“Hey Little One, Mom wants us to come out and take a picture with our stockings.” “Gee, Lucy. Why didn’t she do this yesterday at Christmas? “I think with all the excitement, everyone forgot.” “Yeah, the folks are like that.” “How about a ruckus first, Lucy?” “I could go for that.” “Whoa. What was that?” “The […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
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 […]
This week marks the anniversary of the lighting of the first national Christmas tree on the White House grounds by Calvin Coolidge on Christmas Eve in 1923. The tree was a balsam fir from Vermont and stood 48 feet high. It was also the first time electricity was used to light the green and […]
I thought it would be fun to stroll the neighborhood and take photos of some of the house decorations. Hope you enjoy it. This house has a very eclectic display. If you look closely you can see so,me pumpkins and a silver skeleton on the porch. The knocked-out Santa and the dragon add to the […]
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again, and this week’s prompt requires a visit by Linda Hill. In her words, “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ingle.” Find a word that contains “ingle” and use it any way you’d like in your post. Have fun!” I love how she […]
Here it is another Friday. It is Friday before Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. It makes it a pretty important Friday for sure. It is that kind of Friday that makes you really nervous if you don’t have all the gifts bought and all the plans made. It is the kind of Friday that makes you wish […]
“Hey, Dad. You think Lucy is going to wear those antlers?” “I very much doubt it, Little one.” “Here she comes. I’ll ask her.” “Don’t be surprised by the answer.” “The answer is no.” “I didn’t even ask a question, Lucy.” “I think you were going to ask if I would wear those reindeer antlers.” […]
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week, we all got into a stir over the fact that Jerry the server was not answering his phone. Wentworth made it clear that Jerry was supposed to answer, and the mobile phone was going to voicemail after one ring. Wentworth, Larry, and Andrew are headed […]
Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam is ready to fly to your shelves! Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene is now available in book form (Kindle and paperback). If you think you’re too old for a tale about faeries, it also has a dark side. For those who read the serial version at Teagan’s […]
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