image link Fandango's FOWC is undermine, the Word of the Day Challenge is seldomly, and Paula's 3 Things Challenge words are: keyboard, bananas, rattle Every time Sally told her twelve year-old son, Billy, to do something or not do something, Sally's boyfriend, Quincy, tried to undermine her parental authority. Quincy had grown up in a… Continue reading Family Frayed
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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #75 — sapio-sexual — Unchained Melody to a Poet
Reena'sExploration Challenge today is to write to the word/picture above. If you would like to participate, Reena says: FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS There is no restriction on the format or the length of the piece. It just has to be your reflection on the prompt from the core. Write a post on your blog, and… Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #75 — sapio-sexual — Unchained Melody to a Poet
Oh Prompt Me Do!! — Spooky — Jerry’s World Chapter 2
Here is another prompt from A Guy Called Bloke. He's got daily challenges that are fun. Oh my Gawd!! You open your eyes and to your horror you find yourself unable to move, your memory is foggy, it’s dark, you can hear noises somewhere around you .. above you maybe, you try to cry out… Continue reading Oh Prompt Me Do!! — Spooky — Jerry’s World Chapter 2
50WordThurs #8 — Games for Good
Teresa is the host of this Thursday's 50WordThurs. She alternates with Kristian in giving us photos and quotes that inspire stories. This weekly prompt is fun and easy. If you want to give it a try, check out the rules. Rules: Find the muse within the photo or line provided and follow where it leads.… Continue reading 50WordThurs #8 — Games for Good
Coloring Club Plus — 2/21/19
Since I couldn't find a youtube of what I listened to last night (Wendy Carlos' Switched on Bach) I'll select another song from yesterday's CD by the Drive-by Truckers, "Brighter Than Creation's Dark", this one sung by Patterson Hood is called, "Goode's Field Road." It's a sad one, so be prepared. https://youtu.be/Rx2sXieBu1k Honey, take care… Continue reading Coloring Club Plus — 2/21/19
Oh Prompt Me Do!! — Image This!
A Guy Called Bloke has come up with a whole new chart full of challenges, under the general title of Oh Prompt Me Do!! Here's my first one. Rory says: Prompt It’s your life! Write a story concerning this image and the prompt title ‘It’s Your Life!’ Must not be longer than 200 words. Anna… Continue reading Oh Prompt Me Do!! — Image This!
Flower Power
image link Fandango's FOWC is intrepid, the Word of the Day Challenge is clutch, and Paula's 3 Things Challenge words are: bouquet, telephone, screwdriver Leaving work one afternoon carrying a bouquet of flowers my sweetie sent me for our first month anniversary, a gentleman who had a drug-addled look in his eyes walked up and… Continue reading Flower Power
One-Liner Wednesday
image link Linda G. Hill's One-Liner Wednesday
#FPQ #15 — Confident Stupid vs Doubting Intelligence?
Fandango has picked a doozy of a provocative question this week. Fandango says: This week’s provocative question is based upon a quote by Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate. Whew, that’s a lot of cred. Anyway, Russell, who died in 1970, suggested that… “The fundamental… Continue reading #FPQ #15 — Confident Stupid vs Doubting Intelligence?
Coloring Club Plus — 2/20/19
Drive-By Truckers' "Brighter Than Creation & Dark" is a 2008 album that is a lengthy 19 tracks! It's been awhile since listening to it and had forgotten how long it was. It's got an unfinished, kind of garage band sound to it, where it seems like the production methods aren't the best. It seems like… Continue reading Coloring Club Plus — 2/20/19
