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July 2, 2019
One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Kids Say The Darndest Things!
“If I die here, mum’s gonna kill me harder!” Reception pupil at our trip last week, upon being told to be careful as she climbed rather high up a tree! Enough of a comment to raise a giggle here! For Linda’s #1LinerWeds challenge
COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 134 #SYNONYMSONLY – Tired
It’s Tuesday, and that means Colleen’s Tanka Challenge! Of course, just providing a couple of words would be far too simple, so we have two words, yes, but we can’t use them! Only synonyms allowed! Except it’s the first Tuesday of the month which means Poet’s Choice of Words – Shattered & Rejuvenating This one […]
July 1, 2019
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #260 Pride&Fight
Ronovan’s Haiku prompt words this week: Pride & Fight Time to fight for rightsShowing pride in who you areWhoever you loveRitu 2019
June’s Books #Book Reviews
And it is nearing the end of June… that means half the year has already flown by. I have spent it within a whirlwind of books, and this month, I can add the following to my read collection! The Newcomer by Fern Britton My rating: 5 of 5 starWelcome to the small village of Pendruggan, […]
June 30, 2019
Chai And A Chat #39 #ChaiAndAChat
Hey there Peeps! Time for our weekly catch up, and I think I am kinda back to normal… if there ever was a normal in Ritu-land! If we were sipping chai together I’d let you know that I am melting slowly in this heat that has gripped us in the UK… We are not used to, […]
Instructions For Falling In Love Again by Lucy Mitchell @Blondewritemore #BookReview #IFFILA
Finally, after many years of writing, and imagining, burying ideas in her garden, writing more, digging them up and querying, submitting, battling with writers block and angst, our girl, Lucy Mitchell, has finally gone and done it! She has her debut novel out on Sunday 30th June, and I was honoured to be asked to […]
June 29, 2019
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 227
What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance. Jane Austen Thanks Spidey, for another apt one! I am in total agreement with Ms Austen here. The heat makes me melt. I glow. (Polite way of saying I sweat!) Makeup? What’s the point? It slides off anyway. Clothes? Do […]
June 28, 2019
#SoCS June 29/19 – For/Fore/Four
Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “for/fore/four.” Use one, use ’em all, use ’em any way you want. Bonus points for using all three. Enjoy! Oh, Linda, you chose the best words to be honest for me to use today! There is something at the forefront of […]
June 27: Flash Fiction Challenge – Paint
Charli’s prompt this week: June 27, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that involves paint. It can be fresh, peeling or in need of a coat. What is being painted and why? Go where the prompt leads! Painting Passion“Mrs Smith, you can come and sit over here.”I put my […]
June 27, 2019
Andrew Joyce On Publishing #GuestPost and #NewBookRelease #Mahoney
I am so pleased to welcome author Andrew Joyce to my blog today, to talk a little about publishing, and his journey, and also to tell us a bit about his new release, Mahoney! My name is Andrew Joyce and I write books for a living. Ritu has been kind enough to allow me a […]
