Iraina ManciniPHOTO CREDIT: Raphael Pour-Hashemi What should you focus on today or tomorrow?Well, as I said in the earlier question, don’t focus on either, focus on the present. People can spend so much time dwelling on the past and the future that they forget to concentrate on making the day their living in special….
#FFF 71 — daily writing prompt plus (longer than usual post)
The daily writing prompt answer will be off the cuff. Movies I’ve watched more than 5 times (from memory) from childhood, back when there were only around 3 channels, seasonal movies were watched annually, including: The Wizard of OzIt’s a Wonderful LifeCharlie Brown moviesThe Night Before ChristmasThe SnowmanThe Velveteen Rabbit Other movies:Alien moviesSlapshotPoint Break (with…
Literary Revelations’ Professional Analysis and Comparison
The analysis “compares Literary Revelations with post-2020 indie presses.” Literary Revelations comes out favorably. The report details why. Check it out at Gabriela’s Literary Revelations site.
WMM 2026 Day 13 — Bic Runga
Bic Runga on the 2010 Winery Tour, in New Zealand. Photo by Nick Chappell. The album that I’ve just made now, the goal was kind of to make a record that was imagining rock having never happened because it’s really sparse. There’s no distorted guitar. I love that sort of music but I don’t make…
WMM 2026 Day 12 — Francesca Caccini
Francesca Caccini Life would leave me before the desire to studyand the passion I have always brought to virtu… because this is worth more than any treasure or fame.— Francesca Caccini wikipedia:Francesca Caccini (b. 9/18/1587 – d. ~1646) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the…
sls banners
Jim is looking for contenders for a new banner for Song Lyric Sunday. I put one together today and then set it on 3 different colored backdrops. Jim hasn’t been able to receive them via email, so I’m putting them in this post.
#FF — It’s Always Christmas
PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox It’s Always Christmas Vacationing in Mexico, I enter an American-style cafe to escape the heat and get a good old-fashioned hamburger. Cool air soothes my sunburn as la antifriona walks me to a cozy nook in the back. I study the décor while waiting for el mesero. Although July, it’s…
Tao-Talk 