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6-Word Photo Story Summer Writing Challenge, Photography, Nature

Shadow Art: A 6-Word Photo Story

Six Word Photo Story Summer Challenge (August)

Mary Chang Story Writer
SNAPSHOTS
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4 min readAug 7, 2021

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Shadows. Sunlight’s tattoo — gone by dusk.

During a forest hike, I paused for a break to sit down on the earth, breathe and enjoy the greenery. When I glanced at my watch, I noticed that the tree above me cast a shadow on my arm.

Another August Dare: I dare you to play with the shadows in your life and see what you can capture on your camera and write a story about it — in six words.

Welcome to the first round of participating writers who wrote stories in August! Are you curious or still hooked on the challenge? Me too. Tag — you’re it!

A few took the August dare with the new splash: Will Hull jumped off a plane, Cindy Shore Smith tackled a serpent, Ellie Jacobson took a vacation, Kim Zuch took us on a hike, and Xin Xin bared her back. These writers connected us a step closer to our readers by enabling us to take a peek into their lives with photos of themselves — doing something brave or something they love doing — thank you!

We’re off to a great start for August —here are links to each writer’s first 6-word photo story I…

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Mary Chang Story Writer
SNAPSHOTS

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