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No Theme Thursday –

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
Being shy, Mary decided to order the large chocolate ice cream soda to hide behind. All week she had followed Joe and now to the cafe, but didn’t want him to see her. Mary liked to study Joe. She took a few sips of the soda and started sketching. He was such a handsome guy, she took her time to get the details just right. When done she asked the waitress to give Joe the drawing after she left. Mary didn’t consider herself a stalker, she just enjoyed following handsome men. Joe was the twentieth sketch she made and gave to her subject. Mary considered it a compliment to them. She hurried back to the hospital, not wanting to miss the day pass designated check-in
time.

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No Theme Thursday: 10.17.24

SoCS 10-19-24

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

I need to have the knack

Never to talk back

To a chef of good repute

Dare I start to refute

His knavish choice of knapweed soup

With kneaded knawls in the bread

Added knackwurst which I dread

He hunts this fare, he’s a tracker

I think this proves the chef a knacker

Looks for cheaper meals, though knarry

Hoping restaurant costs don’t vary

Menus now all have this food

To complain would be rude.

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Oct. 19, 2024

Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
You try, you worry, have sleepless nights
Wanting to teach your children right
Parents fret over everything
Hoping to raise their little beings
With values and respect, compassion and more
Loving each other with parents (you) to adore
You only have them a few years
To fit in all your lessons and steer
Them to lead their happiest life
Free of trouble and strife
The time comes for another to teach
An adult stranger with powerful reach
Your child leaves you with trepidation
For a separate from you education
You take it with faith.

Weekend Writing Prompt #386 – Teach

REBLOG – from Sammiscribbles 🎃

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13 Days of Samhain (volume v) – A Horror / Halloween Writing Prompt Challenge

 by sammicoxwriter

For the fifth year (oh my, can you believe it?!), I’m hosting 13 Days of Samhain, a Horror / Halloween writing prompt challenge. I’ve enjoyed it these past four years and I hope those who have joined in with it have too! (For those interested, you can find the previous years’ prompts here and here and here and here).

So, without further ado, here are the 13 prompts for 2024, with the first prompt beginning tomorrow, 20th October, and the last prompt, Day 13, falling on November 1st:

If you do decide to join in, I hope you have lots and lots of fun.  Write whatever you wish, as long as it is inspired by that day’s prompt.  Here’s a little graphic / badge for anyone who wants:

Am I joining in this year? I’m not sure yet, in all honesty. For the past three years, I’ve written a new Damon the Demon story, and I really, really, really want to write another. However, at the moment, I know I just don’t have the time. But we will see…Perhaps I will manage it…somehow…

13 Days of Samhain (volume v) – A Horror / Halloween Writing Prompt Challenge

Fandango’s Flashback Friday

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

It happened at midnight

The frightening sight

And it took all my might

To try not to look at the devilish delight.

It wasn’t just the horrid blight

Of the dark in the middle of the night

I was mesmerized by the site

On my computer screen all alight

The colors were way too bright

They were amazing even in spite

Of the laptop’s age–twenty years, quite

The devil appeared in all his right

Through the wild colors, there was no slight

In spectacle as I looked with fright

It was like I was cast in a spell of benight

But that wasn’t the worst this night

Before, I thought my room was airtight

But was suddenly surrounded by aplite

Unable to move myself from my plight

I couldn’t escape the devil’s might

And succumbed to his evil bedights

I never woke up from this, despite

All my efforts, I went down in the fight.

🎃🎃⚰️🎃🎃

http://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com/2018/10/01/october-writing-prompts-2/

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dVerse Poets

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Usually you start with a base word that has some relation to what your meaning is and then you add a descriptive word. Let yourself associate freely and include all your fantasy in the creation and don’t hesitate to mix senses ( for instance with Synesthesia). Also the use of Mythology could be a good way to create association (Thor-hammering would for instance be thunder). The combination of two words becomes a kenning. For instance “butterfly-charmer” for women. 
Write a poem and post it to your webpage, and link back to dVerse.
Enter a link directly to your poem and your name by clicking Mr Linky below
There you will find links to other poets, and more will join
Read and comment on other poet’s work, we all go here to have our poems read.

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I came upon a mysterious sight

A child sitting in the light

The sun was readable-bright

He seemed to revel in the write

Many years have passed since then

The year? I don’t remember when

The child grown, innocence flown

A teacher now, skills are honed

Remembers how in sun’s light

Reading was such a delight

His classes now held outside

Experiencing new just feels right

Proudly offers fresh insight

Teaching under readable-bright.

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Get to know kennings