The Bag Lady

Writing Prompts

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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge:10/01/2024

I feel I have to be honest, admit a craving or two

It could be only me, but maybe you too

It’s chocolate, it used to be a constant appetite

Now I’m satisfied with a small bite!

I think as I age

Savory is my plague

And eating salt for me is not right😢

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Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Unexplored

Pine Trees

-Chilled air seeping in

Windows only partly closed

Fresh, autumn, pine scents

Colder breezes send to me

Seasonal welcomed fragrance

-“to me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian carpet”. Helen Keller.

-Pine forests needed

Hardy character native

Needles, winter fare

Lovely pine trees offer scents

Citrusy, calming, cleansing.

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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge: Tanka Puenta, best and worst moments 10/01/2024 #syllabicpoetry

My handwriting was exceptional but after getting a computer, back in the dark ages, I rarely wrote using it. Letters to relatives and friends became less and less frequent, and typing was faster and easier, but the finished product was very neat, but not “personal”. Reading a handwritten letter is more meaningful. A note here: my grandson J who was born without arms, has the best cursive in the family! So, yes, I think it is a valuable tool. I think if more people actually took a pencil or pen to write a note or letter to their loved ones or friends, the world would be a better place. Too simple, you say? I can write here or email or text, blast someone, anonymously—possibly, but looking that person in the eye or sitting down to compose a letter, I might think twice. Shooting off a text is too fast and too easy and real communication is lost. Cursive writing is an art, taking the time to make letters as perfect as possible, so you have to think when you write. Isn’t that worth the extra time? And then there is calligraphy, another art form of communication.

Truthful Tuesday: October 1st, 2024

I just started reading a new book by Jack Carr and James M. Scott entitled “Targeted Beirut“, about the 1983 marine barracks bombing, and the untold origin story of the war on terror. “The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history.”

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 30, 2024) 📚📚

Your final three words for September are: PULL PUSH SHOVE

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Three Things Challenge #M833

Mist filled scene

Lonely life

Soft blues, greens

Rugged coast

Contrast clear.

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What do you see # 256- September 30, 2024.

He was a rogue, obviously, but did have somewhat gentle hands. Apparently the sentinel in front of her home was on a coffee break when the fragile woman was taken hostage. The silver heart bracelet she always wore was ripped away when he took her hand. She lay tonight, heart pulsing, the memory of her abduction fresh as it came every night, and finding no solace for her in the silence of her bedroom. These five years since, the recurring nightmare plagued her. She was rescued, her captor imprisoned, but there was still no peace for her.

MLMM Monday Wordle #392