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#Easy Peasy Writes – 8/27/25

“Unfair work hours!” “No vacation time!” “No pay increases!” “Too much sugar in the beans!” All valid complaints as the workers were on strike at the jellybean factory. “We want more flavors and more colors!” Even their children got involved, holding up their little crayon pictures of their favorite beans.

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Writing Prompts

“This is the worst part of my job”, voiced Charlie. “Everyone has a big old time partying, dancing, and drinking, and this is what’s left of it all. Sunday mornings here at the resort I thought would be an easy task, and I could do some beach and surf time. Cleaning up after these absolute slobs, I mean look at it! Doesn’t anyone know how to use a trash can anymore?” Charlie was venting to his girlfriend who was helping him clean up. They mistakenly thought this was going to be a great summer job.

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29 August 2025

My tiny great grandson is starting to grow and thrive!

Cinquain Poetry Prompt 15: THRIVE is your inspiration.

Chaos in Pens

everything askew

everything in chaos

chaos in homes

chaos in the streets

streets now unsafe

streets being controlled

controlled movements

controlled speeches

speeches curtailed

speeches sound off

off putting words

off kilter rules

rules for walking

rules for talking

talking heads dictating

talking not working

working people rounded up

working for democracy

democracy fading

democracy overruled

overruled by leaders

overruled in congress

congress inabilities

congress ineffective

ineffective law enforcement

ineffective judges

judges rulings denied

judges intimidated

intimidated throngs

intimidated families

families threatened

families separated

separated children from parents

separated from safety

safety no longer safe

safety is threatened

threatened innocents

threatened people of color

color of skin selections

color of thoughts ignored

ignored cries

ignored pleas

cries from innocents

cries from protestors

protestors herded

herded into pens

pens of internment

pens like livestock herded

herded

internment.

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W3 Prompt #174: Wea’ve Written Weekly

While swimming, Jesse found a toy floating in the lake. It was a puppet playing a tuba, dressed in Jesse’s high school uniform colors with a coupon for free popcorn at the next band concert.

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Can You Tell A Story In…

I saw a video of a female bear that was just walking along and many photographers were filming her and all she wanted was to get to a body of water. It made me sad. We are taking over wildlife habitats. We are ruining the environment while “camping” and leaving trash, etc in those areas. These campers also cause forest fires with their careless and unknowledgeable actions. The wildlife and beautiful forests were here first and their areas and homes need to be respected.

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Independent: state of not being controlled or influenced by others

Intrinsic: essential or inherent, belonging to something, or originating from within

Innate: originating in the mind, not acquired through learning or experience

Interested: showing curiosity or concern about someone or something

Imitiable: impossible to copy

Industrious: diligent and hard working

Inquisitive: curious or inquiring

Individualistic: unconventional, self reliant

Imaginative: having or showing creativity or inventiveness

Informative: providing useful or interesting information

Immediate: expeditious

Insightful: perceptive

Impatient: tendency to be quickly keyed up

Impulsive: quick and not thought out

Ineffectual: not achieving desired outcome

Insecure: not adequately fixed, lacking confidence

Insistent: not giving up, demanding

Irritable: having a tendency to be easily annoyed

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The good, the bad and the ugly page of words describing myself.

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #396

Today’s challenge is to write a poem using one of the syllabic forms here: https://tankatuesday.com/tanka-tuesday-poetry-cheat-sheet-for-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenges-2/ including personification.

What is personification?

Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities, emotions, or actions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract concepts.

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presenting Lady Iris

ruffled pink skirts are rain drenched

showered and sunning to dry

yellow capes to meet her day

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Filipino Tanaga poem, 7,7,7,7.

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 27, Personification, 08/26/25

The door to the study had been locked for years, yet tonight it stood wide open. A light shone from the study into the hall. Shadows were moving in the room and I thought I must be seeing things! I was. Robbers had broken in, gasping at the thought. I stepped closer and grabbed a heavy candelabra from the bureau in the hall. I was shocked to see dogs, about five dogs, running around in the room. Apparently the master of the hounds had broken in, using the dogs as protection.

As he saw me in the doorway, he tried to explain. “I’m owed a sum so I can retire and the master kept it in his desk, here. I only want what I’m owed. He promised I could retire and it’s been the ten years we agreed upon. I only want what is due.”

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Fandango’s Story Starter #215