Sue tried not to tremble and pressed her palms into the dentist chair arms. The machine taking X-rays was moving quietly around her head and she hoped it would hurry. It didn’t make noise or hurt her, she was just scared. She started to detect music playing somewhere and she thought, that doesn’t work, and let her jaw relax after holding the required piece of plastic firm in her mouth. It seemed the entire pace of the X-rays was interminable. Sue survived the trip to the dentist but was worried about the results. Luckily she needed no work done.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #495

A Fine Tailor

I entered the haberdasher shop

I heard it was considered the top

Business to fix something delicate and fine

I had a rip in my wedding dress

Because over time

It’s storage box failed and the lace was not right

The material failed and it was a sight!

So off to the tailor who’s work I had heard

Was excellent and with every word

I was convinced he was the best

After the repairs my fears were put to rest!

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Monday Poetry Prompt: Haberdasher

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Share Your World 21st September 2026

I can’t think of a reason

Why it’s this way

Congress seems oblivious to what’s happening today

Everyone says go and vote

Pretty soon they’ll be using remotes

Your vote, your choices need to be heard

Please show up in the halls, vote your conscious with words!

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS September 12, 2026

Julie adored her husband
Thought he’s best in the land
There was one thing however,
Should be banned
Joe constantly hummed
Any old tune
Didn’t matter whoever was
In the room
At church caused someone older
To give a hefty pat on his shoulder.

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The little boy sat near his folks. Storytime was newly implemented. They started with a classic, involving Nod. The child thought it was boring of course. He’d much prefer his usual character, Captain America or the Hulk. His parents insisted on the classics.

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Prompt Word!

Those eggs she never tried to fry

In a basket they sat to lie

They began to rot and spoil

Emitting foul smelling oil

If eaten might cause you to die.

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Laughing Along With A Limerick

Movie Monday – Little Miss Sunshine rugby843, posted in uncategorized

This is the best clip I could find of this movie from 2006.  It is a heartwarming, funny, sad, and beautiful movie.  It is rated R for language.  Different clips are available on YouTube.  I would suggest watching the one named “remembrance of things”, a personal favorite. I chose the one below because it gives a better view of the whole movie. It has some social commentary and I can’t imagine you would be disappointed when watching this film.

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Who uses typo as their official language, raise your hand!🙋🏼‍♀️. Now with AI butting in to everything we write, it’s not just the occasional – wishful thinking – that happens, it’s entire sentences! I was trying to write a text today and a weird sentence appeared, not even a tiny bit relatable! Can you tell I’m frustrated with AI? The country I live in that used to be named America, causes so much strife for those of us that have a brain is bad enough, we DON’T NEED AI mucking everything up!

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS September 19, 2026

”It’s not on the map! I told you to use Google Maps, because this app doesn’t keep up with new roads. Google app does!”

“Julie, dearest, we’re almost there, and she said she would leave a signpost for the party. You know, old Jim is turning eighty, you’d think it would be somewhere quiet, but no, she had to rent this huge venue. I don’t know how many will even show up, or how many have passed…what a thought, Julie. We’re circling the drain ourselves!”

“What a thing to say, Jim. I can’t believe you’re so pessimistic. Look! The signpost!”

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18 September 2026