Simply Six Minutes

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You know how it is, just like they say, “opposites attract”. That was Joe and Julie, total opposites that happened to fall in love and ended up on an inherited farm in the countryside. Living there was an adjustment for both of them, but practical Joe knew they could make a living growing wheat on the property. It was a large parcel of land with fertile soil and he liked the physical challenge of the work. Julie on the other hand thought wheat was boring and decided to research any popular trendy products she could cultivate. She found lavender fit the bill perfectly. Once again the opposites found love. Love renewed with each other and love of the land and its yield.

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http://christinebialczak.com/2022/08/09/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-08-09-2022/

Fandangos Story Starter

I WOKE FROM A SOUND SLEEP UP WITH A START, TURNED ON MY NIGHTSTAND LIGHT, AND…

saw the biggest bear I’d ever seen! I knew vacationing in a cabin in this dense forest might be a risk, but what the dickens? I had taken all precautions: keep the trash covered, make sure the bells on all the doors and windows were working to alert me if there were any intruders, and keep a nightly fire going outside. But somehow this humongous bear was standing right there looking at me. He wasn’t growling, he wasn’t advancing, he was just staring.

“So dude” he said, “you play poker?”

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http://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/09/fandangos-story-starter-58/

dVerse Poets Quadrille

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At A Bar

“Whats your type”, boldly voiced
“Like hey man,
What’s your choice?”
“Uh”, flabbergasted at this query
He eyed her, possibly a bit too leery
“To what are you referring?”
She sat there practically purring
“No offense” she said smiling
Then he saw it—the beguiling.

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http://dversepoets.com/2022/08/08/quadrille-157-whats-your-type/

MLMM Wordle

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A nightly massage of sorts follow bald fangs as they march across my leg; a stream of milkshake hued marks, not scratches, appear on my dark skin. The consumption of pleasure overcasts the cat’s eyes and the adage “happy is the home with at least one cat” pops in my memory. Moonlight streaming in the bedroom window casts a leafy shadow and the stars radiate envy.

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/08/08/wordle-282/

The Sunday Whirl

She couldn’t breathe. Her forehead damp with perspiration while sparks and stars started to swirl in her vision and sprouting fireworks seemed to orbit around her head. She thought she might faint or had she already? A sketch art of her son’s empty shadow surrounded her and even her sisters couldn’t prod her awake. A nightmare dream had taken her consciousness away when she saw the body of her child laying in the grass.

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https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/wordle-565/

Husbands and Wives

I don’t need your approval

I am my own man

I always dress on a whim

I thought you’d understand.

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My dear, I absolutely agree

But when and if you’re joining me

You’ll change into a proper shirt

And trash that obnoxious tee.

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https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/rdp-sunday-understand/

http://cyranny.com/2022/08/07/approval-word-of-the-day-challenge/

https://chellebcom2.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/todays-prompt-absolutely/

https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/07/fowc-with-fandango-whim/