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April 19, 2019
#SoCS April 20/19 – Ribs
Linda’s #SoCS prompt for this week: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “rib.” Use it as a word, or find a word with “rib”in it. As always, use any way you’d like. Enjoy! I started thinking about this… and what came to mind was Adam and Eve. So, apparently Eve, aka Woman, […]
The Annual Bloggers Bash Awards 2019 Vote is LIVE! – The Annual Bloggers Bash
Only a few days left to cast your votes Peeps! There are so many wonderful blogs to choose from, please, get on it before the closing date of 24th April! And if you’re feeling the Ritu-love, this blog, But I Smile Anyway, has been nominated under Best Book Review Blog – we would truly appreciate […]
April 18: Flash Fiction Challenge – Gender
Charli’s Carrot Ranch prompt this week: April 18, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about gender. It can be fixed or fluid. Explore the topic on your own terms and open your mind to possibilities and understanding. Go where the prompt leads! East to West – Which Gender is […]
April 18, 2019
Beyond #writephoto
Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt: I felt compelled to write a little extra to add to Reena and Jay’s little journey last week, in poetic form! Reena LamentsLightBreaks throughBrighteningOur surroundingsUnfurlings my limbsI rub away stiffnessCamping mats and sleeping bagsAre definitely not for meCan't wait for the trip to be overHow long until I can get in my […]
April 16, 2019
One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds –
“There’s no harder patient than a grown male one…” Ritu It’s Wednesday, and after 2 days of hospitals, xrays and orthopaedic drs, it has been confirmed that Hubby Dearest has a partially ruptured achilles tendon… that means 3 months in plaster… Prayers for hom now would be welcome, and more for me, coping with said […]
April 15, 2019
Tuesday Poems For Writers #Inspiration – Editing Hell!
Another poem inspired by Lucy of Blonde Write More! This time we tackle editing! Editing Hell!Another word for editingCould be simply - HELLIt's not enough to write a bookYou need to rewrite it as well!Blood sweat and tears goInto every word you writeAnd the rereading and rewritingEats into every nightYour story - finally completeYou happily […]
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #249 Pitch&Tone
Ronovan’s Haiku challenge: Pitch & Tone Pitch your tone just rightLEaving readers wanting moreChoose words that engage...Ritu 2019
April 14, 2019
Chai And A Chat #28 #ChaiAndAChat
Hey there Peeps! Time for our weekly catch up! If we were sipping chai together I’d tell you – The IN-LAWS are back!!! They arrived on Wednesday night, late and were very tired but glad to be home, and we were glad to have them back too! If we were sipping chai together I’d tell […]
April 13, 2019
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 217
“With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” Gustav Mahler Thank you Spidey! As you read this, I am sitting in the middle of a Center Parcs resort, surrounded by trees and nature and embracing all things that make the British Spring – Random sunshine, April showers, sleet, cold breezes – the lot. But […]
April 12, 2019
#SoCS April 13/19 – Lip
Linda’s #SoCS prompt for this week… Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “lip.” Use it as a word, or find a word with “lip”in it. As always, use any way you’d like. Enjoy! Flippin’ ‘eck Linda, you don’t ‘alf like ta throw ’em at us, eh?! Oh look, I have already managed […]
