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Santa quits

advent calender stories 



Santa Quits

(350 words)

I’ve had enough Mrs Claus,

Sack the elves, lock the doors

Cut up the suit and make a quilt

Put the deer all out to pasture

There isn’t any reason dear for me to keep the job this year

The news cast shows the world wide weather is too crazy for
the sled.

I’ll get cosy by the fire and put my feet up here instead,
once I lock it in the

A friend for Christmas

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Do you want to write a blog post?

and not sing the songs from frozen as you do it? Yes I want to write a blog post but why do I want to? Is it self aggrandisement, with an s not a z thank you spell check, I am Australian and I type in English English aka UK English not the mess some illiterate idiot made for...stop right there Cecilia, word rage is unacceptable, chill chill, go read your grammar mantras.

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Santa Quits Ho! Ho! Ho! The 4th Annual Holiday Writing Contest

Holiday contest

Ho! Ho! Ho! The 4th Annual Holiday Contest Is Here!






The 4th Annual Holiday Contest!!!!




Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!




Oh the weather outside is frightful

But the fire is so delightful

And since we've no place to go

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!



The Contest:  Write a children's story (children here defined as approximately age 12 and under) in

Art attack and sunshine, inspiration and doodles

Inspiration has hit me and I would like to share with you.


 Four Collie Birds


 Three French hens


Five gold rings


 A partridge and a pear tree


Two turtle doves





 a ghecko


 a bauble


 a festive tree


 a bauble


 a peace angel


 a celebrating platypus


 bells


 baubles


 a cherub reaching for the star


 freedom


 a little snowman


 a little snowman with colour


 HoHo

Fractured Fairy Tales anthology release

click here for the Book trailer




 To be released on Wednesday December 3rd 2014

A Facebook release part will occur from 5.30pm CST(American Central standard time) which is 10am Thursday 4th here in Oz. There will be games and excitement and prizes so come along and attend in whatever part of the world you reside.

"Where the fairy tale ends, we begin.... Some of
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strong hints of summer

The red in the thermometer is rising steadily and all the blinds are down on every window in an attempt to keep the house cool and dark. It is working in a limited fashion. I am not prone on the bathroom floor seeking solace from cold tiles so the temperature has not reached unbearable yet. Early days. we are due for a sudden cold snap which usually occurs late November early December and

Glorious sunny day

Today is beautiful. I am not going to spend much time at the keyboard because I want to go back outside. I haven't felt that keen to be outside in a long time. I have to be careful and wear a hat since the surgeries, in fact I should always wear a hat and would not have needed surgeries if I had been in the habit. Australia did itself a disservice when hats went out of fashion. Primary

Saturday and the house is quiet.

My first week of November challenges went really well. I had 12,ooo words written for my NaNoWriMo thriller/futuristic novel and 7,500 of the second novel, a paranormal fiction with romantic elements for RWA 50/30. I had an idea a day for PiBoIdMo and a few spare and I was sketching something every day for SkaDaMo and the flow on from Inktober31 and I was also keeping up with my 52 week challenge

self publish vs traditional - a question to ponder

Courtesy of: The Write Life