Mount Everest, Nepal

Posted on February 23, 2019 by K. Rawson

Mount Everest base camp, Nepal | mkslalove Google Maps

This week Pegman takes us to the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest, also known as Sagarmatha. Thanks to the wonder of Google Maps (and the many intrepid climbers industrious enough to carry the necessary camera equipment to such elevations) we can climb Mount Everest in the comfort our bathrobes and fuzzy slippers.

Your mission is to write up to 150 words inspired by the location. You’ll find both street path view and photospheres to inspire you.

Once your piece is polished, share it with others at the linkup below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is part of the fun.

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Songxicun, China

Posted on February 16, 2019 by K. Rawson

Songxicun, China | Gao Shian, Google Maps

This week Pegman is in the Jaingxi province of China. There are a few more photosheres available than the last time I went searching in this area. Hopefully you can find something that inspires you. I had trouble getting to this area through the main Google maps, but you are free to try for yourself. Or, visit this fascinating ancient-looking Chinese village.

Your mission is to write up to 150 words inspired by the prompt. Whether you write fiction, poetry, sonnet, limerick or essay is completely up to you. Once your piece is polished, share it with others using the linkup below. Reading and commenting is part of the fun!

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The Baths, British Virgin Islands

Posted on February 9, 2019 by K. Rawson

The Baths, British Virgin Islands | © Boat Rentals Virgin Islands, Google Maps

I don’t know what it’s like where you’re at, but where I am, it’s fifty degrees of miserable. That would be fifty degrees below miserable. Iowa has been enduring an barrage of frigid temps and freezing precipitation. I’ve lost track of how many times school has been cancelled. So, with all this weather misery, I could really use a vacation, which is why Pegman is taking us all to the British Virgin Islands.

I never know what kind of story I will wind up with when I pick a location, but I hope whatever I come up with has the power to warm things up around here!

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to write up to 150 words inspired by this week’s location. You can use the image supplied with the prompt, or take your own tour of the British Virgin Islands using Google Maps. You’ll find a small collection of both streetview and photospheres to inspire you.

Once your piece is polished, share it with others using the link up below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is part of the fun!

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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 on the island that looks as it did three hundred years ago.
This week you can roam any or all of the five boroughs. There are a thousand stories in the naked city, so bring one back. You can also write a poem, an essay or whatever you feel like writing. Share it with the others and comment on their stories. We ask you keep it to 150 words, but aside from that there are no rules. Have fun, and good hunting.

 

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Estonia

Posted on January 26, 2019 by K. Rawson

Talinn, Estonia | Daniel Pettersson, Google Maps

This week Pegman is in Europe, in the country of Estonia.

I confess to knowing very little about Estonia…Actually, I know nothing about Estonia. I look forward to reading everyone’s take.

Your mission is to write up to 150 words inspired by the location. Feel free to use the photo supplied in the prompt or choose your own by taking your own tour of the country of Estonia via Google Maps.

Once your fiction/essay/poem is finished, share it with others using the linkup below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is part of the fun.

Hope to see you there!

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Radium Springs, GA

Posted on January 19, 2019 by J Hardy Carroll

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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 inspired by the prompt. This can be a story, a poem, an essay, or whatever else you feel like contributing.  Use this photo or find your own. It’s up to you.

Once your piece is polished, share it with others using the linkup below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is part of the fun.

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Mumbai, India

Posted on January 12, 2019 by K. Rawson

Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Park | © Соммѧибзя Jѧмзs Воиб Google Maps

Welcome to Pegman where each week Pegman (the little yellow icon from Google Maps) takes us to a different location. This week we visit India’s largest city, Mumbai.

Your mission is to write up to 150 words inspired by the prompt. Feel free to submit a story, essay, or poem, or whatever the location inspires you to write. Feel free to use the photo included in the prompt, or search Mumbai for your own inspiration. There is very little streetview available in Mumbai, but there are an abundance of photo spheres.

Once your piece is polished, share it with others using the linkup below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is part of the fun.

We had so many great stories last week. I’m really looking forward to what writers come up with this week!

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St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Posted on January 5, 2019 by K. Rawson

St. Helena Island | Kyle Williamson, Google Maps

St. Helena Island | Kyle Williamson, Google Maps

History lovers and fantasy writers, you are in for a treat. This week’s location blew my mind when I landed there. This week Pegman takes us to British Overseas Territory St. Helena. Here you’ll find an otherworldly landscape and a fascinating history, as well as an abundance of photo spheres to inspire you.

Your mission is to write up to 150 words inspired by the prompt. You’re free to write fiction, poetry, or essay. Your only limit is your imagination…and the aforementioned 150-word count.

Once your piece is polished, share it with others at the linkup below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is part of the fun!

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Harare, Zimbabwe

Posted on December 29, 2018 by K. Rawson

Harare, Zimbabwe |  © Tawanda Kanhema, Google Maps

When I was little, I used to daydream I could buzz all over the world, hovering low enough over the landscape to see everything, but not so low I’d have to deal with the hassle of street lights and traffic. Or sometimes, I’d pretend I could ride the clouds and dive off whenever I came to a place I wanted to explore.

I never imagined it was the sort of dream that could come true, but it’s a feat I can accomplish any time–and in my pajamas no less.

In the case of this week’s location, it’s due to the generosity of of one person: Tawanda Kanhema. Tawanda Kanhema has spent $5,000 of his own money to travel to Zimbabwe and to bring homeland to the rest of the world.

This week Pegman, and Tawanda Kenhema take us to Harare, Zimbabwe. Your mission is to write up to 150 words inspired by the week’s location. Feel free to use the image supplied in the prompt, or take your own tour of Zimbabwe to find a view that inspires you.

Once your piece is polished, share wit with others using the linkup below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is part of the fun!

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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 golden.

Feel free to use the photo supplied with the prompt, or visit Krakow yourself via Google Maps and find your own inspiration.

When you’ve finished, please share it with others using the linkup below. Reading and commenting on others’ work is central to the experience. Thanks for stopping by!

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