But I Smile Anyway...

My #Review of Poetic Rituals by Ritu Bhathal

26 Oct 2017 14 Comments

A lovely review from Marje of my book! 💜

Source: My #Review of Poetic Rituals by Ritu Bhathal

#WritePhoto – Ebb

26 Oct 2017 30 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Barbie and Ken, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Ebb, Fiction, Haiku, Photo Prompt, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

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

On their quest for a more stimulating intimate life together, Barbie and Ken were trying to act out any fantasies they had.
Barbie got out of the car and looked around her.
“Seriously babe? I said I wanted Sex on the Beach… Not a Roll around in Seaweed!”
Ken looked perplexed…Where was the water?
Looking at the notice board that explained the high and low tides, he realised he’d blown it again.

And a little Haiku too…

A tide ebbs away
Revealing hidden nature
Soon to be covered

Ritu 2017

#writephoto

Birthday Wishes For My Brother! 🎉🎊❤

26 Oct 2017 41 Comments

by Ritu in Family, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Birthdays, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Brother, Sibling love

Today is the day we are celebrating my brother’s birthday! Though he may be sat in a country different to mine, I will still be celebrating for him!

Miss being with him on his special day but he knows my thoughts and wishes are with him!

Sibling Love

Happy Birthday to my brother!!!!

Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7

26 Oct 2017 3 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction Rodeo

The seventh challenge is live!

Source: Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7

A Writers Prayer #ThrowbackThursday

26 Oct 2017 64 Comments

by Ritu in My Writing, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: A Writer's Prayer, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Blonde Write More, Humour, Lucy Mitchell

Browsing through my reader, as I do every morning, I came across this post by Lucy Mitchell, aka. Blonde Write More. (Have you been to her blog? If you haven’t, get your ass over there, she is tooo funny!)

Well, today she was talking about the Writer’s Prayer, and what you could be saying to Him Up There in your nightly prayers.

Inspiration hit me and this was the prayer I left in her comments, inspired by the Lords Prayer. (It’s ingrained in my head, despite being Sikh, not Christian, as I went to a Heart of England Church school so we recited this every day in assembly…!)

The Writer’s Prayer

Our Father, My art is writing
I want literary fame
Let inspiration come
And this first draft be done
In my head, as well as on paper
Let me reach, today, my daily word count
And forgive my grammar mistakes
Spellcheck and Grammarly will correct them
And Beta readers will guide me
And correct my direction
For their opinion is important
They will be buyers
And also my editors
AMEN