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#SoCS Jan. 3/18 – In Other Words…

03 Feb 2018 35 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Birthdays, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Busy, February, In Other Words, Linda G Hill, Socs

Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “in other words.” Use the phrase at least once in your post. Have fun!

How are we all today?

I’m fine, on this Saturday morning, glad that the alarm didn’t have to go off to wake me at some ungodly hour!

And what do I have to look forward to? Chillaxing time? Nothing but me and my book? (And family, obviously!)

Don’t be silly!

February is always one of my busiest months, with all of my in-laws birthdays my Hubby Dearest’s birthday (Mother-in-law’s on the same day!), my Lil Princess’s (Father-in-law’s on the same day!) AND Valentine’s Day! And today, in fact, is my brother-in-law’s special day! Happy Birthday, Big Bro!

In other words, there’ll be no rest for us this month, let alone this weekend!

But I still aim to carve some time out to write, during our half-term break, which is a week off from work at least, if not from life!

Better get off to wrap presents!

Catch ya later Peeps!

Happy Saturday Peeps!

February 1 – Flash Fiction – Black & White

02 Feb 2018 29 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #CarrotRanch, Black & white, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction, Suspicion

Charli’s prompt this week:

February 1, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that features something black and white. It could be a nun in a zebra monster truck, a rigid way of thinking, a bird in a tuxedo — be imaginative and go where the prompt leads.

I just had to ask. It was eating me up inside. The lies… the excuses…
“I saw you. With her.”
“Who? Janine? My father’s carer? And?”
“You weren’t at work the other day. Yet you told me you would be late back.”
“So? I had an appointment with Dad’s doctor. I went in late. Had to make up time.”
“Your eyes have been constantly on your phone recently.”
“I’m answering messages. From the carer. Dad’s going downhill…”
“Oh…”
“Yeah… Oh… What did you think? I’d been cheating?”
Pete rolled his eyes.
“Life’s not always black and white, you know.”

https://carrotranch.com/2018/02/02/february-1-flash-fiction-challenge/

#WritePhoto – Shrine

01 Feb 2018 42 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Barbie and Ken, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Essex, Fiction, Joey, Photo Prompt, Shrine, Sindy

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

shrine

I thought I’d continue the adventures of Barbie and Ken.

Ken’s face was plastered across every surface available, like a shrine to him.
Photos of him coming and going from various places, smiling, terse looking, with friends or colleagues, but most often alone.
There were a few of him with Barbie, but not many from the recent weeks.
Sindy sat, looking at them, trying to glean something from the images in front of her.
Nothing.
Nothing to report.
It wasn’t often that she was unsuccessful in these challenges she was set, but Ken was proving to be a tough one.
Could he be… honest?
Unlikely for a man, but if he was… that Barbie was a lucky woman, and she didn’t realise just how lucky she was.
She still had a few days though.
Could Sindy break him?

#writephoto

https://scvincent.com/2018/02/01/thursday-photo-prompt-shrine-writephoto/

The ABBA’s Blog Post Competition!

31 Jan 2018 25 Comments

by Ritu in Awards, Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: annual bloggers bash, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Competition, Sacha Black

Whether you are coming or not (and if not, why not?!) there is a chance to enter a Blog Post Competition in association with the Annual Bloggers Bash!

I’m not going to ramble on about it here, you need to click below and check Sacha’s post out for all the details!

via The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition – SACHA BLACK

One-Liner Wednesday & #JusJoJan Day 31- #1LinerWeds – Fini!

31 Jan 2018 22 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #jusjojan, #onelinerwednesday, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #jusjojan, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Break, Finished, The End

“And it’s a wrap!”

That’s it!

#JusJoJan is over!

What am I going to do with myself??!!

Actually, I may take a well-earned break… but you know me, blogging breaks rarely mean me not blogging, but rather attempting to reduce my posts for a while.

So whilst I continue with the challenges that I enjoy participating in, and I can’t forget Spidey on a Sunday, I may just go a little quiet…

Possibly this is the time to get that WIP of mine finished!

Half term is coming, possibly I can concentrate on writing then, and get this first draft done!

Here’s hoping anyway!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge and #JusJoJan.