A2Z April 2019 — P — Palad Khik

      image link Today’s A2Z will be abbreviated. I will give two examples of magical and/or sacred phallic symbols, then give a link for you to learn about some others across the world. From wikipedia: Palad Khik is a kind of Thai amulet that is shaped like a penis. The phrase “palad khik”…

At Beast of Burger

image link The Word of the Day Challenge is lingering, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge Words are buyer, foot, gorilla , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “Get off the screen!” Before we get to the story, I have to say I had no idea there was an actual place like the one in the…

50 Word Thursday — Guardian

Teresa is the host of this Thursday’s 50 Word Thursday.  Teresa says: Rules:  **Find the muse within the photo or line provided and follow where it leads. It can be a story, anecdote, poem. Anything! **Story must be between 50 and 250 words, in 50 word increments. **Link back to this post with the tag 50WordThurs so…

Friday Fictioneers — Winter Walkers

Rochelle is the host of Friday Fictioneers.  Rochelle says: This week’s photo prompt, courtesy of © Dale Rogerson, is: Throwing a bag of body parts along a brightly lit alley in the middle of the city would seem to be careless, with certainty of being spotted; yet Melvin had learned decades ago that hiding things…

Twittering Tales #132 – 16 April 2019 — Tardis

Kat is the host of Twittering Tales.  Kat says: Each Tuesday I will provide a photo prompt. Your mission, if you choose to accept the challenge, is to tell a story in 280 characters or less.  Today’s photo: Photo by Luis Quintero on Unsplash.com Tardis My lungs ached. Running, stumbling, and searching on the cold…

A2Z April 2019 — O — Omphalos

An omphalos is a religious stone artifact, or baetylus. From point of view website: Frequently such ‘Navels of the Earth’ also prove to have associations with meteorites – stones fallen from heaven. Many will have their own ‘navel stone’, or ‘sunstone’, or ‘foundation stone’, which will sometimes be accompanied by a tradition of a rod…