.
- Head over to Intimately Intricate for all of the submission rules — and follow them carefully.
- If you’re not already a writer for Intimately Intricate, you’ll have to be added before submitting.
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We look forward to your creative entries! For some inspiration, let’s take a look at all (okay, probably not all, but many) of the ways we might define or write about thunder because surely it’s more than just a loud noise from the sky…
Thunder
[thuhn-der]
noun
(1.) a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
They liked to look out the windows, scanning for a flash of lightning. Then, they’d hold their breath and collectively, but silently count — one Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi, four — in anticipation of the thunder clap that would inevitably follow.
(2.) any loud, resounding noise.
I could recognize the thunder of his paws anywhere. Beast was barreling right toward me.
(3.) a threatening or startling utterance, denunciation, or the like.
There was a thunder of giggles rising from somewhere in the back. She’d never been so embarrassed in her entire life. She’d never be so embarrassed again.
verb (used without object)
(4.) to give forth thunder (often used impersonally with it as the subject):
It thundered last night.
(5.) to make a loud, resounding noise like thunder: The artillery thundered in the hills.
(6.) to utter loud or vehement denunciations, threats, or the like.
He was even more upset than I expected. “I never want to see you again!” he thundered.
(7.) to speak in a very loud tone.
“Hey! We’re not paying to cool off the yard now are we?” Dad thundered from upstairs. Shit. Forgot to close my window again.
(8.) to move or go with a loud noise or violent action: The train thundered through the village.
verb (used with object)
(9.) to strike, drive, inflict, give forth, etc., with loud noise or violent action.
Finally, a perfect pitch. The bat thundered against the ball and I bolted down the baseline.
Science definition
The explosive noise that accompanies a stroke of lightning. Thunder is a series of sound waves produced by the rapid expansion of the air through which the lightning passes.
Related Forms
thun·der·er, noun
thun·der·less, adjective
out·thun·der, verb (used with object)
My legs were suddenly immobile, frozen in place. My voice, thunderless.
Idioms
steal someone’s thunder
1. to use for one’s own purposes and without the knowledge or permission of the originator the inventions or ideas of another.
thunder-thighs
big or fat thighs. (Cruel. Also a rude term of address.)
(as) black as thunder
Full of rage or hostility, likened to the black clouds that accompany thunderstorms.
Origin
before 900; (noun) Middle English thonder, thunder, Old English thunor; cognate with Dutch donder, German Donner; Old Norse thōrr Thor, literally, thunder; (v.) Middle English thondren, Old English thunrian, derivative of the v.; akin to Latin tonāre to thunder
It was a thunderous kind of love. ❤ ❤ ❤
So, what’s your thunder?
Definitions etc. from dictionary.com and thefreedictionary.com
