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Sunday, August 24, 2014

The first paycheck

Charlie was a little stunned to get his first paycheck and find it was nearly $200 less than he'd anticipated. Deductions, you know... Not quite as bad as the Company Store, though he does have to pay for his headset, for which he will be, they promise, re-imbursed when he leaves the company. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Autumn looms...

Sometime in the month of August, some part of my consciousness becomes aware that the days are getting shorter. I become aware of the inevitability of autumn weeks before the equinox that makes it official. I get the impression from what others say around me and even here, that I am not the only one... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

What did you never let your children do?

Seems to me, our society allows a great deal of license to our kids, so they don't learn about boundaries, respect, and basic courtesy. I could not abide baby-talk once my kids were capable of expressing themselves with a modicum of maturity. Cutesy baby talk is a device of emotional manipulation,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

If you could have a super-power...

Which one would you have? One of the most often-chosen is invisibility. Personally, I don't think much of that one. In real life, I often feel invisible already. I would go for the ability to fly. Think what it would save on airplane fares! What would you choose? Choose from this list, or add your... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Prompts

In the past two days, prompts have been inspired by Pat B and CC: 1--Write about your very first date. 2--Describe a house you find yourself in. Doesn't matter how you got there, just describe it as you go room to room. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Prompt: Get thee to a punnery...

It doesn't take much prompting or certain friends of mine, and me to be off on an adventure of puns, cascading one to the next. Last night, it began with my Lord of the Ring fan friend and me, and Charlie. It began with an image in the Great Eye of the Mind of a hideous little goblin with green... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Prompts: out of Blogit

Many's the blog here that has inspired comments and blogs of my own, and sometimes one comes along that draws poetry out of those shadow corners of my poetic 'right brain.' The prompt and challenge here is to find inspiration for a poem or a blog from some one of our fellow blogiteers. Post it here... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 21, 2014

The heck with deadlines...

The title is OVER THE SEA, the theme is-- the unexpected. Word count should be between 300-500 words. Let's have some more stories! Fantasy, biography, adventure, historical romance... What's in your wallet? Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

prompts: The Challenge!

I wrote mine, and posted it in the comments of the previous post, despite the weirdness of Blogit the past several days. I hope you'll give it a look and add your own! Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Taking a page from the London Storytelling Challenge

I decided to look up some of the other entries to that contest Charlie entered. If you're interested, here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=2014+Sci+Fi+London+48+Hour+storytelling+challenge Everyone registered by last Saturday received on Saturday, a title, a line, and a theme. They had... Sign in to see full entry.

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