Ritu Bhathal's Blog, page 151
May 10, 2019
#SoCS May 11/19
Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “strain.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! Strain… Oh yes, I’m definitely feeling that right now… Ever since Hubby Dearest’s injury, which is definitely more than a strain, I have been shouldering all the responsibility of running the kids around […]
Finish The Story 2 – @Tanmay_and_Jain @darling_sascha – Writers Block
Sascha Darlington has set the first prompt, for which I have been selected as the first responder! Prompt – A non-risk-taking writer has writer’s block, so they decide to do something they’ve never done before to inspire them. Writer’s Block Okay. So, here I am. Standing on the edge of the world. Well, it feels […]
May 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – Tooting Marvellous
Charli’s Flash Fiction prompt: May 9, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about growing older. It can be humorous, dark or poignant. It can be true or total fiction. It can be fine wine or an old fossil. Go where the prompt leads! Tooting Marvellous Mabel sat in her […]
May 9, 2019
#WritePhoto – Rooted
Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt. Looking at this and seeing the roots of two trees all exposed and entwined, I thought of my Finndian family: Indian and Finnish. Both sets of roots that are extremely deep, yet both their teachings are visible in my Finndian nephews. It sparked the inspiration for a haiku. Criss cross heritageAn interesting […]
May 7, 2019
One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds
Nothing beats being woken up by your little nephew’s cute voice, saying “Pooji, wake up, it’s theven o’clock now – we’re allowed to get up now!” Ritu Yes, it’s Wednesday and I am still tired from my wonderful, but busy family weekend, but I can honestly say that when my nephew, Finndian #1, woke us […]
May Speculative Fiction #Writingprompt – #PoeticFiction Mechanical Tart
Diana has a great picture for this month’s prompt! I have already seen some pretty fab entries! Mechanical Tart On the outside Perfect An Adonis you cannot Reject But look beneath the Exterior You might find something Inferior Instead of heart and Soul You’ll find no more than a Hole A man with no Emotions […]
May 6, 2019
Tuesday Poems For #Writers #Inspiration #WritingCommunity – Covers #Etheree
Another poem inspired by Lucy of Blonde Write More! Designing covers is a tough one. Covering CoversBookCoversAre dauntingWho should design?ProfessionallyOr try your hand at it?Stock photos or take your own?Images or illustrations?Which font to use? Is a tag line key?Author name - big or small? Top or bottom?Oh my goodness, that's just the front coverThe back […]
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #252 Tinker&Tumble
Ronovan’s Haiku challenge. Tinker & Tumble Two little ones today… Took a tumble whilstTinkering up on the roofWell, that'll learn ya!Ritu 2019 And Tinker with my heartI'll tumble into your armsJust promise - true loveRitu 2019
May 5, 2019
Chai And A Chat #31 #ChaiAndAChat
Hey there Peeps! Time for our weekly catch up and you know I’ve had an exciting weekend! (I apologise in advance if anything doesn’tmake sense, this was written late at night with a very tired, but happy head!) If we were sipping chai together I’d let you know that I managed to write a whole […]
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 220
“If nephews and nieces were jewels, I would have the most beautiful gems ever. ” – Unknown Thank you, Spidey. So apt for this weekend! Of course if you have been reading my recent posts you would know that I have been impatiently waiting for this weekend, where I get to see my Finndian family […]
