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There are two ways in which you can participate:
Leave your answers to this week’s questions in the comments box below or create your own post and link back to this one.
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To make it easy for others to check out your post, title or tag your blog post “Share Your World”.

As always an optional gratitude section is included at the end.

Here are this week’s questions:

1. What have your recently forgotten to do until the last minute? Pay rent.

2.  How many blog posts do you publish on average a day? It depends on the prompts. Mondays are usually the busiest.

3.  How long have you been blogging? Ten years.

4.  If you had to rename your blog, what would it be? No idea.

Gratitude: I am grateful my kids came and helped me with a few odd jobs.👍🏻

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Share Your World : 3rd August 2026

Matilda turned red as a beet

Poor little girl had wet the sheet

Brother heard her yelp

And rushed into help

As always he acted so sweet

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Laughing Along With A Limerick

Remember the fifties

When a woman wore a slip

Now it’s show all, even a hip

In really short shorts strips

Cleavage showing in every dip

I think clothing should get a grip!

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Prompt Word!

Joe’s body started to weave and the voices in his head louder to be screams. He tried to follow the edge of the pit, but it seemed to spiral down. The bones in his legs were weakening and he raised his arms to his temples with horrible aching. All of a sudden there were sparks in front of his eyes while the desolate underworld opened up to see a fast moving current of muddy water below. Joe knew he was going to fall into hell.

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Wordle 768

Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This picture is of a lighthouse illuminated against a dark twilight sky.

Please create one senryu and one haiku to accompany this image prompt. Remember that traditional American haikus and senryus consist of three lines in a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern. The haiku describes nature or a season, and the senryu focuses on human nature and emotions.

Then, provide a link in the comments below or ping back to this post on your blog.

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daring the darkness

standing out for travelers

a simple lighthouse

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barely lighting, still

through a bevy of black clouds

rise up for safety

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SenHai Saturday #63

Some days I could sit here in my lodge
Staring at all the “needed” hodgepodge
A laziness I sometimes allow myself
Ignoring it like dust on the shelf
Other days it bothers me
It’s a jumble of trash I see
Nothing special or of worth
I hate to admit
It’s been like this since birth!

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Weekend Writing Prompt #479 – Hodgepodge

Well there goes another month! I can’t believe how fast this year is going and August here in Wyoming means it’s time to vote! Please do! There’s no luck of the draw here, folks, it’s your vote that makes changes happen. Have a fun weekend!

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS August 1, 2026

Dressing up was torment

Having to tuck your shirt

Weather being torrid

Unable to look pert

Dave decided to go native

Dressed up as from a cave

All went well until

His mom began to rave

Get inside this minute

Your lack of dress is not accepted

Go back to your room

Dave felt relieved

To leave the yard

And sit in his A/C bloom.

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Three Things Challenge #MM502

Date taken unknown. My eastern sky view from our carport in China Grove, Texas. Some evenings I go out there to feel less alone, even when I stand out there all by myself.

©2026 Jill Witherspoon. All Rights Reserved.

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solitary sight

stands off the main drag

useful for a bird

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Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #14

Is the Quadrille new to you? Here’s what to do: 

No need to panic! The Quadrille is really quite simple when you boil it down: pen us a poem of exactly 44 words, not counting the title. Include some form of the word “Care.” 

Post your piece on your own blog and link here using the Mr. Linky icon below. The Quadrille prompt is open all week, so feel free to stop by anytime you like. Also, please remember to read and comment on your fellow poet’s work.

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The word is care
Never rare
But beware
With overshare
People say how are you
No wait for reply
Try to answer
But as if they’re a dancer
Swish you around
No listening for sound
Don’t stop their beat
Keeping on, on the street.

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Q. 252 – Quadrilling without a care in the world