small cygnets
basic survival
float and learn
feathered hats gather
gossip plays
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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #093
CCC 7-1-26
small cygnets
basic survival
float and learn
feathered hats gather
gossip plays
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small cygnets
basic survival
float and learn
feathered hats gather
gossip plays
Esther’s Writing Prompt
I had some ideas right at the start
Block is easy and I’m so smart
Then reading further a mental block?
I dressed, put on my shoes and socks.
Hmm, it simmered up there under my mane
That small place
Lots of empty space…my brain
I started walking, you guessed it…
Down the block
Hoping a new idea came from old stock
But realized quickly I had to succumb
Mental block! Brain flashes “empty!”
I’m afraid it’s numb!
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Writing Prompts
Fandango’s Story Starter
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Fandango’s Story Starter #253
Simply Six Minutes
Joe was late, again. These appointments are a pain in the neck! How can a young woman sitting there in her fancy Bloomingdale’s suit and Jimmy Choo shoes possibly relate to me and my life? After Afghanistan, I came home broken, I admit, but this woman has never been there, or in any military service, so how can she know what it’s like? But today I’m going to the VA, showing up soaking wet, but at least I’ll be seeing a real veteran!
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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 06/30/2026
The Writer’s Workshop
“Change a comin’.”
An old song.
The words are clear.
Easy to join, singing along.
A hopeful refrain.
Sam Cooke said it well.
Wrote these words while in a cell.
Watch or read or sing it, and tell.
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This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts – July 2, 2026
Tanka Tuesday
If you use the classic block in the editor, here is some information for you going forward. This is a must READ!!
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Colleen, this is all “Greek to me”. I assume my old (since 2016) form will still work?
WordPress Updates for the Classic Block
WDYS 6-29-26
MLMM Wordle
When they all rush to show concern, drop you off at the home, the elderly companions know you halt to roam. The winter day, the box of your place, the heat turned up, hest occupants won’t complain of too chilly a space. Helpers work never done, the old ones dug in, imagine the nurses provide what they can.
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MLMM Monday Wordle #483
SYW 6-29-26
Here are this week’s questions:
1. What currency is used in your country? Dollars and Cents.
2. If you travel to a different country, do you rely on card payments, or get some local currency in cash? Yes and yes.
3. Do you buy souvenirs for yourself or family? Definitely.
4. When using an unfamiliar currency, are you aware of how much you are spending in your own? Yes.
Gratitude: I am grateful to have found a new friend in the Library’s Mobile bus. A great idea!
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Share Your World: 29th June 2026
MFFFC 6-29-26
His voice was unique, they all said so
His mother agreed, she would know
Advertisers wanted him to speak
His mother sought cash, piled in a peak
The money was supposed to be used
For a college fund for future school
His mother grew to hate his voice, caused the ruse
She took the money for an adults only cruise.
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Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #379
The Bag Lady 
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