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Bookapalooza 2020! #MyBookTribe & a #BookSale

Hey there, Peeps! I’m really excited to announce that I will be a part of a huge event taking place on Facebook, in one of my favourite reader groups, My Book Tribe. My Book Tribe is run by twelve founding authors, and usually, it is a place to appreciate books of all sorts, share reviews, […]

Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 34: Nativity

Ronovan’s Decima Challenge: Use Stable in the D rhyme line. Nativity Mary and Joseph made their way She on a donkey, him by foot He felt that they should just stay put But listened to what He had to say   Weary Mary began to pray The pressure told her time was nigh She needed […]

#OneLinerWednesday – Happiness

“Happiness can be found in the smallest of things.” Me For Linda’s #OneLinerWeds Challenge

#Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge #205 #PoetsChoice #Etheree

Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge! Fun. Christmas Should be fun All together Family and friends Celebrating as one Sitting at a large table Feasting on good food together Seeing joy as presents are opened Arms outstretched for those thankful embraces Instead we're faced with indecision Perhaps, celebrations, or not Zoom calls instead of parties not risking […]

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 334 GRACE and Slip

Ronovan’s Haiku Challenge: Prompt Words: Grace & Slip Leaves slip from branches Leaving winter trees unclothed Gracefully dancing Ritu 2020

November 2020 Books #AmReading

November is usually a tough month, filled with Parents Evenings, assessments, observations… Who knows what this November holds, what with us in lockdown mark 2, with schools still open? I’m planning on working my way through my TBR pile… it’s teetering, and as many as I manage to read, I seem to top up, as […]

Chai And A Chat #112 #ChaiAndAChat #CoronaDiaries Week 36

Well, hello there, Peeps! It’s Monday, again. Where is the time going? Three weeks until we can break up, but hey, we still have to get through those three weeks! Right, have you got your drink? If we were having chai I’d start with a little annoyance. You know the kids have had to be in self-isloation, […]

Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 299 – Family

“To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.” Barbara Bush Thank you for that, Spidey. Family is on my mind, a lot, right now. If you’ve been reading for long enough, you know how close I am to my family. We may live at a distance from one another, but […]

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Nov. 28/2020 – Opt

Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “opt.” Use it as a word or find a word with “opt” in it and base your post on that. Have fun! If there was a button to press, to opt out of 2020, would you? Sitting the face of lockdown […]

Jack and Jill – #RituStyle

Way back in May, I attempted the Story a Day in May challenge, and I have to proudly say that I managed to finish it. A short story, or scene every day. Some longer, some shorter. One that has developed into a novella that I hope to publish soon enough, some scenes that will debut […]