Where are you, altruism? Are you hiding too? Honesty and truthfulness are black and blue. Battered around these days, cannot make a goal or run. The beauty of your words are no longer fun. We think we will and can instill a sense of right and wrong. Our children need it, maybe sing a new song? One of love and peace for all. The chances of this, I think, are very small.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 23rd, 2026
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Respond to this Friday Faithfuls challenge by writing anything about why it is difficult to understand things we are unable to see, or discuss the mysterious qualities of light, or explain why some of the old Greek stories helped us to learn about the world, or anything else that you feel fits.
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Anything that fits, a broad prompt allowed
I think of persons hiding, people cowed
The light is their enemy
In a hide and seek game
Thugs keep searching
They don’t even need a name
Grabbing, herding
Just cattle to their mind
Thugs’ violence so grave
Even darkness cannot save
We used to think putting thugs into the light
Being judged by actions we can clearly sight
No more the safety behind a hidden stave
Hunters use violence, the grievous way they behave.
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Aether or Ether Conundrum
Julie started jumping up and down. For months, she asked Joe to take her to the fair, squealed when she saw her two favorite rides, the Ferris wheel and the Kamikaze. “Oh gosh, Joe, look! They have the Kamikaze!”
“The Kamikaze is exactly what it says; ride on that you’ll probably crash! The safety inspectors get paid to overlook things in these cheap fairs. It’s too dangerous.”
After the Ferris wheel, Julie insistently pulled at Joe’s arm. Finally they strapped themselves in and after two wild jerky rounds, Julie threw up in Joe’s lap where she was hiding.
“See? Kamikaze!”
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23 January 2026
Impatience, well I could write a book on that concept. As a young mother my patient demeanor lasted until my third child under five came along. Somewhere in the line my childhood dream of leading the life of Cinderella, I didn’t realize no dwarfs or magic brooms were included. I still wanted everything to be perfect and that’s when the ugliness of impatience came to visit like an unwanted guest. Now that I’m old, I realize how much frustration I suffered being impatient – too much! Life slips by quickly. My advice now is just go with the flow. Everyone including yourself will be happier.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 22nd, 2026
Joe was not your ordinary wrestler, he loved ballet. Having a body shaped like an egg, it was difficult to aspire to that profession. Almost a comic sight secretly practicing one pirouette after another, his body shape helped achieve them. No one seemed to deduce possibly ballet interpreted symbol on his uniform.
Can You Tell A Story In…
I chose number three
It still resonates with me
A funny little childhood routine
I remember as fondness, not to demean
I wrote a story about this time
Meaning it comically but not in rhyme
Published on my post
Then received a response, darker than most
Was from my sister I thought fine
Ended up blocking her after a time
She said in public here
That’s not what happened, not funny, but fear
She remembered somehow, totally untrue
But went on to describe what she thought she knew
I was embarrassed for my followers to think
My childhood stories false, which I had inked
This went on till her perspective
Was caused by some *mental defective
As stories she vented were not true
I ended up blocking her from my blog view.
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*diagnosed shortly after
Reena , I’m not sure if this is what the prompt required
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #414
Just a reminder you can put this one number in your phone and reach all your congress members. (202) 224-3121
You will just get a voicemail box but they do track it all. The limit is like 40 seconds so it literally cannot take too long and it does feel a little tiny bit better to have taken a single action.
The DHS budget is national so this is worth doing in whatever state you live in. Besides, they will, unchecked, soon be everywhere. Was “ICE occupies Minneapolis (Minneapolis!!!)” on your bingo card this year? Mine either.
***Don Wood
I entered the room, saw him there
Uniform neatly pressed
Smitten
Those big brown eyes, short dark brown hair
Certainly was obsessed
Bitten
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History of the love first sight
Hearts askew with newness
Romance
One look attraction has its might
After that, it’s trueness
Life’s dance
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W3 Prompt #195: Wea’ve Written Weekly
Ego
Mirrors reflect
Right or left brain working
What you are, will be determined
Intel
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Cinquain Poetry Prompt 36: EGO is your inspiration.
The Bag Lady 
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