17 Feb 2019 10 Comments
in Spidey's Serene Sundays Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Positivity, Resiliance, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday
“It’s not how we fall, its how we get back up again.”
Patrick Ness
Thanks Spidey.
Apt.
Okay, so I’ve had a bit of a week of it.
Things going down that have almost knocked me sideways, in professional, writing and personal life.
I won’t dwell on them though.
I will learn from them.
And I will get back up, be a better version of me as a result.
So… tell me, how do you handle situations that knock you for six?
Have a peaceful Sunday Peeps And enjoy your week! ❤
16 Feb 2019 50 Comments
in #SoCS, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Limerick, Linda G Hill, poem, Socs, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday, Yawn
Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “yawn.” Write about the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word “yawn,” when you sit down to write your post. Enjoy!
There was a smart man from Lawn
Over whom, the ladies would fawn
But his wife confessed
She was not impressed
And quietly stifled a yawn
You she, she had spent three years
Perfecting her claps and her cheers
For his rote learned tricks
That impressed all the chicks
But bored her simply to tears
Still, she had to pay him his due
Because from him it was through
That she lived like a dame
And his fortune and fame
Came from tricking them all, old and new
The women would come from miles
To be flattered by his comments and smiles
And if they wanted to pay
Who was she to say
She just gathered the coins into piles
To them she was just the maid
Dressed rather plainly and staid
But she knew the score
He loved her more
Of losing him, she wasn't afraid
You see, our young man from Lawn
Was simply his cunning wife's pawn
When he'd made enough money
She'd gather his 'honey'
And one day she'd simply be 'gorn'
Ritu 2019
(gorn - gone - artistic licence!)
15 Feb 2019 35 Comments
in #CarrotRanch Tags: 99-Word Fiction, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carrot Ranch, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction, Valentines
Charli’s Carrot Ranch prompt this week:
February 14, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about valentines. It can be Valentine’s Day, the exchange, love for another, romance, or friendship. Have a heart and go where the prompt leads!
Valentine’s Day
Ritu 2019
For her, every day was Valentine’s day.
No, seriously, it wasn’t all about the mushy hearts and flowers rubbish that the rest of the world immersed themselves with on February 14th.
Valentine was a very demanding man.
He expected to be waited on hand and foot constantly, by his wife.
Sheila was forever in the kitchen, cooking up delights, or serving drinks, laundering clothes, physical needs: basically anything that he demanded, she fulfilled.
But this year he was in for a surprise.
This Valentines day, Sheila was walking out of that house, and reclaiming her life finally.
Self care.
14 Feb 2019 33 Comments
in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Fiction, New, Photo Prompt, Sue Vincent
Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt:
“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me, and I’m feeling good.” The Nina Simone lyrics played in Sophie’s head as she stared out over the cliff.
Peter looked over at her, smiled, and placed his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer.
Sophie returned the smile, snuggling into his body.
It had been a fraught two years, from the severe heart attack, through the treatment and discovery that a simple bypass wouldn’t be enough to now.
The heart they thought wouldn’t be strong enough to beat for her had finally been replaced via transplant, and she had been given a very positive prognosis for the future.
Her rock, Peter, had arranged for this recuperation break away and the idyllic setting was perfect. She had been given a new chance at life and she wasn’t going to waste it on regrets, false friends or regrets, but her mind wandered to the one person she would have loved to share her new start with.
Jill.
Her best friend since childhood. They had done everything together and would have done anything for each other.
And Jill had given the ultimate sacrifice.
A tragic car accident claimed her life, and yet, even after her death, she had thought of her friend, gifting her own heart to her.
Sophie raised an imaginary glass up to the sky, tipped it heavenwards, and whispered, “Cheers Jill. I love you.”
She squeezed Peter’s arm. “It’s getting cold. I think we should head back,” and they turned slowly, making their way back towards their lodge.
14 Feb 2019 52 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Valentines Day
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