Author Archives: J Hardy Carroll

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About J Hardy Carroll

J Hardy Carroll is a novelist and comics artist currently residing in one of those soundalike states that starts and ends with a vowel .

Middle Torch Key, Florida

Posted on August 17, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

Today Pegman travels to the Florida Keys at the bottom of the United States. Like the other Torch Keys, it was probably named for the native Torchwood tree. Stroll and around and see if you can find something that interests you. … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Posted on May 4, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

Today Pegman travels to the City of Bridges. A site of great historical importance in the French and Indian War of the 1750s, Fort Duquesne was built by the French at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. The British … Continue reading →

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The Biblical City of Lod

Posted on April 27, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

Today Pegman travels to Lod, Israel. The town takes its name from the biblical City of Lod, significant Judean town from the Maccabean Period to the early Christian period. Click on the photo above and feel free to wander around. … Continue reading →

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The Future of Pegman

Posted on April 21, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

Gentle readers & writers– The fate of the Pegman prompt is in question. These past few years, both Karen and I have enjoyed hosting this prompt, but a palpable lack of interest in recent weeks has made us question whether … Continue reading →

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What Pegman Saw: Cusco

Posted on April 20, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

Today Pegman treks down to the Andes for a stroll through Cusco in central Peru. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco is now known for its archaeological remains and Spanish colonial architecture. Remember to breathe… the elevation is … Continue reading →

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What Pegman Saw: Tbilisi

Posted on April 6, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

The 150-word fiction prompt based on a different location every week Continue reading →

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What Pegman Saw: Alice Springs

Posted on March 30, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

The 150-word fiction prompt based on a different location every week Continue reading →

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Manhattan Island

Posted on February 2, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

Welcome to What Pegman Saw, a 150-word weekly writing prompt inspired by the photos found on Google Maps. Yep, that’s really a picture of Manhattan.  Inwood Park, at the very tip of the island, is one of the few places … Continue reading →

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Radium Springs, GA

Posted on January 19, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

Welcome to Pegman, where you let Google’s little yellow dude do the inspiring. This week we visit the sleepy Georgia town of Radium Springs. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, will be to write up to 150 words … Continue reading →

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What Pegman Saw: Krakow, Poland

Posted on December 22, 2018 by J Hardy Carroll

This week Pegman heads to the Mother Country, the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow, Poland. The idea is to 150 words inspired by the location. What you write is up to you–fiction, essay, poetry. Keep to 150 words and you’re … Continue reading →

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