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Sunday Writing Prompt #225 – Know Thyself

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

For years I was a fraud. Pretending to be someone I wasn’t, liking things or people I didn’t, going with the flow because it was expected. It was easier to nod and accept rather than voice a contrary opinion and … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 21 October 2017

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

Your challenge is to write a Fibonacci poem about an animal (the number of syllables in each line of the poem is the sum of the previous two lines: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8). https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/19271780/posts/1635095632 Gee, thanks Sarah. This … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #142 – 19/10/17 – Birthday

Posted on October 19, 2017 by

How cute! https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/tale-weaver-142-191017-birthday/ It was Mum’s 80th. The year 2002. She had been spending the weekend with us in the bungalow, but we had promised to take her out for a KFC for her birthday lunch. We decided to do … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #185

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

An intriguing photo from Gerald Larocque in Nekneerah’s challenge this week. https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/19271780/posts/1629847792 Here’s my take: The elders had come for them, taking them from their own party in front of their guests. They were told to stand completely still, not … Continue reading →

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Wordle #174

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Another week, another Monday, another Wordle challenge. https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/19271780/posts/1628549832 Here are our words to play with this week: 1. turn signal 2. corrupt 3. pester 4. swain [a young lover or suitor|a country youth] 5. gibbous moon [any moon that appears more than … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt #224 – Name that Tune

Posted on October 15, 2017 by

OK Pat, I’ll rise to your challenge with a little musical banter and take them all on! (Can I do that?) https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/19271780/posts/1627594001 Squirrel Nut Zippers GoGo Penguins Abstract Evil Barbie Bimbo Toolshed The Pineapples from the Dawn of Time Reign … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – Opposing Forces, 14 October 2017

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

Welcome to the Saturday Mix,14 October 2017! https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2017/10/14/saturday-mix-opposing-forces-14-october-2017%ef%bb%bf/ Our words this week are: – above and below – shallow and deep My emotions ran deep, totally undeserving of the shallow feelings you had for me. Who would’ve thought that from … Continue reading →

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