Foiled Again!

The hot glow was disquieting since trying to anneal the padlock’s loop was taking much too long. The shallow thin flame seemed to do nothing at all to dislodge it from the heavy padlock base. The thieves’ plans had only a sketch of it drawn from a quick glance. A flashing light was appearing in the distance—foiled again!

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http://cyranny.com/2022/05/13/glow-word-of-the-day-challenge/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/your-daily-word-prompt-Anneal-ydwordprompt-may-13-2022/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/rdp-friday-disquieting/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/05/13/fowc-with-fandango-padlock/

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/three-things-challenge-962/. Your final three words for this week are:
SHALLOW
THIN
SKETCH

All I want is a sandwich….

Instead of my own flashback this Friday the 13th😳I present Vinny’s hilarious experience at Subway:

Vinny's avatarLife is a rusty rollercoaster

A couple of weeks ago I went to a place I vowed never to go back to….My first experience there was horrific… A nightmare that left me emotional scarred for life…I still can’t eat a chicken sandwich without having a flashback…….

Many moons ago we were doing a bit of shopping and my wife said, “Shall we go to Subway? It’s nice.” Now I was hungry, y’know when you could eat a scabby horse (sorry to the vegans out there but I was famished) and I thought, yeah, why not. I’ve seen the adverts. Mouth watering sarnies to chomp on. So I walk up and peruse the menu, which I couldn’t make head nor tail of. Suddenly I’m at the counter and a fairly unhappy face greeted me. “Yes can I help?”the young man asked. Apparently his correct title is a Sandwich Artist. I smiled, one of us had to…

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#writephoto Open

For visually challenged writers, the image shows an entranceway in amongst some stone walls to a bright green garden.

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Julie was drawn into the doorway by a bright beam of sunshine that never seemed to show on her side of the garden. What iniquity she thought to herself, is that why this door had always been closed? She decided to go through and explore this new area, to behave bravely, not as she was brought up. She was definitely going to speak to her mother, thinking she needed some type of rebate for all the fun times she could have discovered in this sunny part of the property.

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https://new2writing.wordpress.com/2022/05/12/writephoto-open/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/05/12/rdp-thursday-beam/

http://cyranny.com/2022/05/12/rebate-word-of-the-day-challenge/

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2022/05/11/behave/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/05/12/your-daily-word-prompt-Iniquity-ydwordprompt-may-12-2022/

Aging

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Sew on a button?

You’ve got to be kidding!

My eyesight is only fair to middling

Even if I could see the button’s holes

To thread a needle is an impossible goal

My eyes are the first thing to go

Even my mind is now a bit slow

I try to stay “in the know”

But this body aging is a sorry blow.

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Cyranny’s 1MinFic

I’m pleading with you, master! Please take me back! I’m lost here in this huge forest. I hear noises all around I don’t recognize! Please take me back, I’ve learned my lesson and I won’t question you again!

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https://cyranny.com/2022/05/11/may-11th-1minfiction-challenge/?like_actor=102337606&like_hmac=aafe493356e240a7c83dafbd181d4edb&postid=62711&like=1&source=sub_email

MLMM Photo Challenge

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Herb liked to present himself in a good light, always dressing neatly, wearing the latest fashion, wanting to appear confident in his demeanor. This was his goal in life, to be “normal”, to appear in control, be accepted as an example of what a man should be. It was only that last glance in the mirror that he saw his true self.

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/05/10/photo-challenge-413/

Go Dog Go Cafe – Haibun

The range of haibun is broad and
frequently includes autobiography,
diary, essay, prose poem, and travel
journal.
A haibun is a combination of prose and
haiku.
The prose is brief and simple and
usually written in the present tense.
The haiku should not attempt to
repeat, quote, or explain the prose.
A haibun should be titled.

Child’s Dreamland

Photo by JpB

This is similar to my backyard, my childhood home in Vermont. Now it is a family member’s but she shares with me in my nostalgia.

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freedom for roaming

brooks, wood forests, hills to climb

beauty we enjoyed

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https://godoggocafe.com/2022/05/11/haibun-wednesday-may-11-2022/?like_actor=102337606&like_hmac=425db8a52d509fb0bbe914d0145ab25b&postid=20866&like=1&source=sub_email

Ronovanwrites Sijo

Ronovan Writes Sijo
Wednesday Poetry
Challenge #9. Use HIGH
SCHOOL as your
inspiration this week.

There are:

  • Three Lines
  • 14-16 syllables per line
  • A total of 44-46 syllables for the entire poem.
  • The first line of the Sijo usually sets the theme.
  • The second line elaborates on the first line.
  • The third line brings the poem matter to a close.

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an embarrassed flush at his glance, a secret crush on a senior

freshman novice in orchestra, senior encouraging friend

time seems endless at first with her friend, then graduation looms

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