The Bag Lady

This week’s Story Starter teaser is:

HE STOOD THERE FOR A LONG TIME WATCHING THEM THROUGH THE WINDOW. He couldn’t believe how much they had grown. His mind drifted to ten years ago when they had set up Tball in the backyard to practice and she a tiny “catcher” standing behind her brother and he swinging the bat and catching her in the cheek. An ER trip ensued and his middle son was crushed with remorse. Her older brother quickly picked her up and after, they all sat around in the waiting room and then learned the cheekbone was only cracked.

Now he observes them playing ball in the yard again, she all tall and beautiful and her older brothers laughing as she hits the ball hard. “It’s a homer!” they yell and the father smiles.

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http://fivedotoh.com/2023/05/02/fandangos-story-starter-95/

https://lindaghill.com/2023/05/03/one-liner-wednesday-washi-person/

“Heartbreaker”

Artist: Pat Benatar Released: 1979 Album: In the Heat of the Night Genre: Rock

Written and composed by Geoff Gill and Cliff Wade, the song had first been recorded by English singer Jenny Darren on her 1978 album Queen of Fools, and Pat Benatar adjusted the original lyrics,

https://rugby843.blog

Does anyone else have a problem with Mr. Linky? Probably only me as usual… if I write anything requiring a link to this site, I take more time to finagle it than writing the post!

If you have old fingers like mine, and you hit (him) instead of the little box, it takes you to a lengthy green explanation of what (he) is. If you click back it goes away and you have to revisit the original prompt post to hit the link again.

Also, this requires me to follow myself to get an email of my posted response in order to have the url to post on the link. Confusing isn’t it? And too much time consumed to get it posted on Mr Linky. Maybe Mr. Linky is just Murphy in disguise 🤨

Maybe if you use a computer instead of a phone you have multiple windows so this back and forth nonsense is not a problem. I only use a phone. I wish we could just link to the prompt post without 🫨 Mr. Stinky (oh sorry, that was harsh) Linky.

https://rugby843.blog

The Expected One
1860
painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Museum: Bavarian State Painting Collections) wikidata.org

https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/05/02/tankatuesday-ekphrastic-poetry-challenge-no-318/

Pen us a poem of exactly 44 words, not counting the title, and containing some form of the word map. Post your poem on your own blog, and link up using Mr. Linky below.

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Map the expanse of love from

When first I saw you—

Marriage yield signs through “under construction” motherhood

The bridge of two in love to parents, crossed

Expectations road sign warnings here and there

Expanding with time, the map offers new travelers and destinations.

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https://dversepoets.com/

Sticks and stones all welcomed here

They make this home less austere

Colorful leaves and grasses too

All make my nest of twigs a true

Safe and restful place for chicks

I’m very careful what I pick

Any bits of soft I garn

A fabric’s thread or string of yarn

All to keep my children cleaved

Until it’s time for them to leave.

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http://dversepoets.com/2023/05/02/animal-architecture/

A visit to the library will engage children and spark the small readers into finding new worlds of fantasy and nonfiction adventures, historical accounts of real life and characters in fairytales. Both give the child an individualistic view of the world around them. Literacy is freedom.

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2023/05/01/wordle-320/

http://gmgblog.ca/2023/05/01/five-word-weekly-challenge-2318/

http://fivedotoh.com/2023/05/01/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-217/