The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Nov. 28/2020 – Opt

Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week:

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “opt.” Use it as a word or find a word with “opt” in it and base your post on that. Have fun!

If there was a button to press, to opt out of 2020, would you?

Sitting the face of lockdown 2.0, about to head into tier 3 (the strictest of restrictions) for another couple of weeks, it would be easy to adopt the stance that I have hated every moment of this year.

It’s been tough. True.

But would I choose to erase it?

No.

2020 has been momentous for me, for a few reasons.

  • #1 My debut was released!
  • #2 We refurbished the house
  • #3 We put the house on the market so we can concentrate on finding our forever home.
  • #4 I got a promotion.
  • #5 Did I mention, I finally released my book baby!

The world has seen some awful moments, yes, but it’s the little glimmers of joy we should try and show some positivity for.

That’s how I get through life, anyway!

Just opt to adopt
A positive spin on life
It makes things seem brighter

Ritu 2020

Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 33: (BLIND) in the C rhyme line

Thought I’d try a new one, this week, Ronovan has a Decima challenge.

Ronovan Writes Decima Challenge Image

A different type of syllabic poetry, with a rhyming structure as well.

Décima poetry is a 10 line stanza with 8 syllables per line. The rhyming pattern is abbaaccddc. Using the 10 lines there are generally two ways to organize: The 10 lines, or breaking the 10 lines into two stanzas using abba/accddc.

Ronovan Hester

This week, the prompt is Blind, and it needs to be used in one of the C lines.

Here goes….!

 Everything seems just so surreal
 When will this world begin to heal?
 Politics covering the truth
 Blaming the aged, and the youth
 We try to see, they just conceal
 I feel like I am going blind
 Maybe I am losing my mind
 My thoughts muddle with one another
 Feelings that I try to smother
 But it’s just life, the daily grind 

Ritu 2020

OMG! I Just Hit A Six! #Blogiversary

Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it?

I logged in this evening to check my blog and in the notifications sat this little beauty, nestled amongst the comments and likes.

And I have had a blast the last six years!

Thank you all for putting up with me, my silliness, my ups and downs, my (possible) pearls of wisdom, my observations, my creations… basically my everything I post.

Thanks to you all, my blog has won awards that I hold dear to my heart, I had the courage to finish that novel, and publish it, I’m writing another, and I have made the most amazing friends.

My blogily are the biggest reason I am here. Without you all encouraging me, liking, commenting and enjoying my posts, I may have given up a long time ago.

I’ve had years where I posted multiple times a day, a whole year of posts every day. Recently, I’ve been quieter, due to the current situation, and work/life stuff.

But you.

You’ve been there throughout.

Thank you.

Seriously, thank you all. I hope to be here for a lot longer, too, and look forward to (hopefully) being able to entertain you all as long as I am able!

Go, grab a drink and celebrate with me!

cheers with champagne

2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 204, #THEMEPROMPT – Truth

Colleen’s Syllabic poetry challenge!

This month’s theme is a haiku written by Sue Vincent:

clouds cover the moon,
beyond dawn's pale horizon
sun rises unseen

©2020 Sue Vincent
Here's my take:

Truth is never hidden
Eventually, you'll see
Reality bites

Ritu 2020

A Winter Romance – Historical Romance Anthology #BlogTour

I always love to promote work that is for a good cause, and an anthology that is selling for charity is definitey a good cause.

One of the Facebook groups I am a member of, The New Romance Cafe, has another short story anthology, in time for Christmas, and all proceeds go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. (Another, because I mentioned the first, Twelve Days of Kisses, a couple of weeks ago!)

A Winter Romance (Romance Café Collection Book 9) eBook: Jameson, Angelina,  Sanatra, Lauren, Everly, Riana, Baun, Marci, Bolton, Alexie, MacCabe,  Chele, Martinson, Liz: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

True love and timeless romance. Journey through history with these sassy and spicy short romances.

Breast cancer affects one in four women. Here’s your chance to read a swoon-worthy book and help others at the same time.

Curl up in your comfy chair in front of the fire and know that every book purchased, and every page read raises money for breast cancer research.

This historical romance collection has it all:

  • The Old West
  • Regency aristocrats
  • A female Samurai
  • Chanukah in Scotland
  • Breaking conventions
  • The American civil war
  • And sweet Victorian Romance

Get A Winter Romance today for stories with all the feels.

This anthology is brought to you by The Romance Café, a community of romance novel fans and writers, born out of the desire for a safe space to discuss our shared passion for romance, as well as empower and support authors of the genre. Join us every day for your dose of romance in the Café: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenewromancecafe.

A Winter Romance, the latest HISTORICAL anthology of short stories for charity from the authors at The Romance Cafe is now available to order NOW!

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LYCXDW9

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LYCXDW9

***ALL proceeds go to fund research in the fight against breast cancer. ***

Please, head on over to download, read, enjoy, and know that while you are enjoying, you are giving to a good cause, at the same time!

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