Author: rugby843

1. Does the weather affect your mood? Yes. If it’s sunny I’m happier and cloudy or dark I keep to myself.

2. If a stranger smiles at you or says ‘good morning’ when they pass you in the street, do you return it? Always and I even initiate it.

3. If you had a choice of just one of these things to eat, what would it be and why?
Chocolate, a sweet pastry, a plate of chips/fries (this is not a forever choice, just one instance). I’d choose probably fries 🙄

4. If you could go back to when you were a specific age, what would that be? Why? Don’t think I would, unless maybe thirty before my mom died.

Gratitude: You know my answer—family. Surprise calls asking: are you decent and my answer: never, before they come knocking 😂

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/share-your-world-14th-november-2022/

Just like clockwork, the head garden club fairy looked sideways at my peppermint camellias. Her lack of charm powered over me. Mingling among the chummy chaos of my regular admirers who looked like mice admiring the latest soft cheese, she chose juxtaposition, putting herself between them and me. The rest of the crowd oohing and ahhing at my offerings decided to give her a wide berth when her glowering look called dibs over their presence. Once again her interference and influence caused me to lose the trophy and shatter my efforts.

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/wordle-296/

The invitation wasn’t there. It was not an unusual or peculiar event; the spaces allotted were few for people who looked like her, but she had faith. It just seemed sometimes faith wasn’t enough. At those times it was the thunder of blood in her heart that beat the loudest, when the disappointment and anger tried to take over. So far in her life she could keep it under control, stopped and remembered to keep the faith she grew up with.

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http://cyranny.com/2022/11/14/invitation-word-of-the-day-challenge/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/11/14/fowc-with-fandango-peculiar/

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/three-things-challenge-m147/BLOOD, THUNDER, SPACES

http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/11/14/what-do-you-see-160-november-14-2022/

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https://fivedotoh.com/2022/11/14/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-193/#like-77147

Essential Waters

ignoring destruct

we empty our resources

ignore a revive

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http://ronovanwrites.com/2022/11/14/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-436-empty-and-revive/

Prompt: Take the phrase ‘[blank] Story’ (e.g. Tall Story) to create a title then write a poem for it.

Strange Story

a gathering of women

none were witches, they assured

trying to reach her loved one

an innocent was lured

a seance, she inquired, I don’t believe in them

but as she sat around the table

something started tugging on her hem

candles flickered on and off, medium weaved—a moaning sound

and then she heard familiar barks of her favorite bloodhound.

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https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-14

“Shake it off, Joe. Your choice of style is not as legendary as the wordy wonder but we all enjoy it!”

Joe exhaled a long breath. He decided it was no longer time to pretend he had true writing talent on the chance he might have a “great American novel” breakthrough. He had to make a change because this dream had failed.

His friend Mike took Joe on one of many recuperative walks they would enjoy while Joe was deciding what could be next in his future.

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https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2022/11/13/wordle-578/

“I’m trying to be diplomatic here, pal, but there’s no way you expect it to be squeaky clean without insects and the occasional rat. You think this is bad, at least you’re not homeless!”

“But I thought with my city hall connections I could move into a nicer place, after all this is supposed to be Heavenly Heights! It’s sure not living up to the brochure!”

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http://cyranny.com/2022/11/13/homeless-word-of-the-day-challenge/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/11/13/fowc-with-fandango-connections/

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/11/13/three-things-challenge-m146/
HEIGHTS, INSECTS, RATS

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2022/11/13/diplomatic/

Prompt: Write an ekphrastic poem.

delightful fragrant beauty

is a heavy burden carried to market

daily struggles depicted in oil are

reminders of poor men’s dilemma

supporting a family and

how much we the privileged take for granted.

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https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-13

Welcome to Week #106 of the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt for Week #106 (Nov 12, 2022 – Nov 18, 2022): Wonder

https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/saturday-six-word-story-prompt-6wsp-106-nov-12-2022/