image link Fandango’s FOWC is reason and the Word of the Day Challenge is trust. The following is a combination of truth and fiction; for the purposes here, there is no need to distinguish truth from fiction. “Trust me.” Like when mommy said the shots wouldn’t hurt. It did hurt, every one. Like when daddy…
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dVerse Rubaiyat: The Beauty of a Fork in the Road
John Sloane, “North Country Christmas” UPDATE ON 2/10/19: I have been working on on the rubaiyat after receiving excellent feedback. To all who have contributed feedback thank you very much, especially Nora. I decided to change the title for one. For another I added another stanza, which meant some lines had to be switched around. …
Learn Narcissist in 5 Minutes for FREE — An Upturned Soul
An Upturned Soul wrote about toxic narcissists and telling the truth. Her essay — and graphics — were so articulate and focused that I wanted to share them. For anyone who hasn’t dealt with a narcissist before, this is how it is. So you want to learn Narcissist in 5 minutes for free. Okay. The…
d’Verse Return
gif link Sarah is hosting d’Verse this evening. Sarah says: Tonight, I want you to write about a harbinger. My offering tonight to meet the prompt is in the form of a double etheree. Each night you stay after work like I do and meander to my work area. You pretend to seek my…
#MLMM Wordle #218 Miss Platform
Mind Loves Misery’s Menagerie’s Wordle #218 gives the following words and asks that at least 10 of the words in a story or poem. I used them all except hypocrite and Schrodinger’s Cat. Parting Dislodge Volute- a spiral or twisted formation or object. Swap Doomsday Hypocrite Quiet Engine Miss Platform Schrödingers Cat Framework Miss Platform had been a caretaker to patients…
Bad Boys
image link Today’s Word of the Day Challenge is immature. Although the word immature doesn’t show up in my poem, I hope it describes it enough to pass for the prompt! boys toys man cave bros before hos sex slave drinkin’ a brewski watching the game men don’t do dishes laundry, the same…
They Say…
image link They say hearts are meant to be broken. They say once broken it’s tougher than before. They say if you don’t love, your heart will turn to stone. You’ll curl up into a corner, wither, and die. They are talking about romantic love. They are talking about erotic love. * Go out there,…
Tao-Talk 