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Writing.Com in Wonderland

by iKïyå§ama-Happy 25th!

Rated: E · Message Forum · Activity · #1266628

a celebration 25 years in the making! Come step into Wonderland for fantastic prizes!

Writing.com celebrates its 25th anniversary!
What an incredible milestone!

All of this is, of course, made possible by the dedicated owners The StoryMaster

and The StoryMistress

– who continue to keep this site running smoothly throughout the years.
No easy feat behind the scenes, I’m sure.

So, in honor of all Writing.com has achieved in the past 25 years, we’re going to be taking a fantastic trip through Wonderland with Alice and her pals in a unique activity for the festivities!

For the next seven days, you will be required to turn Writing.com into your very own Wonderland with the help of some very familiar characters from the beloved book by Lewis Carroll.

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Quick Links:

Day One |

Day Two

Day Three |

Day Four |

Day Five

Day Six |

Day Seven

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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:

The event will run from September 1st - September 10th, 11:59 WDC Time.

There are seven tasks to be completed.

Each task will be revealed daily.

There is no daily deadline to complete the task, and yes, you can play catch up if you miss the previous day.

However, ALL seven tasks must be completed by the 10th day. No exceptions.

You are free to create a book or folder item for this activity. Rating cannot exceed 18+.

You cannot post responses to tasks directly in the forum. You must provide a link to the finished task(s) for me to view.

All those who complete the activity will receive the exclusive MB below:

I expect some EFFORT to go into your responses for you to earn the merit badge. I want to see your creativity and imagination put to work, and not just slap-n-dash responses to get to the finish line.

Random daily prizes will be awarded to those who complete the task for the day. It could include tickets to raffles, special/rare MBs, or a visit from the White Rabbit with gps for your coffers.

So! Are you ready?
Let's go!

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DAY ONE:
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE:

…Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

In 25 sentences, tell us about your journey into Writing.com and why you have remained until this day.
(each sentence should be a bullet point - a list of sorts - do not send it in paragraph format)

Bonus Daily Prize Alert! Two lucky winners will earn 10 tickets each to "ONE SIZE FITS ALL RAFFLE: WDC 25 YEARS"

!
(all those who completed the daily task - on the same day! - will be assigned numbers according to submission time - and winners picked through Virtual Dice)

Day One Entries: ▼
Day One Winners! ▼

DAY TWO:
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS:

“How would you like to live in Looking-glass House, Kitty? …Let’s pretend there’s a way of getting through into it, somehow, Kitty. Let’s pretend the glass has got all soft like gauze, so that we can get through.”

There are so many items stored in Writing.com, aren’t there? And it can be a wee bit difficult to come up with a unique title for any one of those items. So, your task for today is to find 12 different items with the same titles!

For example:
1. "Revenge"

and "Revenge"

2. "Dear Me"

and "Dear Me"

3. "Time in a Bottle"

and "Time in a Bottle"

etc. etc.

You should have a total of 24 items linked in all.

And your 25th task, for this challenge, is to review at least one of the items you’ve highlighted.
Your review must have at least 250 characters.

Note: I will make allowances for items that have ‘The’ or ‘A’ in the title; for instance you find an item with the title ‘The Maid’ and another with just ‘Maid’. However, please try to find the exact titles.

Psst: If you are concerned about others copying your responses - in case you finish early - feel free to send me your results directly to email.

Bonus Daily Prize Alert! Two lucky winners will earn 5 tickets each to "Show Off Your Best at the Bee Hive "

!
(all those who completed the daily task - on the same day! - will be assigned numbers according to submission time - and winners picked through Virtual Dice)

Day Two Entries: ▼
Day Two Winners! ▼

DAY THREE:
THE POOL OF TEARS:

As she said these words her foot slipped, and in another moment, splash! she was up to her chin in salt water…However, she soon made out that she was in the pool of tears which she had wept when she was nine feet high.
“I wish I hadn’t cried so much!” said Alice, as she swam about, trying to find her way out. “I shall be punished for it now, I suppose, by being drowned in my own tears!”

We know how overwhelming it can be to a newbie signing up to Writing.com for the first time. Ah! How it would have been nice to find a kind ‘face’ to cheer us up and encourage us to go on!

Your task is to visit 15 newbies portfolios – anyone who has been a member within the last three months – and to leave a kind message or two in their notebooks. Be creative or informative with your messages! Do not just drop a ‘Hi!’ and run off!

Some ideas? Congratulate them on signing up. Highlight an item in their port. Provide some links to helpful activities or contests around the site…you get the idea.

Please provide direct links to each notebook entry using the ml tag {note:}

Bonus Daily Prize Alert! Two lucky winners will earn 5 tickets each to "WDC Birthday Carnival"

!
(all those who completed the daily task - on the same day! - will be assigned numbers according to submission time - and winners picked through Virtual Dice)

Day Three Entries: ▼
Day Three Winners! ▼

DAY FOUR:
LOOKING GLASS INSECTS:

“Tickets, please!” said the Guard, putting his head in at the window. In a moment everybody was holding out a ticket: they were about the same size as the people, and quite seemed to fill the carriage.
“Now then! Show your ticket, child!” the Guard went on, looking angrily at Alice. And a great many voices all said together (“like the chorus of a song,” thought Alice), “Don’t keep him waiting, child! Why, his time is worth a thousand pounds a minute!”

We must not waste any time then!

So, let us know at least 15 places you’d love to visit if you have the opportunity to do so.

Please give brief reasons – one sentence or less – of why these places are on your bucket list.

**Bonus! Are there any Writing.com members living in those places you’d love to visit as well? Give them an honorable mention, eh?

Bonus Daily Prize Alert! Two lucky winners will earn a Hazelnut Praline from "Rach's Chocolate Emporium "

!
(all those who completed the daily task - on the same day! - will be assigned numbers according to submission time - and winners picked through Virtual Dice)

Day Four Entries: ▼
Day Four Winners! ▼

DAY FIVE:
A MAD TEA PARTY:

“If you knew Time as well as I do,” said the Hatter, “you wouldn’t talk about wasting it. It’s him.”
“I don’t know what you mean,” said Alice.
“Of course you don’t!” the Hatter said, tossing his head contemptuously. “I dare say you never even spoke to Time!”
“Perhaps not,” Alice cautiously replied: “but I know I have to beat time when I learn music.”
“Ah! that accounts for it,” said the Hatter. “He won’t stand beating. Now, if you only kept on good terms with him, he’d do almost anything you liked with the clock. For instance, suppose it were nine o’clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you’d only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling! Half-past one, time for dinner!”

Imagine a world where there are 25 hours in a day or 25 months in a year!

Write a short story (no more than 500 words) or a poem (no more than 40 lines) of such an event occurring.

Let the personification of Time be a part of your entry.

Your item should not exceed the 18+ rating.

Post link to your story or poem in the forum.

Bonus Daily Prize Alert! Two lucky winners will earn 1000 gold coins for a chance to win a Funny Face MB in "The Jolly Jester"

(all those who completed the daily task - on the same day! - will be assigned numbers according to submission time - and winners picked through Virtual Dice)

Day Five Entries: ▼
Day Five Winners!: ▼

DAY SIX:
HUMPTY DUMPTY:

“But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument,’” Alice objected.
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”
“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master—that’s all.”
Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. “They’ve a temper, some of them—particularly verbs, they’re the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs—however, I can manage the whole lot of them! Impenetrability! That’s what I say!”

Say what you mean and mean what you say!

Your task is to give whole new definitions to words, but there’s a twist to this!

You must give new meanings to 13 existing words in the English vocabulary.

For example:
Motorcade – the act of trying to chaperone twelve adorable puppies into position for dinner.
(the sillier and nonsensical the definition is, the better!)

And for the second half of this task, you need to create 12 entirely new words – from your imagination! – and give it your meaning.

For example:
Edipilotier – a pilot who goes about trying to edit everyone’s words whether he’s asked to do so or not.

Bonus Daily Prize Alert! Two lucky winners will earn 2 tickets each for "Birthday Fun On WDC"

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(all those who completed the daily task - on the same day! - will be assigned numbers according to submission time - and winners picked through Virtual Dice)

Day Six Entries: ▼
Day Six Winners!: ▼

DAY SEVEN:
THE QUEEN’S CROQUET GROUND:

“Idiot!” said the Queen, tossing her head impatiently; and, turning to Alice, she went on, “What’s your name, child?”
“My name is Alice, so please your Majesty,” said Alice very politely; but she added, to herself, “Why, they’re only a pack of cards, after all. I needn’t be afraid of them!”
“And who are these?” said the Queen, pointing to the three gardeners who were lying round the rose-tree; for, you see, as they were lying on their faces, and the pattern on their backs was the same as the rest of the pack, she could not tell whether they were gardeners, or soldiers, or courtiers, or three of her own children.
“How should I know?” said Alice, surprised at her own courage. “It’s no business of mine.”
The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, screamed “Off with her head! Off—”
“Nonsense!” said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was silent.

What a week of celebration for Writing.com’s 25th anniversary!
And we did not loose our heads over it either!

Show me your community spirit by highlighting five other activities you participated in.

Provide links to your entry (or entries) to each one and tell me what you liked most about the activity (and yes, you can post your response directly in the forum; no need for link)

If you have yet to find other activities to participate in, do not forget to check out "Writing.Com Party Central 2025!"

for a comprehensive list.

And last but not least, leave a notebook entry thanking/congratulating our gracious hosts The StoryMaster

and The StoryMistress

for 25 years of Writing.com!

Bonus Daily Prize Alert! Two lucky winners will earn these exclusive MBs from The StoryMaster

and The StoryMistress

(all those who completed the daily task - on the same day! - will be assigned numbers according to submission time - and winners picked through Virtual Dice)