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December 19, 2020
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 302 – Christmas 2020
Christmas isn’t a parade or a concert, but a piece of home you keep in your heart, wherever you go.” Donnaa Vanliere Thank you. Spidey, for finding some words to soothe, at a very tough time. Earlier, I was wallowing, because it was confirmed that a colleague of mine, that I had contact with, has […]
Published on December 19, 2020 21:00
December 18, 2020
#SoCS Dec. 19/2020 – Magnet
Linda’s #SoCS Prompt: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “magnet.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! The first thing that came to mind was reader magnet. I’ve been working on a reader magnet, since the middle of the lockdown, but it came to a halt because school started up, and well, […]
Published on December 18, 2020 21:00
FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge Holiday Special – Santa’s Cookies
Ronovan is back with his Friday Fiction Prompts, and so, here I am, jumping on the first one in a while! Prompt for Challenge ‘Santa arrives at the home of Harry Potter where the Potter children have left cookies and milk for Santa to eat. He does. What happens next?’ REQUIRED Word Count is 500 words […]
Published on December 18, 2020 09:15
December 17: Flash Fiction Challenge – Wing-Woman
Charlie’s Carrot Ranch flash fiction prompt: December 17, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that features stilettos. Who will wear them and why? Go where the prompt leads! Wing-Woman “I have to wear those?” Melissa nodded. “No, really. Me? Wearing those death traps?” Eliza gingerly picked up one of […]
Published on December 18, 2020 07:33
December 17, 2020
Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 36: That Covid Gift
Ronovan’s Decima Challenge” GIFT in the B rhyme line (ABBA/ACCDDC ) That Covid Gift It’s not how it was meant to be Wasn’t expecting this Christmas gift Celebrations cut short, so swift Our bubble burst at school, you see Now self-isolation for me We thought we’d last just one more day Now, I just pray […]
Published on December 17, 2020 15:08
December 16, 2020
One-Liner Wednesday #1linerweds – Presence
“Presence, not presents.” Ritu Bhathal
Published on December 16, 2020 11:17
December 15, 2020
#Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge NO. 203 #Ekphrastic #Photoprompt #Senryu Hazy Memories
Colleen’s Syllabic poetry challenge – photo prompt: Hazy memories Bringing the joy and laughter Of a life well lived Ritu 2020
Published on December 15, 2020 14:11
December 14, 2020
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 337 MAD and Sane
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge : Mad & Sane Life is confusing Where the mad rule the country, The sane sit silenced Ritu 2020
Published on December 14, 2020 11:34
December 13, 2020
Chai And A Chat #114 #ChaiAndAChat #CoronaDiaries Week 38
Happy Monday, Peeps! Last week of Christmas term, here. I’m crawling, but still moving! Right, have you got your drink? If we were having chai I’d start with the usual… School. It’s been weird. Usually, at this time we would be practicing the Nativity, and gearing up for the performance to the parents. This year, due to […]
Published on December 13, 2020 21:00
December 12, 2020
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 301 – Angel
“As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.” Cassandra Clare Thank you, Spidey for such a touching quote today. Yesterday, I received the news that a very precious person, my aunt, passed away. Malli Bhua was one of my Pops’ sisters. She lived in America, and after a wonderful 94-year […]
Published on December 12, 2020 21:00