image link Pam was approaching her fifth anniversary of singlehood. She had her sanctuary, affectionately nicknamed “the nest” just the way she wanted it. After her nasty breakup with Chad, she’d had a lot of time to dissect what went wrong between them. She began to learn about gaslighting and now considered herself to be…
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The Klutz
image link Chet was a klutz. It started in infancy when he dropped his baby bottle from the crib. Chet’s nanny came running and had the formula-saturated broken pieces of thick clear glass bagged and put into the bin in a jiffy. “Chetty, that’s the third bottle this week! What are we going to do…
dVerse — dizain — A question of trust
“Trust N Love” by Mallika Batra Edited for next to last line word length: A question of trust Trust is like knowing each day brings weather. Mistrust, never knowing what it will be. Trust soothes like light brushes with a feather. Mistrust, combo poison ivy and fleas. Thanking stars or cursed, I’m brought to my…
#MM — Tale Weaver — Visiting — Long Black Veil
image link is to Dave Matthews Band version of the song but the first “h” is missing so it won’t load Michael is the host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Tale Weaver. Michael says: This week the task is to compose a tale in which the term/word ‘visit’ features.It could be visiting, visited, visitation……you go where the…
#MM Music Challenges
Jim is the dedicated host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Music Challenges. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?] and use it for inspiration in any form of creative expression (including but not limited to short stories, a piece of flash fiction, poems, lyrics, artwork, photography, (etc.) that…
dVerse — quatrain — Terminal Wasteland?
“Glimmer of Hope,” by Matt Talbert Terminal Wasteland? Each of us convinced of our unlovability Each of us inverse possessed of sensibility Blind to darker templates of old brands from long ago On a boat that had no sails, no oars, and’s full of holes Worked with sightless striving to prove right our deepest fears…
Tale Weaver #227 – Wedding – 13th June
Michael is the host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Tale Weaver. Micheal says: So this week consider the notion of a wedding to be the topic for you to write about. Wedding is a word that is so full of myriad emotions that range from extreme joy to extreme dread. For me, the word wedding is synonymous…
Tao-Talk 