Image by Mabel Amber, still incognito… from Pixabay Riding to the fairy ball wearing their brown velvet jackets and hats, the Three Gaffe Brothers practiced their jokes on the carriage. Three Gaffe Brothers made the celebration circuit throughout the region as stand-up comedians. As their name implied, one would make a mistake during their routine…
Author: Lisa or Li
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Friday Fictioneers — Learning to play
Penny was tortured each day, while the revelers laughed. Adults did not trust children to be cruel, and so they blindfolded them to remove any chance a child would say no, I don’t want to hurt the donkey. When Penny brayed as the pins pierced her flesh, the adults told the children that she was…
Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, May 22nd 2019, my home is my castle
When one is dreaming, a house represents one’s life. Is it too much to ask that one has a waking dream of peaceful repose in one’s home, and by extension, life? I know we humans are animals and survive in a jungle, but hasn’t civilization taken upon itself the use of tools to organize…
“When We Was Fab,” by George Harrison — Coloring Club Plus — 5/22/19
The Letter C today is in honor of George Harrison’s album, Cloud Nine. Cloud Nine is the 11th studio album by English musician George Harrison. The album was recorded and released in 1987 after Harrison had taken a five-year hiatus from his career as a solo artist. He asked former Electric Light Orchestra leader and…
Night Service
image link Galinda’s shift as hospitality liaison ended at 11 p.m. Most of the guests in town for the firefighters convention were now tucked into their suites or were getting incinerated in the lounge, belting out karaoke tunes. A 6’5” firefighter was up on stage, crying as he sang Debby Boone’s, “You Light Up My…
321 Quote Me! — Expression
I have been tagged by Sadje in this 321 Quote Me! Challenge, which is to come up with two quotes on expression. Thank you, Sadje, for an opportunity to express myself on expression. image link Henry Moore quote 321 Quote Me was created by Rory, aka A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip! Rory’s rules:…
dVerse — Ekphrastic poems – Mary Frances — Ikaria
Mary Frances Ikaria From afar, a green memory on grey cloth, Migratory urbanites rush to its verdant cocoon Each season, flying on fumes. Rich capillaries run and play within And around its circumference, Where water babies are nourished. Armanis shed, skivvies donned, Metamorphosing each summer, From plated salmon to dragon tadpoles August’s wane brings regret…
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