Norfolk Island

Posted on October 28, 2017 by J Hardy Carroll

© Google Maps

Today Pegman takes us to the remote former penal colony Norfolk Island.  As always, feel free to use the location to inspire you in any way you wish. There’s no actual street view here, but there are photo sphere pictures as well as a great deal of archival photography.  We do ask you keep it to 150 words as a gesture of respect for your readers and the rules. It’s safe to say that every writer needs practice leaving things out anyway ;-).

Have fun and do your best.  If you have any suggestions for where to send Pegman next, feel free to drop us a line.

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Posted in Australia, Oceania | 8 Comments

Bulgaria

Posted on October 21, 2017 by J Hardy Carroll

Today Pegman ventures to the Balkans to spend some time in Bulgaria. Feel free to use the prompt to inspire you in any way you see fit, be it historical fiction, poetry, a personal narrative, fantasy or whatever you like. The only requirement is to keep your post to 150 words or less as a gesture of respect for your readers.

Click on the blue frog below to add your story to this week’s link-up and to read the work of your co-contributors. If you have any suggestions where to send the little yellow guy, let us know.

Have fun and do your best!

-JHC


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Posted in Balkans, Bulgaria, Europe | 9 Comments

Mauritius

Posted on October 14, 2017 by J Hardy Carroll

Since last week’s prompt was in a devastated part of West Virginia, we deserve a vacation. Today Pegman takes us the the lovely island of Mauritius, a gorgeous island in the Indian Ocean. As always, feel free to use the location to inspire you in any way you wish. You can use the street view or archival photography (or no photo at all).  We do ask you keep it to 150 words as a gesture of respect for your readers and the rules. It’s safe to say that every writer needs practice leaving things out anyway ;-).

Have fun and do your best.  If you have any suggestions for where to send Pegman next, feel free to drop us a line.

Link to this week’s stories here:

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NOTE: It’s come to our attention some visitors may have problems using the InLinkz code on this prompt. If you’re having a problem adding your link, can you let us know in the comments below? – karen

Posted in Africa, Mauritius, Oceania | 18 Comments

Littleton, West Virginia

Posted on October 7, 2017 by K. Rawson

Littleton, West Virginia © Google Maps

This week Pegman returns to the Western Hemisphere to take us on a tour of Littleton, West Virginia. I can’t help but wonder if the Google facial recognition algorithm took the four blurred items on the porch to be faces. And I hope they weren’t severed human heads. Okay, getting ahead of myself–it’s not quite Halloween yet.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to write a story inspired by the location, with a max word count of 150 words. Feel free to wander about the location and capture your own view of Littleton for your story.

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For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page.

If you’d like to suggest a location to Pegman, I’d love to hear from you. Right now still scouting locations for the rest of October!

Thanks for playing,

-Karen

Posted in North America, United States, West Virginia | 16 Comments

Casablanca, Morocco

Posted on September 30, 2017 by K. Rawson

Casablanca, Morrocco © Google Maps

First a big thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s prompt. It was great seeing familiar faces and meeting new writers. Hope this week’s location proves as inspiring.

This week Pegman wanders over to the ancient city of Casablanca, Morocco. Looks like this particular location was discovered by Google contributor Raiss Toufik.

I had trouble locating actual streetview in Casablanca, but if you visit the link and hover your Pegman over the map, you’ll find a number of photo spheres to inspire you. I even came across some of the interactive sort that allow you to tour a location.

The rules of the prompt are simple: write a story, 150 words or less. Will you be inspired by the past of a location? Some imagined current drama? Or will you take us to some dystopian futurescape? Your only limits are your imagination.

To enjoy stories inspired by the What Pegman Saw prompt or to submit your own 150-word story, visit the inLinkz button:


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For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page.

Here’s looking at you, kid.

-Karen

Posted in Africa, Morocco | 8 Comments

Sambor Prei Kuk Temple, Cambodia

Posted on September 23, 2017 by K. Rawson

Sambor Prei Kuk Temple, Cambodia © Google Maps

This week, Pegman takes us to the Sambor Prei Kuk Temple in Cambodia.

Funny the places that the internet will take you…As I was working my novel-in-progress, I was trying to describe the abundance of humidity in a particular location. Which got me wondering where was the most humid location in the world? Which led me to Cambodia (among other places). And when I happened to land here, I couldn’t resist selecting this as a Pegman destination. Hope you find it inspiring too.

Your mission is to write a 150-word (or less) story about the selected destination. Feel free to wander about. You may capture your own photo to use in your post. Feel free to select from any street view or photo sphere in the vicinity.

Have fun and don’t get lost!

To enjoy stories inspired by the What Pegman Saw prompt or to submit your own 150-word story, visit the inLinkz button:


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For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page.

If you have a suggestion for Pegman, please contact me. As of right now, I’m scouting locations to use for the month of October. Thanks!

-Karen

Posted in Asia, Cambodia | 18 Comments

St. Petersburg, Russia

Posted on September 16, 2017 by K. Rawson

St. Petersburg, Russia © Google Maps

This week Pegman takes us to St. Petersburg, Russia.

There’s an abundance of both street view and photo spheres in this beautiful city. The inside of the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is worth seeing! Feel free to stroll around the area using the Google street view and grab any picture you like for your post.

Your job is to write a 150-word (or less) story about this week’s chosen location. Where will you take your readers? You’re invited to join the talented writers of Pegman this week in St. Petersburg, Russia.

To enjoy this week’s stories or to submit your own, visit the inLinkz button:

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For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page.

-Karen

Posted in Asia, Europe, Russia | 5 Comments

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Posted on September 9, 2017 by K. Rawson

San Juan, Puerto Rico © Google Maps

This week Pegman takes us to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Feel free to stroll around the area using the Google street view and grab any picture you choose to include in your post. Both street view and photo spheres are available at San Juan.

To enjoy stories inspired by the What Pegman Saw prompt or to submit your own 150-word story, visit the inLinkz button:

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For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page.

UPDATE: I had to remove a malformed link that was submitted on the InLinkz page. If you submitted a valid story link on this week’s prompt, and discover it was removed, please try again.

Posted in Caribbean, North America, United States | 9 Comments

Poisson-Blanc, Quebec

Posted on September 1, 2017 by K. Rawson

Poisson-Blanc, Quebec © Google Maps

This week Pegman takes us to Poisson-Blanc, Quebec, Canada.

Feel free to stroll around the area using the Google street view and grab any picture you choose to include in your post.

To enjoy stories inspired by the What Pegman Saw prompt or to submit your own 150-word story, visit the inLinkz button:

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For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page.

Posted in Canada, North America, Quebec | 8 Comments

Samjiyon, North Korea… or not

Posted on August 26, 2017 by K. Rawson

Samji, North Korea © Google Maps

This week Pegman takes us to Samjiyon, North Korea…maybe.

When I scouted this location several days ago to prepare the post, there was no street view (unsurprisingly), but there were a half-dozen photo spheres on the North Korea side. The one I’ve provided above no longer works on the map when you search North Korea, and all but one of the photo spheres have vanished! If you zoom out you may still be able to get to a hotel room, lobby, or parking lot. All these are eerie, empty. And who knows, these locations may be taken down by the time you reach this prompt.

If that’s the case, you’re invited to select something from one of the photospheres across the border in China at the Tianci Tourism Holiday Village, where things seem considerably more lively.

To enjoy stories inspired by the What Pegman Saw prompt or to submit your own 150-word story, visit the inLinkz button:

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For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page.

Posted in Asia, North Korea | 18 Comments