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Sunday update
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: My parents were here this weekend, and I was about ready for a small writing break. It’s in my nature to lament every lost day, but I’ve hit it pretty hard this year. We tried a new franchise restaurant called the Longhorn, and I have a hunch it will go…
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Poetry Friday ~ HOME
Originally posted on The Writer Next Door | Vashti Q: Hi, everyone! Welcome to my blog! ◊ ? FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH POETRY CHALLENGE COLLEEN CHESEBRO WANTS US TO TRY SOMETHING NEW – A PHOTO PROMPT! **USE THE ABOVE PHOTO AS THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR POEM. ASK YOURSELF QUESTIONS AND TELL A STORY.…
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Friday – JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: “I call this living Little One.”“Me too, Lucy. Me too.” Friday is here at last. “Gee, I wish it was Monday,” said no one ever. Always lovely to see the weekend within sight. If you checked out my post yesterday then you know the landscaping at our place is done.…
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Touching on the Sensitive
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere: You have set out On a path of scars and tears To bring a subject That delves in shadows Into the light Whether people wish to speak Or ignore the social plight * Using fiction as your soapbox Weaving the taboo Into the grand adventure Either as the core…
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Why Writers Should Keep Writing
Originally posted on The PBS Blog: Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash You cannot know for sure every one your writing helps. Not everyone will leave reviews, emails, or broadcast to the world how your vulnerability saved their life. Some people silently depend on the wisdom of your words, like pieces of salvation scribbled in ink.…
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Harry Potter… Scots Style
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis: You may recall that, even though I spend most of my time in Greece nowadays, I consider myself half-Scot after studying, working, and even starting my company, Istomedia, in Edinburgh. Which is why I was so amused to hear on GeeksAreSexy.net about an Imgur user called whovianmuse, who recently…
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Reading the Lodestars: Not-A-Hugo for Best YA Novel
Originally posted on SFF Book Reviews: I’m still reading the nominated works for this year’s Hugo Awards. It’s just that challenges and readathons took preference recently. I won’t be able to finish all the books I intended to read in time but then again, I knew that going in. I have read all of the…
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It’s Not the Heat, but the Humidity . . . No, It’s Also the Heat
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc So, we have an Excessive Heat Warning here. It’s been something we’ve been bracing for since Thursday. Currently, it’s in 83 degrees, but feels like 91 and it isn’t even 8 AM. I have a friend’s daughter’s birthday to go to this afternoon, so I’m staying inside since…
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#Divine #Haiku 23
Originally posted on Syl65's Blog: Counting my blessings Gratitude for all in life And God still gives more * Photo by Giftpundits.com from Pexels