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#SoCS August 31/19 – Couch

31 Aug 2019 36 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Couch, Linda G Hill, Socs, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday

Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week:

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “couch” Use it as a noun or a verb. Have fun!

Couch, settee or sofa
What's the proper word?
So many words to descrbe one thing
I mean, that's just absurd!

Now I'm from Luvverly Engerland
And sofa's all the rage
They come in so many colours
From the patterned to the beige

But just to confuse matters
We also say settee
A wonderful place to cosy up
With a book and cup of tea

Our American cousins
Just happen to say couch
And that, to me, seems to be 
A great place to slouch

So maybe that's where
The saying came to play
You're a couch potato
If you slouch on it all day!

Ritu 2019

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS August 31/19

August 29: Flash Fiction Challenge – Jailbreak

30 Aug 2019 31 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch Tags: 99-Word Fiction, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carrot Ranch, Charli Mills

Charli’s Carrot Ranch fiction prompt:

August 29, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about the safebreaker’s daughter. Who is she, what did she do, and where? Go where the prompt leads you!

Jailbreaker

It’s about time I carved a name out for myself. I’m fed up of everyone thinking of him whenever they see me. Mary. That’s my name. Not the Safebreaker’s Daughter. It wasn’t so bad, when things were good. No one could touch him. And we never did without. Then he went and got himself caught. Hand still in the jewellers safe. He’s sitting in jail now, rotting away. I need to do something. Something that will change the way they all talk about me. No more Safebreaker’s Daughter. No, soon, I’ll be known as the Jailbreaker. Dad, I’m coming.

August 29: Flash Fiction Challenge

Frozen #writephoto

30 Aug 2019 23 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Etheree, Frozen, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt:

Ice
Cracking
A slow thaw
Of frozen streams
As the sun rises
Heralding the weather
The world has been waiting for
Ready to awaken today
A new day filled with new beginnings
It feels like anything is possible

Ritu 2019

Future & Hope

Thursday photo prompt: Frozen #writephoto

COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY On A Thursday #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 142 #SYNONYMSONLY

29 Aug 2019 30 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Character & Wild, Colleen Chesebro, tanka

It’s Tuesday, and that means Colleen’s Tanka Challenge! Of course, just providing a couple of words would be far too simple, so we have two words, yes, but we can’t use them! Only synonyms allowed!

Character & Wild

Doll, Clown, Sad, Black And White, Sweet — Piabay Image

"What a clown," they say
"Always pulling madcap stunts
Jeez, he makes me laugh."
Though he implores, "Look closer.
Can't you see my hurt inside?"

Ritu 2019