I didn’t live far from one of the first big department stores in the area from the age of 10 to 16. My best friend and I would walk the couple of blocks to it at least once a day, sometimes multiple times. It had everything, a snack bar, shoe repair, ice cream shop, clothing,…
Month: December 2018
Driver 8 (1985)
image link Fandango’s One-Word Challenge today is driver . R.E.M.’s song, “Driver 8”, came to mind. Maybe because of last night’s prompt at dverse where a repetitive form was called for. Usually I don’t like repetitive songs, but it works so well in, “Driver 8”. Maybe it is used as a reflection of the often-monotonous…
SHORT short story
image link The Word Challenge of the day is eruption , and Fandango’s One-Word Challenge is floor. Since I”m just now getting to this, it’s going to be a quickie. I woke up to a rumbling underneath the floorboards. Shards of white light lasered between them, burning holes in the dingy ceiling. All I could…
Meeting the Bear
image link Jilly at dverse poets pub is the hostess this evening and has asked for a poem with repetition. This one is in the form of villanelle . I saw a Disney-produced — yes, I hate Disney, but — movie a couple of years ago, called, “Bears”, which is a documentary of a mother…
White Elephant Gift Exchange #THWWE
image link This fun game was initiated by Teresa, The Haunted Wordsmith. I have been tagged and presented a gift by Kristian at Tales from the Mind of Kristian. Kristian is a thoughtful giver and knew I would love this gift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48j3KGBomU Thank you so much for your careful consideration! As part of this party,…
#YPQ #4 Better to Know or Not?
Fandango has provoked us with yet another question. This is the best one yet, imo. “Is it better to know or is it better to not know?” Things it’s better not to know: –How hot Charlie Hunnam looks in a suit image link Let’s face it, he looks good in anything, or even nothing,…
American Honey
Originally posted on ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES :
American Honey is one of those rare American movies that are so beautiful that even Shia LaBeouf couldn’t ruin it. I’m not exaggerating. It really is that good. In fact, Shia’s in it. And he’s really good. Really, really good. American Honey works neither in spite of or because…
Tao Talk 