Movies, Movies, Movies! #21 January 21, 2020

Tom Jones (1963) (no not the singer!)  (quote above is from the movie) Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, George Devine, David Tomlinson, Rosalind Atkinson, Angela Baddeley, Avis Bunnage, Julian Glover, Joyce Redman, Peter Bull, Lynn Redgrave, Michael Brennan, Patsy Rowlands, George A. Cooper, Mark Dignam, Freda Jackson,…

#FTS 14 — The Island Getaway

Teresa Grabs wrote: The Island Getaway As soon as Liam read the advertisement, he knew the place was for him. Three-story newly renovated home on private island in the middle of Hidden Hollow Lake. Owner motivated to sell. “I will have it!” He scanned the ad for a contact number and phoned it immediately. To…

What do you see? 13 — Spark Saviors

After being cast adrift on the Great Sea for months, carried where the Western Trade Winds traveled, Mitsuki’s sailboat beached within a mile of her destination. She stepped gingerly ashore, then pulled the craft up and anchored it to a broken beam half-buried in sand. Sunlight was shifting to moonlight as Mitsuki stepped into the…

dVerse — prosery 9 — The Rock cries out…

The Rock, a.k.a. Dwayne Johnson was there when professional wrestling went from two chubby, hairy guys wearing unitards to tanned muscular bodies wearing glittery spandex. From 1996-2004, Dwayne glammed and glitzed the crowds with his magnificent form, his skilled moves, and his charisma — before leaving for Hollywood. WWE languished without its star and Johnson…

Daily Writing Prompt #20 — Croaked

Once upon a time… a young woman named Penelope took a stroll in the forest, like she usually did in the afternoons. It was early Spring. Crocus and lily-of-the-valley were in bloom, perfuming the trail upon which she walked. Birds were singing from treetops and spring peepers were calling from the pond. Inhaling deeply and…

#FFFC 50 — Clash

The image is from the New York Public Library at Unsplash.com. Liberty Theatre used to be a place where we could go to forget about our troubles. First there were the Nicklodean silents, then the talkies, and with the electronic age came digital film and special effects. No matter the media, we could lose ourselves…

#SLS — Lotus Flower by Radiohead

Jim Adams is the entertaining host of Song Lyric Sunday.  Jim says: Look for songs that are written or sung by someone named Tom/Dick/Harry or a song that includes one of these names in the lyrics. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme…