16 Feb 2018
by Ritu
in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories
Tags: #CarrotRanch, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction, Ice
Charli’s prompt this week:
February 15, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story on ice. It can be an event on ice, a game on ice or a drink on ice. Go where the prompt leads you…

As she poured the scotch, Paula could hear the cracks as the warmth of the liquid began the melting of the ice cubes in the tumbler.
If only she could be like that drink, and her presence the liquid that slowly caused the ice around his heart to melt…
She didn’t know why he was so cold towards her, they’d barely spoken twice, since he started coming to the bar where she worked, but she was determined.
He was a good looking guy, and by all appearances, well off too.
And she was a girl who needed looking after…
https://carrotranch.com/2018/02/15/february-15-flash-fiction-challenge/
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16 Feb 2018
by Ritu
in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories
Tags: #WritePhoto, Barbie and Ken, Between, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Essex, Fiction, Joey, Photo Prompt, Sindy
Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

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

“So, like I said hun, I can’t do anything else. He’s just not interested.” Sindy spoke quietly into the phone, sat in a coffee shop.
“Yeah, I tried so hard to come between you too, but he didn’t take the bait once. In fact, he was more interested in talking about you. Yesterday, he spent half an hour scrolling through photos of you on his phone and showing me. There was this photo of you standing in some field, full of yellow flowers. He just stared at it for ages… Babe, he is loved up good and proper. Why do you think he’s going to play away?”
On the other end of the phone, Barbie sighed. “I don’t know Sind. It’s like he was trying too hard all the time, and I thought he was probably hiding something, you know.”
“I think you just need to realise you’ve actually got yourself a good bloke there, and be happy.”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right. I need to make it up to him when he gets back. Listen, thanks for being such a good mate. I know there are a few out there who would have jumped at the chance of breaking us up, but you’ve been amazing. See you back here, yeah?” Barbie rang off.
Sindy put the handset on the table and picked up her cup of coffee. Yeah, Ken was never going to look at her… but she still had a chance with Joey…
https://scvincent.com/2018/02/15/thursday-photo-prompt-between-writephoto/
13 Feb 2018
by Ritu
in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories
Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, #MicroPoetry, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Character & Affection, Cinquain, Poetry, Synonyms, tanka
Colleen’s back with her synonym poetry challenge!
The words to (not) use are:

A Cinquain to start:

Pixabay Image
Letters
Meaningful marks
Writing, sending, reading
Conveying feelings on paper
Symbols
Ritu 2018

Pixabay Image
Friendliness is key
It counts for so much in life
Personality
A polite disposition
Encouraging fondness
Ritu 2018
https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/02/13/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-71-character-affection-snyonymsonly/
12 Feb 2018
by Ritu
in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories
Tags: #MicroPoetry, #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Haiku, Nature, Quick & Slip
Lovely Ron with his Haiku Challenge prompt words this week:
A nature-filled haiku!!

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Amazing how quick
Winter slips into springtime
Fresh starts for us all
Ritu 2018
10 Feb 2018
by Ritu
in #SoCS, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories
Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Chickens, Dog, February, Fox, Linda G Hill, Socs, Tail/Tale
Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “tail/tale.” Use one, used them both, you decide. Enjoy!
Let me tell you a tale about a fox
A cunning fox who wore fetching socks
This dapper mammal would use his charms
To ‘fox’ even the most capable alarms
He’d work his way through chickens galore
Sneak off, then hear the farmers roar
They’d know the fox who’d tricked them so
He’d leave a sock wherever he did go
But catch him? No, they never could
Until one farm dog swore he would
He sat and hatched a daring plan
Never tried before, by dog, or man
A trap was laid, the dog stood watch
Praying his plan just wouldn’t botch
And, as luck would have it, succeed, he did
Of that cunning fox, they were finally rid!
All that was left, causing Fox to wail
Was a cut-off, furry foxy tail.
Ritu 2018
Catch ya later Peeps!

Happy Saturday Peeps!
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