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weekly writing challenge

  • Fiction: The spark is gone

    I’m spying on my husband. I don’t feel proud of it, but it may be worth trying. He says the spark is gone. I don’t understand. Not too long ago the intensity of our love was so big and felt like an earthquake every time we were close to each other. Then it’s gone? All Read more

  • 50: Good morning, day!

    Waves breaking at the shore, sun starting to shine low in the horizon, a breeze blowing lightly and fresh. She stands, watching the waves and feeling the sand between her toes. The sand feels cold. A bigger wave makes the water find its way to her ankles. Good morning, day!   written in (late, actually Read more

  • Weekly Writing Challenge: Snapshots of Gold and Silver

    Straight lines. A few horizontal, most vertical. Some cutting the landscape diagonally, but always up, reaching for the sky. They are brown or grey. Occasionally disrupted by a fighting leave, trying to hold tight in spite of the wind. But today there is no wind. And the sky today is blue. If you look really, Read more

  • Daily Post Challenge: Haiku, entry #5

    This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I made it! Here’s my fifth and last one. sandy beach, warm sun inviting us to relax, life can’t be better Read more

  • Daily Post Challenge: Haiku, entry #4

    This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make them all, but I’ll try. Here’s my fourth one. when the sun sets down golden takes over the sky breath taking beauty Read more

  • Daily Post Challenge: Haiku, entry #3

    This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make them all, but I’ll try. Here’s my third one. benches on a trail inviting meditation feeling well at peace Read more

  • Daily Post Challenge: Haiku, entry #2

    This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make them all, but I’ll try. Here’s my second one. sad eyes on big face walking slowly towards me massive elephant Read more

  • Daily Post Challenge: Haiku, entry #1

    This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make them all, but I’ll try. Here’s my first one. big mountain over us it’s always there day and night watching us with love Read more

  • Weekly Writing Challenge: Dear Abby

    Dear Abby, I’m 37 years old and I’m aware that I have a great friends, wonderful nephews I babysit sometimes, an awesome job on a great company. A good life, most would say. But somehow sometimes I feel everything is just plain wrong in my life. My best friends are irritating and do everything wrong, Read more

  • Weekly Writing Challenge: Image vs. Text – Mornings

        This post was created in response to the Weekly Writing Challenge: Image vs. Text I never considered myself good at drawing, but also never considered myself too good at writing either and I’m still here writing… recently I draw some stick-men images to illustrate my workouts on one of my blogs, and the drawing Read more