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#SoCS Dec. 30/17 – Resolution

30 Dec 2017 39 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, Resolution, Socs

Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “resolution.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

Resolutions – at this time of year, they can be the bane of our lives.

What are we planning on changing in our lives in the New Year?

New car? New home? New career? New body? New holiday? New you?

Do you know what I want?

To be content.

For all those around me to be happy.

Aside from a few lbs that come and go, I’m pretty happy with myself physically.

I have a home, food on the table and a loving family.

I wouldn’t mind a holiday, but that’s not essential.

My car gets me from A to B and I do love my job, however tough it gets at times.

I have friends.

Good friends.

I have my Blogily.

What more can I ask for?

Okay, I do have one resolution for 2018.

I need to finish my WIP! Before it turns from teen into adult, I need to finish this story!!!!!!!

There.

You got me.

My one resolution.

What are your intentions for 2018?

Happy Saturday Peeps!

19 Blogs I Love And You Will, Too – Gin & Lemonade

29 Dec 2017 35 Comments

by Ritu in #loveuary, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Pot, Blogger, Blogging, Featured, Gin & Lemonade

So touched and honoured to have been featured on Lorna’s blog Gin & Lemonade in a list with a whole host of fantastic blogs! Please click through and visit both Lorna, and all the other fantastic bloggers she has mentioned!

My second favourite thing about blogging is reading other people’s blogs. To laugh with them, learn from them, and to feel less alone in my weirdness. In no particular order, my must-reads this year have been: I’m Sick and So Are You – Christine writes about real […]

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December 28 – Flash Fiction – Wishing Star

29 Dec 2017 47 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #CarrotRanch, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction, Wish Come True, Wishes, Wishing Star

Charli’s prompt this week:

December 28, 2017, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a wishing star. It can be central to the story or used in a different way. You can have a character interact or not. Go where the prompt leads.

We all make wishes… but what about those we rely upon to make them come true?

Wishes

We’ve all got our jobs, our charges to look out for.
I have 403 at the moment.
And for the most part, they aren’t really that demanding.
Wishing to win the lottery, to get that fast car, or a new house.
Wishes that are empty really. No one expects them to come true.
But those wishes, heartfelt pleas, they are the ones I know I have to get right.
The wishes that Daddy comes home for Christmas.
That Granny will pull through tonight, at least.
That the bully won’t get her today.
Being a Wishing Star is not easy…

https://carrotranch.com/2017/12/28/december-28-flash-fiction-challenge/

#WritePhoto – Blue

28 Dec 2017 34 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Barbie and Ken, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Blue, Fiction, Photo Prompt, Sindy

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

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

“Ken, what’s up? you’re looking a bit blue?”

Sindy siddled up to Ken, who was stood, leaning against the barriers, looking out over the river.

“What? Oh nah, I’m fine. Just chillin’, you know.” He stepped back, trying to put a little distance between himself and the brunette bombshell who had caused enough strife between him and Barbie already.

“I saw you and Barbie looking a little stressed out the other day, in the bar? Everything okay?” She put her hand on his arm, and gave it a reasurring squeeze. Instead of lifting it straight away, she let it rest there.

Ken tensed under her touch. He looked around. Knowing his luck Barbie was watching him, and she’d misconstrue this meeting too.

It had taken him hours to convince her that there was nothing going on between him and Sindy. No amount of Prosecco helped.

He lifted Sindy’s hand off his arm. “Yeah, all good. Never better, yeah.”

“Well, if you ever wanna, you know, talk, you got my number…” Sindy looked at him, winked, and strode off.

Now, what was that all about? Ken shook his head. He’d never get women…

To be continued…