dVerse Poets Quadrille – Nibble

He darted in under the door
Freezing weather, he wanted more
Warmth my fire could provide
He didn’t even try to hide
I was startled, incredulous—
A mouse in my new house!
Cheese, crackers I fixed to nibble
Mousey thought were his own kibble.

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Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge

All gathered at the temple,
wanting to set a good example,
for the youth to choose the light,
choose their faith over might,
but soldiers seemingly prepared for death,
ignored memories told by elders’ breath,
traveled on to save the oppressed.

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https://godoggocafe.com/2022/02/08/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-tuesday-february-8-2022/

Fandango’s Story Starter

This week’s Story Starter teaser is:

Eileen was hesitant to open the door leading up to the attic because she was afraid when she got up there she might find…

Some secrets her uncle had hidden. Suspicious of her uncle, who held the opinion the attic should be under guard because he was getting forgetful in his seventies. This was a curiosity to Eileen, even though he had been chosen to lead the country a few years before. However, the attic was hard to open without a special card key only her uncle held.

NPR news reported the next week what Eileen had found when she decided to pocket her uncle’s key card and investigate:

Fifteen boxes of White House records that should have been at the National Archives have been found at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Keeping the boxes there violates the Presidential Records Act

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Hosted by Di at pensitivity101 Your three words today are:
HARD
CARD
GUARD

https://cyranny.com/2022/02/08/forgetful-word-of-the-day-challenge-2/#like-61347

3TC – Online Groceries

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/02/07/three-things-challenge-867/

On the great slate of things, I would rate my Walmart delivery service good. The people setting fragile bags of fruit on my doorstep are very good. I am reticent to swathe the shoppers of my grocery list in praise. I want them to check quality and freshness dates, is that asking too much? Apparently so.

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https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/02/07/rdp-monday-fragile/?like_actor=102337606&like_hmac=dd08f4cc6f40736edc8352db88e0d0c5&postid=12577&like=1&source=sub_email

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3TC +

Why so myopic? You can clearly see with those big blue fish eyes that I think of you with bliss. Now pucker up those beautiful maven lips and give me a kiss! Why cavil at my request? Is it such a task to ask for a little smooch?

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https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/02/06/rdp-sunday-myopic/#like-12549

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/02/06/three-things-challenge-866/?like_actor=102337606&like_hmac=c6c696ca99f601e62e0c6d0dc10280cd&postid=80123&like=1&source=sub_email

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The Sunday Whirl

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Vibrating shots cut through the rain with no hesitation, nailing the body to the shed doorway. “No miss here, Joe“ as they shoved aside the dog from his place of guard. Smells pungent as they entered the cabin and brushed aside the curtain covering the back room door. The facts of this meth lab became clear as they smelled before seeing, a leak from a container of ammonia.

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