It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this week’s prompt is “nail.” Linda Hill says we can use it as a verb or noun. She also cautions us to have fun. If you would like to join in on the fun visit Linda’s blog and read how easy it is. Here […]
Friday is here, and so are we. (You. are there, right?) The bars are open, and folks are having a swell time. Here’s a piece of information that should have the word DUH hung on it. Memorial Day was May 26th, precisely 14 days later (yesterday) the number of Covid-19 cases here in […]
Since we got a cold front last night, the morning temperature is in the 70s instead of the 80s a perfect time to play outside. “Hey, Lucy. Come on out. It’s beautiful.” “Coming Little One.” “Wow. You are right. Smell that air.” “I know. Feels so good.” “Okay, so Let’s kick the ole ball around.” […]
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we learned that one of the hitmen after Larry and Andrew is a former Serbian secret service guy. The lieutenant knows a guy who is a Serbian crime lord. The Lieutenant doesn’t think the guy is involved but might know something. He and our […]
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
Since a lot of us are writers and this week marks the 71st anniversary of the publication of George Orwell’s 1984, I think we all should go and see what it was like at the launch. If you are going to go grab a copy of the list of things not to do so, […]
I thought it would be a good idea to look around the neighborhood and check on how the deer are doing. Come along. Someone’s front yard and a doe. Our neighbor’s front yard with a doe and fawn. The fawn is caught kicking up its hind leg. A doe in our yard wondering what we […]
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again, and this week’s prompt is explained by Linda Hill. “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “fan.” Use it by itself or find a word that starts or ends with it. Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!” If you would like to join […]
It is Friday again, and I know Twiggy is happy. She always looks forward to Friday for some strange reason. She’ll be glad it’s here. As for me, it seems to be like any other day for sure. In fact, I was thinking (Uh oh) while on a bike ride. A ton of random […]
“Hey, Lucy, I’m just finishing breakfast. Want to play? “Sure, Little One. I like this little squirrel.” “I call that one, ‘My Baby.’ “Oh, I guess you don’t want us tearing it up then. How about this toy that looks like lights?” “I’m not sure, Lucy. I’m thinking maybe a new toy.” “Oh brother. You […]
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