#MM Saturday Mix — Only $5!

My roomie in college’s combination of impulsiveness and kind-heartedness, in retrospect, led to the worst and best days of my life. The day we walked down to the convenience store and saw the cutest little red-headed girl sitting on the curb with a rattling, scratching box, Mimi couldn’t resist the tiny mutt pup for “only…

#MM Saturday Mix — Spring Symphony

Through the mesh screen Sifts gentle breeze Cats watch birdies Hopped feathered tease Call from the trees Chipmunks chirping Pine cone burping Red-tails lurking Death watch flirting To snatch ‘ere flees Dandelion Dots are smilin As they’re dyin ‘Brellas flyin On warm breeze Sights sounds smells feels Spring charms and heals Pops wide soul squeals…

#MM Music Challenge — Mr. Fantasy ripples…

Jim Adams is the dependable host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge.  Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” by Traffic, written by Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, and Chris Wood, and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the…

#MM Music Challenge — I Understand

Jim Adams is the dedicated host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Music Challenge.  Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community. I really like this song,…

#MM — Saturday Mix — Cry from the darkness

Cry from the Darkness When all that is is up for profit A call for prophet needs pierce the sky Tortured, twisted souls will never rest Until wrest from darkness by the light       Sarah Weejars is the host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Saturday Mix.  Sarah says: This week we are seeing double with…

#MM — Music Challenges — “The Air that I Breathe,” by The Hollies

Jim Adams is the host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Music Challenges.  Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [Quicksilver Messenger Service’s, “Fresh Air”] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community. When I listen to this song, I…

#MM Saturday Mix – Handyman

When Rita searched Craigslist for someone who could cut up the fallen trees in her yard, her first impression of Cliff was that he was a rough-looking character. His tweed cap looked frayed, the face under it tanned and leathery, his flannel shirt thin in places, his jeans a watery blue where the threading was…