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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Madness
Weekly Prompts
Another stab in the back…
First Line Friday
Book two in the series: The Angel’s Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Book 2) by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
“A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story. He will never forget the sweet poison of vanity in his blood and the belief that, if he succeeds in not letting anyone discover his lack of talent, the dream of literature will provide him with a roof over his head, a hot meal at the end of the day, and what he covets the most: his name printed on a miserable piece of paper that surely will outlive him.”
The Angel’s Game (El juego del ángel, 2008) is a prequel to 2001’s The Shadow of the Wind, by Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The novel marks a return to The Cemetery of Forgotten Books in Barcelona’s Raval district, and the Sempere & Sons bookshop. Like The Shadow of the Wind, it was translated into English by Lucia Graves and published in 2009. In Spain it was published in 2008.[1] The planned initial print run broke all publishing records in the country, with one million copies.
The Angel’s Game is set in Barcelona in the 1920s and 1930s and follows a young writer, David Martin.
In a once-abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, Martín makes his living by writing sensationalist crime stories under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque, “grand guignol” tales about the city’s underworld.
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First Line Friday: July 19, 2024 📚💞
MLMM Saturday Mix
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Lucky Dip – Saturday Mix, 20 July 2024
Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt
Simple words for anarchy: chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, lawlessness, nihilism, riot, turmoil, insurrection, tumult.
Ask yourself, “do these words reflect the actions on January 6, 2021?” Actions incited by a former president? If you answer yes, vote your beliefs. If your answer is no, open your mind, watch the videos, watch Trump’s speech—listen to his plea to take the capitol, listen to him carefully, every riot mob building push to violence simply because he lost an election, well proven.
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Weekend Writing Prompt #373 – Anarchy
REBLOG: Trump Unfit
Striving
I think your life choice’s gone amiss
Struggling day after day
Is not worth what they pay
And for you, there is no chance
You’ll last to repeat this dance
Fighting to get that stone uphill
Takes all of your inner will
Just step aside
Let it slide
Realize how hard you’ve tried
Change your life, it’s up to you
And something only you can do.
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Thanks again Kevin!
No Theme Thursday 07.18.24
The Unicorn Challenge
Joe sat there, contemplating his choice. He wanted to impress her, of course and he was an excellent cook. He had all the supplies necessary for a romantic dinner. Joe ordered another beer. He had calculated the time it would take to shop, go home, shower, get dressed in a nice casual outfit and then don his lucky apron and start cooking. It was her favorite meal, Risotto.
The Unicorn Challenge-19/07/24
Fandango’s Flashback Friday
No Theme Thursday
The raven always did his best.
He was quiet now
had ruined their vows
replaced the love
and their sickening white dove
with a sinister mood
said their love was untrue
and they would rue
the day that they met.
His feathers always shiny and wet
added evil tones to his vest
along with gray skies, thunder and rain
the raven brought two lovers pain.
The raven’s job as the witch explained,
was to always cause a disharmonious reign.
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No Theme Thursday 07.18.24
The Bag Lady 
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