The challenge is simple: Using the prompt as a guideline, describe in 100 words or less, the singer as if she was a character in your short story.

Prompt: With no fanfare, the singer steppes onto the small, dimly lighted stage and slips through the band members until she reaches the microphone stand. The moment she taps on the mike's grill, a bright spotlight illuminates her from head to toe. "Hi," she says, "waving to the suddenly hushed audience. "I'm Linda Ronstadt," and begins to sing.

That's the challenge: describe Linda Ronstadt at some point in her career facing an unknown audience in an undefined setting, and do this in 100 words or less not counting the prompt which need not be included.

Submit your response to Story Space Microfiction with the title, "Challenge: Name the singer -- along with your handle

Post any questions, reprimands or words of wisdom here.

Enjoy.

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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords.[/ - ROBERT HEINLEIN

OF WAR, AND PEACE, AND MARY BETH: my contest winner, honest

For Whom the Good Tolls an 'RR' and it's short, no kidding

Dancing to Ray Charles: Ch 01-20, Two Dancers love, friendship, betrayal, integrity, compromise racism, church fire bombings, the Ku Klux Klan, the Vietnam war, class differences, changing values, redneck honky-tonks plus other fun stuff

Hi ya, Fate, and welcome back!

Sorry about muddying the waters. My thought was to have each challenge response have a similar title so they'd be easy to find but with a unique tag to make it, well, unique. The first thing to occur to me was the writer's SS name (handle). However, dang near anything else will do the job.

Since you're a caffine addict, be sure to stop by the 'Inspiration Coffee Shop' in 'The Break Room' forum.

note: I'll swear on a stack of Strunk & White's 'Elements of Style' that I posted a similar reply a few minutes ago. Just mentioning that in case you get two heading your way.

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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords.[/ - ROBERT HEINLEIN

OF WAR, AND PEACE, AND MARY BETH: my contest winner, honest

For Whom the Good Tolls an 'RR' and it's short, no kidding

Dancing to Ray Charles: Ch 01-20, Two Dancers love, friendship, betrayal, integrity, compromise racism, church fire bombings, the Ku Klux Klan, the Vietnam war, class differences, changing values, redneck honky-tonks plus other fun stuff

Anna, there are no hard and fast rules to that challenge, mainly because I couldn't find any guidelines for challenges. Ronstadt was picked because she had a long career and because she is one of those individuals who, while not classically beautiful or handsome are sexy and I wondered how other writers might describe that condition.

If you have more questions or ideas for improving the challenge, pass 'em along.

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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords.[/ - ROBERT HEINLEIN

OF WAR, AND PEACE, AND MARY BETH: my contest winner, honest

For Whom the Good Tolls an 'RR' and it's short, no kidding

Dancing to Ray Charles: Ch 01-20, Two Dancers love, friendship, betrayal, integrity, compromise racism, church fire bombings, the Ku Klux Klan, the Vietnam war, class differences, changing values, redneck honky-tonks plus other fun stuff

Curvy, there's no need to know anything about her. Just use Google Images to pull up a lot of photos and take it from there.

What I was most interested in was how folks would describe a fictional character who, like her, might not be a classic 'beauty' but is considered cute and sexy in an appealing non-threatening way.

Whether you give it a try or not, I'd really appreciate your input.

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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwords.[/ - ROBERT HEINLEIN

OF WAR, AND PEACE, AND MARY BETH: my contest winner, honest

For Whom the Good Tolls an 'RR' and it's short, no kidding

Dancing to Ray Charles: Ch 01-20, Two Dancers love, friendship, betrayal, integrity, compromise racism, church fire bombings, the Ku Klux Klan, the Vietnam war, class differences, changing values, redneck honky-tonks plus other fun stuff

Excellent! Go, Larry!

Mine is up, thank you muchly Uncle Rumple, for both the challenge, (it was a tricky one), and the quick verification.

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I'm not familiar with Linda Ronstadt but I just read the stories submitted so far so I'm beginning to know her. Well done, everyone. This is a great set of 'micros' :)

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Here's the link to your story, Steffanie.

Challenge: Linda Ronstadt - Steffanie

It's strange your number of posts is listed as -2

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The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures. Junius