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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #111
Settling in the recliner, trying awkwardly to put her feet up, Sara thought, I don’t know why I’m struggling to do this, it seems the swelling doesn’t go down. Every day writing and the inspiration dwindling, Sara just doesn’t know if it’s worth it. Her schedule doesn’t change, in fact to take the necessary medicines, shaking them into her palm is so repetitive Sara wonders if she’d done it already and doesn’t want to double the doses. The cage of constant doing the same actions day and night keeps her wondering if she’s losing her cognizance. She lies back, and turns on the television to mindlessly watch a show she’s already watched.
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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #454
“I don’t care!” Stan yelled back to his coworkers. “I’m leaving it blue to celebrate and I’m not changing it! It shows a victory and if he can put up gold covered statues everywhere, he doesn’t control this fountain, I do!”
The rest of the staff secretly applauded his actions, but they knew as soon as the Trump loving boss came in, there’d be heads rolling.
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7 November 2026
“People will forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou
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One-Liner Wednesday – Procrastination hurts
They call him the forest keeper. He takes care of the entire park area and has done so for thirty years. Being a forest ranger back when he first started was entirely different than today’s job. Time for loving and communicating with the animals and trees was now limited as the visitors to the forest were callous and even harmful. Rarely has he come across an act of destruction such as dumping trash or carelessly starting fires, but he does his best to keep the flora and fauna safe. Being a forest ranger is sometimes a thankless job but he would not change his life.
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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 11/03/2026
This word brings back fond memories of reading to my children, and I loved reading and making certain noises and voices such as the snake in Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”. My middle son was getting new teeth and the way he screwed up his mouth on”snake” was hilarious and a loved memory. I always hated snakes. Out riding one day a snake startled my horse. Until Snake from Slytherin House showed up I still did. But the Harry Potter books made him my favorite character.
Writing Prompts
straight and simplistic
soft poppies, sandy landscapes
an artist’s design
Georgia’s diversity known
long living legendary
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vote your mindful brain
it’s just a drop in the box
no explanations
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write x on the line
or a red check mark will do
vote, its love for you
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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 89, senryu, 11/3/26
Here are this week’s questions:
1. Do you drive, and can you remember your first car? I can’t drive anymore, my legs don’t work. The first car we had was a 1966 Mustang, still my favorite of all made.
2. Have you ever ice skated? I grew up skating, our dad made a pond that froze over. We’d take turns testing the middle to see if it was hard enough.🙄
3. What was your favourite sport at school? I am not an athlete. I love watching my kids and grands doing sports.
4. What was the last movie you saw at the cinema? Seems like years and years, “Avengers Endgame”
Gratitude: Family is what makes me grateful to be alive.
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Share Your World : 2nd November 2026
It was a clear blue Saturday; bright, sunny and free of clouds. Ten year old shy Sue was thinking about how her mood was so good, no need to pretend, and not about being alone. No need to ponder in her mind about sad things. Skipping along the edge of her fence, content to just be happy today, she was smiling.
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Seems an easy set but no☺️
MLMM Monday Wordle #501
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