Did you grow up with a nickname? I’ll start with a negative, but end with a positive. I was called names in junior school and I won’t repeat the name, but it definitely wasn’t a form of endearment. I heard it constantly, every day at school. I recited the ”Sticks and Stones” poem, but theirContinue reading “#Throwback Thursday”
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From Tourmaline’s Halloweeny Challenge
Creature, Moon, Carving I am a creature of the night, wandering the forest on All Hallows Eve, waiting for the moon to rise out of its slumber. The moon is carving streaks in the sky like claws on the branch of an oak tree. Tonight is a special occasion; the night I find my howl.Continue reading “From Tourmaline’s Halloweeny Challenge”
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Exhausted means having the ability to sleep while standing up – an art form I could win the gold medal in.
#Fandango’s Provocative Question
Do you agree that human suffering can be beneficial and that suffering is a necessary part of the human condition? Why or why not? I don’t agree that human suffering can be beneficial, but it happens like it or not. Even when life is going by fairly smoothly, there will always be an obstacle weContinue reading “#Fandango’s Provocative Question”
Do You Need to Read to be an Writer?
I have seen this question on Facebook, and my initial opinion is yes, you do need to read to be a good writer. How will you know how to craft a good book if you’ve never read a great book. I was five when I read my first paperback book. Katie, and What Katie DidContinue reading “Do You Need to Read to be an Writer?”
Tuesday Trials – Martha – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again
Martha Defendant A sea of rapt faces watched as Martha made her way to the witness stand. The face of suburbia. In her pale-blue suit she tried her best to make Thomas proud. Long, slow, and deliberate breaths and she stared around the court room. Just like their neighbourhood watch meetings, it would be overContinue reading “Tuesday Trials – Martha – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”
For Truthful Tuesday
Have you been to any movies that you absolutely expected to enjoy, but ended up hating? Or perhaps you went begrudgingly to a film with someone else and ended up enjoying it despite your expectations? Let us know about a time when a movie defied your expectations. What made it better or worse than expected?Continue reading “For Truthful Tuesday”
Three Prompts, and A Ghostly Tale
Wraith, monopolize, and I heard a voice calling out my name from inside the house, and when I opened the door… I heard a voice calling out my name from inside the house and when I opened the door I was faced with an empty room full of nothing but dust. The last time IContinue reading “Three Prompts, and A Ghostly Tale”
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If you travel through the haunted forest, Make sure you take a friend or three. There are ghosts, and ghouls a plenty, who will gladly make you pay the toll of the living, will put your heart to the test. If you travel through the haunted forest, you will join them in their rest.
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This is my beautiful dog Titan in his rain coat, My old dog Scamp, he was such a crazy dog, but such a character. Would the two have got on, I’m not sure, but they always have a special place in my heart.
