Monthly Archive: May, 2019

99 word prompt : strawberries and mint

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May 30, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes strawberries and mint. The combination evokes color contrast, scents, and taste. Where will the combination take you?… Continue reading

Today

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Today What is today? I wish to live. What is life? Have I conquered? What am I fighting? Have I prevailed? No body, no life. Why do we strive to achieve? For after… Continue reading

Lightning Thoughts

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I’m writing this from work during my lunch minute. Nothing destroys your plans as effectively as lightning striking your DSL line.  There was one small dot of cloud cover and most of it… Continue reading

Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Work

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I’ve been told that war is 90% anticipation and 10% action. There is physical war and there is mental war:  Mental war is called work. Work is 90% “Will I ever get caught… Continue reading

99 word #prompt : a story without ice

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May 23, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story without ice. It can be a world without ice or a summer camp that runs out of cubes for… Continue reading

Humor found elsewhere

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This was found on SMNOS (social media not otherwise specified).   .. . . . .And finally…

15,000

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15,000.  That’s the number of words I’ve written so far.  In 3 days. I still don’t have a title I like, but that can wait. Another chapter roils around in my head… at… Continue reading

Floridians be like, “We still recognize bad grammar when it’s over 90F.”

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It’s that time of year again. We made it through January (aka “when hell freezes over) We made it through February (aka “short man month syndrome) We made it through March/April (aka when… Continue reading

Senseless Sunday Sarcasm: Writing Frenzy

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Never ask a writer, “What do you do for fun?” Today, I bleached the living room floor and drove hubby out of the house.  He hates bleach.  I hate cantaloupe.  He bought one… Continue reading

Censorship

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  I read that two WordPress blogs were taken down because someone in Pakistan complained. https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/17/wordpress-com-blacklists-blogs-critical-of-islam/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=daily&utm_content=links&utm_campaign=20190517 EXCERPT:  “A few weeks ago Twitter Legal notified us that this tweet violated Pakistan’s (sharia) laws. @WordPress… Continue reading