The helicopter came down close to the water fountain in front of the dentist’s office. Harry didn’t want to ride to his appointment because last time his horse lost a horseshoe on the cobblestones. The customers for nearby shops thought show off Harry’s copter was rude, all but George whose earwax made him deaf.
Can You Tell A Story In…
“He will not see me stopping here
to watch his woods fill up with snow”
the white soft flakes beautiful
singly patterned as they flow
lightly drifting on my coat
in coldness of the air they grow
seeing a cabin from afar
with lantern lit inside denotes
a Christmas scene below
I don’t stop to say hello
moving on to my own home
my landscape of trees in snow
inside I see no lantern glow
I have to make my own tableau
Closer now familiar trow
blankets of white I see and know.
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sing it Harry, she said
sing it, Charlie
sing it Norman
I know you can
sing it, please, Mr. Lee
this choir can rock
so pull up your socks
let those voices out
do I need to shout?
sing it Paul
sing, you all!
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Just added this because the instruments sing☺️
Quadrille #259: Sing It!
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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.
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