My four year old,. wearing my silk slip, came into the living room trying to be a vamp, like Theda Bara, and I’ll never forget the look on my husband’s face! I think we’re letting her watch too many old movies with us…
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OLWG#420- Charlie in Wonderland
Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Link up at Wednesday’s post. Link goes live at 6:00 pm through Saturday late…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers.
PROMPT WORD: FUSE
“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does.”
– Allen Ginsberg
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Everyone said my husband, a teacher, had a short fuse. I realized that soon enough. We were traveling as chaperones with a group of six year olds to a dinosaur museum. Two industrious children decided to scale the Tyrannosaurus’ tale, causing the entire exhibit to fall. A sprained arm and a few scrapes were attended by the museum’s staff. On our return trip to the school, my husband couldn’t hold his temper any longer – the fuse had been lit.
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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!
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“What are you doing with that lantern in the basement? Don’t you know that’s a fire hazard?” Liza set down the lantern abruptly, aiming for the window sill but missed and it descended on the crooked hollow of the old fireplace, which was only a narrow glimmer in the basement room. Slowly, her dad picked up the light, now showing only a faintly bit of Illumination. There’s dangers everywhere in this old room. Piles of newspapers, and books. We must get down here and clean it out. Liza planned to flee with her friends when that day came.
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Pick 3 #6 This week’s list
Starry blue
Waiting in snowfall for you
Such brightness peeking through
Vibrant blue petals
White centers shine
Welcome buds
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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 14, 27th May 2025
Family members sacrificed and will be remembered not just on this day. I think it is sad and important to have this day because especially now, when our president is full of egregious remarks, and threats to our military.
Share Your World 26th May
Was happy when he learned to talk
Especially on a lonely long walk
Then he started to swear
Which I wasn’t aware
And then those bad words never balk.ed.
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This Memorial Day, let us live the ancient Romans’ “Momemto more” by remembering our beloved dead. Write a haibun in which you offer your remembrance for anyone who has died, whom you love, or with whom you have a connection.
New to haibun? The form consists of one to a few paragraphs of prose—usually written in the present tense—that evoke an experience and are often non-fictional/autobiographical. They may be preceded or followed by one or more haiku—nature-based, using a seasonal image—that complement without directly repeating what the prose stated.
New to dVerse? Here’s what you do:
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Remembering someone close to you that has “passed on” as they say, is very emotional for me. I often grab my phone to call them, as if they were still alive. I realize also, that I could have said more to them, done more with and for them, but it stays a regret.
spring recalls absence
two sisters
heavy heart mem’ries
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Haibun Monday 5/26/25: Momento Mori
Marina tapped her phone to see the most flattering photograph of herself. She wanted her most divine image in order to impress her latest romantic vision, Georgio. This meet in person determined he might be “the one”. Unknown to Marina, Georgio was also tryinsg to impress, and sadly their meet was a surprise for both people.
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Weekend Writing Prompt #417 – Boudoir
💥🥳Happy Birthday Di!🥳🎉
Share Your World 12th May 2025
The Bag Lady 
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