26 May 2020 22 Comments
in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Etheree, hope
We have a quote as our syllabic poetry prompt this week, thanks to Merril D. Smith!
“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
Hope Can be Infinite If you let it When you shine your light You become a beacon Others will flock towards you And then ignite lights of their own Just a little spark of your own hope Can be a catalyst for hope worldwide Ritu 2020
23 May 2020 37 Comments
in #SoCS, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #SoCS, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, China, Linda G Hill, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday
Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ch.” Find a word that starts with “ch” and use it as your prompt word. Bonus points if you start your post with that word. Enjoy!
China.
Go on, say it.
Can you actually say it without morphing into a grotesque version of Donald Trump – ‘Cheyynah’?
I know I can’t.
Chinese food.
I miss a good old Chinese takeaway, but since this virus spread, here in this area, we have no places open, even for delivery, because the owners were subjected to such abuse. And one had even put a note up to say that she was born and bred here in the UK, had never been to China, and bought all her ingredients at local wholesalers, but still, her business got grief.
That really makes me sad. Some people are childish.
21 May 2020 32 Comments
in #CarrotRanch Tags: 100 candles, 99-Word Fiction, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carrot Ranch
Charli’s Carrot Ranch prompt:
May 21, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about 100 candles. What do they light, and why? Think about contrast or symbolism. Are the candles large, small, or stars in the night? Go where the prompt leads!
The Big Birthday
“Hurry up, you goose. The first ones will have melted before Nan gets a chance to blow them all out!” Jane grabbed the box of matches from her brother, Nathan, who was carefully trying to light the one hundred candles needed for their grandma Maisie’s big birthday.
She started lighting from the other side, and soon, the huge strawberry cream cake was alight with tiny flickers atop the candles.
“Come on, Nan. Time to blow the candles out.” Nathan gently woke his snoozing grandma, who woke to a sea of flames in front of her.
“Fire! Help!” she cried.
21 May 2020 43 Comments
in #WritePhoto Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Painted, Photo Prompt
20 May 2020 43 Comments
in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday Tags: #1linerweds, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, One Liner Wednesday
“Lockdown is seriously bad for my health… Have you seen my BMI?”
Ritu 2020
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