#the-challenged

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RO Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle · the Challenged

We Won’t Downsize Our Home

Nor our happiness

Jul 24, 2026 · 3 min read · 472 claps paywalled #the-challenged #july-promts #downsizing

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RO Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle · the Challenged

Why I Live Where I Live, Revisited

You can’t choose your birthplace, but you can choose your home

Jul 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 564 claps paywalled #personal-essay #the-challenged #relationships

AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

I’ve Always Been Naive

I trust people, when I shouldn’t

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 392 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #swagman

PE Pentremites · the Challenged

Good Memory Tainted

If you’re easily triggered don’t read this

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 520 claps #jobs #pedophiles #dollar

RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

I Dredged a Childhood Memory

Warning: Contains gluten

Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 580 claps paywalled #memories #the-challenged #bakery

MI Misty Rae · the Challenged

Parcel Pickup & Corndogs

Diary of a 70’s Kid

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 197 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #nostalgia #writing-prompt-response

LI Livvy Skelton-Price · the Challenged

Banana Sandwiches Are A Childhood Treasure

They were yummy!

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 392 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompts #writing-prompt-response

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SR Sruthi Venugopal · the Challenged

The Best People I Have in My Life Now Are Strangers

First in the list is my husband and second is a friend and we barely speak each other’s language, fluently

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 50 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-challenge #friendship

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LI Livvy Skelton-Price · the Challenged

Holidays? Where?

I don’t have any holidays lined up

Jul 13, 2026 · 1 min read · 50 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompts #writing-prompt-response

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VI Vincent Croos · the Challenged

We Need Four-Day Workweeks

So that I can talk to more strangers and pet tigers

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 50 claps paywalled #the-challenged #lifestyle #politics

TR Trisha Faye · the Challenged

I’m Moving to Aptos, California!

Spoiler alert — it didn’t happen.

Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 362 claps paywalled #the-challenged #beach #california

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SU Sunita Chakraborty · the Challenged

Labor of Love

The price of a non-negotiable standard

Jul 13, 2026 · 5 min read · 643 claps paywalled #the-challenged #women #indian-food

AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

Planes, Trains and Buses Too

I cannot sit beside someone and not talk

Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 355 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #strangers

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PE Peter Mammitzsch · the Challenged

I Make Contact With Others Quickly

Most of the time, they are good conversations

Jul 13, 2026 · 1 min read · 210 claps paywalled #the-challenged #speaking #waiting

AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

I Boycotted Cheer Cheese

But it didn’t make a difference

Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read · 279 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #coon

AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

Honey’s in the Pantry, Honey

Sorry, sugar, there’s none

Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read · 403 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #sugar

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RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

My Favorite Beach Town

Poisoned

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 511 claps paywalled #beach #favorites #the-challenged

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NA Nancy S Rust · the Challenged

The Rose That Survived

Why the Peggy Martin rose is my favorite

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 350 claps paywalled #the-challenged #roses #nonfiction

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LI Livvy Skelton-Price · the Challenged

This Might Be Niche To The Southern Hemisphere

But it was still a drama in my world

Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read · 512 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompts #writing-prompt-response

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SO Sondra Singer - Still Vital · the Challenged

We’d Be Traveling Right Now If It Wasn’t for the Fires and Smoke

This isn’t a typical summer. If it were, we’d be vacationing in the mountains right now

Jul 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 252 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompts #drought

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IB I breathe here · the Challenged

Definitely a Honey Queen

From bitter matcha to fermented bananas, I use honey to sweeten life

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 257 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #writing-prompt-response #challenge

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PE Peter Mammitzsch · the Challenged

I Could Actually Do Without It Entirely

Sometimes, though, I do treat myself to a little bit of it

Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read · 170 claps paywalled #the-challenged #food #honey

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RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

Sweet Tooth

A cultural disease

Jul 09, 2026 · 2 min read · 910 claps paywalled #teeth #sweet #candy

NA Nancy S Rust · the Challenged

The Rope Bed

Making room for the next generation

Jul 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 110 claps paywalled #the-challenged #life #changes-in-life

AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

Not Summer Nor Winter Flowers

Just flowers

Jul 08, 2026 · 1 min read · 289 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #summer-flowers

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DE Demme · the Challenged

Die Heimat ~ Germany:

My Mother’s Homeland & the place I was born 🇩🇪

Jul 08, 2026 · 7 min read · 446 claps paywalled #travel #germany #writing-challenge

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MI Minh · the Challenged

My Ideal Summer Day

Come with me to the sea

Jul 08, 2026 · 7 min read · 383 claps #the-challenged #writing-prompts #thailand

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AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

I’ve Procrastinated Downsizing For Years

My precious collections went to landfill. I tried to sell them or give them away, but nobody wanted them

Jul 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 772 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #minimalist

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VI Vipul Maurya · the Challenged

Why My Dad is Still Thinking About Buying an AC

And why this summer might finally force his hand

Jul 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 101 claps #storytelling #weather #india

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AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

“He Loves You Yeah Yeah Yeah”

Nah, nah, nah

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,095 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #the-beatles

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RO Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle · the Challenged

The Silence of the Night

Flash fiction for The Challenged

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 315 claps paywalled #the-challenged #flash-fiction #july-challenge

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SO Sondra Singer - Still Vital · the Challenged

Downsizing is an Exercise in Memory Extraction and Futility

When I get rid of one thing, I seem to grow three more

Jul 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 150 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompts #downsizing

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AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

I Stay Away From Men With Facial Hair

My sensitive fair skin does not respond well

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 847 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #whisker

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IB Iban Van der Zeyp · the Challenged

The Beatles Were in the Right Place at the Right Time

The Challenged writing prompt of July 6th, 2026

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 337 claps paywalled #beatles #the-beatles #pop-music

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RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

The Fab Four Wannabes

Ringo was an influence, no doubt

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 866 claps paywalled #music #the-beatles #the-challenged

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IB I breathe here · the Challenged

I Come From a Place Where We Need No Air Conditioners

Some people have never even seen an air conditioner

Jul 06, 2026 · 3 min read · 436 claps paywalled #writing-challenge #writing-prompt-response #the-challenged

PE Pentremites · the Challenged

Air Conditioned Memories

There can be too much of a good thing

Jul 06, 2026 · 5 min read · 372 claps #ice-cream #sweat #the-challenged

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RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

Careless Whiskers

I feel so unsure, as I take your hand and lead you to…

Jul 05, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,242 claps paywalled #hair #beard #the-challenged

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SU Sunita Chakraborty · the Challenged

The Geography of Relief

Tracing survival across four climates

Jul 05, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,204 claps paywalled #the-challenged #climate-change #personal-essay

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IB Iban Van der Zeyp · the Challenged

Jealousy Is a Useless Emotion So I Turned It Off

The Challenged writing prompt of July 4th, 2026

Jul 05, 2026 · 2 min read · 302 claps paywalled #jealousy #jealousy-in-relationship #toxic-relationships

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RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

A Toxic Habit

An unlucky strike

Jul 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,184 claps paywalled #smoking #the-challenged #addiction

AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

Aircon Is Too Expensive For Home Use

In shopping centres, it’s a godsend

Jul 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 952 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #air-conditioning

AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

Buffalo Soldier

I’d never heard it before

Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read · 713 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #reggae

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AD Adrienne Beaumont · the Challenged

I’m Not Really A Zoo Person

But I did spend a day at Dublin Zoo

Jul 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 792 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompt-response #zoo

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IB Iban Van der Zeyp · the Challenged

Is It Zoo Day, Canada Day and Reggae Day?!

The Challenged writing prompt of July 1st, 2026

Jul 01, 2026 · 2 min read · 100 claps paywalled #canada #reggae #celebration

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RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

Happy Birthday Canada

The True North strong and free!

Jul 01, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,154 claps paywalled #canada #canada-day #the-challenged

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JE Jerv Nai Matrap · the Challenged

A Belated Birthweek with Adrienne!

A birthday checklist with one of Medium’s finest

Jul 01, 2026 · 2 min read · 595 claps paywalled #medium-friendship #birthday-party #australian

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IB Iban Van der Zeyp · the Challenged

Most of My Stuff Is Inexpensive

The Challenged writing prompt of June 27th, 2026

Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read · 347 claps paywalled #cheap #stuff #about-me

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RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

An Item That I Treasure Dearly

It arrived unexpectedly

Jun 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 216 claps paywalled #high-school #the-challenged #music

NA Nancy S Rust · the Challenged

Happy Birthday, Ronald!

Four score and six years

Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read · 100 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #life #getting-older