Fandango’s Flashback Friday — April 12th
Wouldn’t you like to expose your newer readers to some of your earlier posts that they might never have seen? Or remind your long term followers of posts that they might not remember? Each Friday I...
View ArticleKeeping the Streak Alive
My first post on this blog was published on May 14, 2017, about a month shy of seven years ago. Since that time, according to my WordPress stats, I’ve published 11,230 posts (not including this one)....
View ArticleFOWC with Fandango — Wolf
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.). Today’s word is “wolf.” Write a post using that word. It can be prose,...
View ArticleA2Z Challenge — The Letter L
I am unofficially participating in this year’s A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is girlfriends. L is for Linda M. As I was thinking about what to say about Linda, I realized it sounds a lot like a...
View ArticleSoCS — Old 78s
For this week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt, Linda G. Hill has asked us use words that end with “ound.” After our mother died a few years behind our father, my two sisters and I went up to...
View ArticleWDP — Nine Years and Counting
Daily writing promptWhere do you see yourself in 10 years?View all responses Here is what I posted last year at this time when this same question was the WordPress Daily Prompt: As time marches on,...
View ArticleWeekend Writing Prompt — My Three Year Old Son
At the age of three, our son was a handful Sometimes he was like a Tasmanian devil Sometimes a whirling dervish Sometimes a tempest in a teapot (Exactly 27 words) Written for Sammi Cox’s Weekend...
View ArticleFOWC with Fandango — Gem
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.). Today’s word is “gem.” Write a post using that word. It can be prose,...
View ArticleSong Lyric Sunday — Hot Town
For this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams has asked us to find a song that includes in the lyrics “hot,” “burning,” “fire,” or “blazing, ” suggested yet again by Nancy aka The Sicilian Storyteller....
View ArticleSunday Poser — No Comment
For today’s Sunday Poser, Sadje wants to know… How many times do you respond to comments on your blog? How many tiers of comments do you think are appropriate? I try to respond to every comment by, at...
View ArticleCellpic Sunday — The Holy Land
John Steiner, the blogger behind Journeys With Johnbo, has this prompt he calls Cellpic Sunday in which he asks us to post a photo that was taken with a cellphone, tablet, or another mobile device. He...
View ArticleFOWC with Fandango — Antidote
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.). Today’s word is “antidote.” Write a post using that word. It can be...
View ArticleA2Z Challenge — The Letter M
I am unofficially participating in this year’s A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is girlfriends. M is for Marilyn W. Marilyn was in the in-crowd in our high school senior class. The group of girls...
View ArticleBits and Pieces — April 15, 2023
Just a few bits and pieces that I thought I might share with you today. Number 1 in the Nation Mississippi Christians have erected a 14th giant cross. The latest cross — 120 feet high and 64 feet wide...
View ArticleShare Your World — 04/15/2024
Di, at Pensitivity101, is our host for Share Your World each week. Here are her questions for this week. 1. Regardless of whether you had them or not, can you remember three popular toys from when you...
View ArticleAnswer Me This — Stupid Purchase
Suze, over at Obsolete Childhood has introduced a new prompt called “Answer Me This.” Suze says it’s “an alternative daily prompt” to the WordPress Daily Prompt, which she characterized as “ones that...
View ArticleFOWC with Fandango — Bemoan
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.). Today’s word is “bemoan.” Write a post using that word. It can be...
View ArticleA2Z Challenge — The Letter N
I am unofficially participating in this year’s A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is girlfriends. N is for Nancy P. Nancy was another one of the higher-up’s secretaries and she was a knockout. She...
View ArticleFandango’s Story Starter #145
It’s time for my weekly Story Starter prompt. Here’s how it works. Every Tuesday morning (my time), I’m going to give you a “teaser” sentence or sentence fragment and your mission, should you choose...
View ArticleWDP — Anywhere But There
Daily writing promptWhat place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?View all responses There are still a large portions of the world I’ve never been to, (e.g., the entire Southern Hemisphere),...
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