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Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #1
Z is for Zip
I’ll give you a tip
It means the end, closed, zipped up my tents
Closed the doors
A to Z will be no more.
We’ve wracked our brains
Searched all Google mains
Most battles won
Now end of the fun
For another year
Raise the cheer
For a job well done!
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Howdy y’all! It’s gettin’ down to the end and I for one am ready to meet up at the OK Corral for some heavy liftin’! No guns allowed but horses and mules may be your plus one, it’s fine with us. If the Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, I’ll see y’all later.
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I need to speak up – that’s what I learned this month, and that’s saying something since I’m almost eighty years old. You’d think I was done learning basic life skills, but no. I had grown quiet in the last few years because I’m basically alone most of the time. Of course I write here on the blog, do some yelling, and you tolerate my opinionated self, but to say something out loud is rare. I spend less time with my family so rarely feel free enough to say what I think. The opportunity to speak out is rare in the small community where I’m living, and I try not to stir up trouble. I thought I had a friend who accepted my voice and when told never to call or text again, I was surprised. I had said Trump was an ass😳🤨I tried to apologize many times, no answers. So basically I shut up to everyone. Very sad times. Then there was a group I wanted to be in so I said, yes I’d like to, too. And my daughter told me she was proud of my for putting myself out there. What? Funny how parent and child roles reverse as we age. I spoke up and learned it is okay.
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This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts – April 28, 2026
Newspaper extra edition because of new urgent information covering breaking news. With this current administration the “extra special news” is often on Twitter, now X.
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In China, you might find a high place where people pretend to be shy and you start to think and wonder if this really is a Utopia. Inside the caves, is there a real plea for hunger, or are they quietly content?
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MLMM Monday Wordle #474
I have no clue
About the moon
Waxing and waning
Where do you get that training?
“Obviously”
“on the moon” the professor said
I looked around with dread.
The teacher adjusted his pipe
“Yes, all other theories are tripe!”
(See the four theories of the moon)
Waxing moon: moon appears to grow in size in a two week period.
Waning moon: phase where the moon shrinks from full to a new moon
Simply said, almost surreal
Especially the autumn appeal
Delicate foliage spreads in the wind
Waving their last puff, though pinned
Tiny fronds say their goodbyes
Sadly, through my eyes
Another season passes
Soft puffs among autumn grasses.
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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 04/28/2026
President Trump, now confirmed as a conundrum, actions started as humdrum, so far slow witted, always beating his own drum.
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Welcome
If you want a tan in ten minutes time I suggest you get a ten ton tun of “Fun in the Sun”! It’s harmless but be careful, it works really fast, and you need a lot cause one dip in water, it doesn’t last!
I don’t lay out as the kids put it, my skin just turns red. Happy Saturday!
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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 25, 2026
The Bag Lady 
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