{"id":10062,"date":"2022-05-08T23:01:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T05:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=10062"},"modified":"2022-05-09T07:10:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T13:10:26","slug":"openbook-blog-hop-the-award-for-the-worst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=10062","title":{"rendered":"#OpenBook Blog Hop: The Award For The Worst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-inspired.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-inspired.png?resize=300%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-inspired.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-inspired.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-inspired.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-inspired.png?resize=700%2C350&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Open-Book-Blog-Hop-Banner-inspired.png?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 9, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you remember the worst thing you have ever written? Will you share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The worst thing I&#8217;ve ever written? I&#8217;ve written some lousy stuff along the way, but I&#8217;ve learned from my mistakes, I hope. Narrowing it down to just one piece of work is difficult because I&#8217;ve got plenty to choose from!<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t inflict the early fantasy on you \u2014 I have a copy somewhere, but don&#8217;t want to dig it out. So, I&#8217;ll settle for one of my bad poems. Incorrect punctuation and all. Now, this isn&#8217;t the worst I&#8217;ve ever written, it has a good line or two, but a lot could be improved. Like start over from scratch and try again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newlywed Blues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sure, we&#8217;re happy together<br \/>But this morning<br \/>The eggs didn&#8217;t turn out right,<br \/>The bacon got burnt,<br \/>When you go to the table,<br \/>You didn&#8217;t feel like eating anyway<\/p>\n<p>So when you went to work,<br \/>Forgetting to kiss me as you left,<br \/>And I was alone<br \/>With your dog,<br \/>And the dishes to do,<br \/>I started crying<br \/>I can&#8217;t really say why<\/p>\n<p>Because I know you love me<br \/>As much as I love you<br \/>These days will happen,<br \/>We can&#8217;t stop them<br \/>But tomorrow is another day,<br \/>Another beginning<br \/>And tomorrow,<br \/>We&#8217;ll have pancakes<\/p>\n<p>Did you make it all the way thru? Will you ever forgive me for inflicting it on you?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve written worse, but many of those have been (happily) lost to the passage of time. I didn&#8217;t realize how badly pencil fades, even when the paper it&#8217;s on is stored in a closed box. At least, that&#8217;s my story and I&#8217;m sticking to it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to reading the selections from our other authors. You know the drill, just follow the links below to find their posts. And, until next time, please stay safe!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C548&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?resize=490%2C350&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pancakes-g1c4292447_1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 9, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Do you remember the worst thing you have ever written? Will you share?<\/p>\n<p>Rules:<br \/>1. Link your blog to this hop.<br \/>2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.<br \/>3. Promise to visit\/leave a comment on all participants&#8217; blogs.<br \/>4. Tweet\/or share each person&#8217;s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting.<br \/>5. 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