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November 30, 2020
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 […]
November 29, 2020
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, […]
November 28, 2020
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 […]
November 27, 2020
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 […]
November 25, 2020
Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 33: (BLIND) in the C rhyme line
Thought I’d try a new one, this week, Ronovan has a Decima challenge. A different type of syllabic poetry, with a rhyming structure as well. Décima poetry is a 10 line stanza with 8 syllables per line. The rhyming pattern is abbaaccddc. Using the 10 lines there are generally two ways to organize: The 10 lines, or […]
OMG! I Just Hit A Six! #Blogiversary
Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? I logged in this evening to check my blog and in the notifications sat this little beauty, nestled amongst the comments and likes. And I have had a blast the last six years! Thank you all for putting up with me, my silliness, my ups and downs, […]
November 24, 2020
2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 204, #THEMEPROMPT – Truth
Colleen’s Syllabic poetry challenge! This month’s theme is a haiku written by Sue Vincent: clouds cover the moon,beyond dawn's pale horizonsun rises unseen©2020 Sue Vincent Here's my take:Truth is never hiddenEventually, you'll seeReality bitesRitu 2020
November 23, 2020
A Winter Romance – Historical Romance Anthology #BlogTour
I always love to promote work that is for a good cause, and an anthology that is selling for charity is definitey a good cause. One of the Facebook groups I am a member of, The New Romance Cafe, has another short story anthology, in time for Christmas, and all proceeds go to The Breast Cancer […]
