Author Archives: LucciaGray

A Sonnet for the First Day of Summer. Rereading Shakespeare

This is a wonderful sonnet to celebrate the first day of summer. Enjoy! Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616  Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s leaseContinue reading “A Sonnet for the First Day of Summer. Rereading Shakespeare”

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Writing 101, Day Fifteen: Your Voice Will Find You

Today’s prompt: You’re told that an event that’s dear to your heart — an annual fair, festival, or conference — will be cancelled forever (or taken over by an evil organization). Write about it. Today’s twist: read your piece aloud, multiple times. Hone that voice of yours! Well, here goes part 5! Yes, I’m keepingContinue reading “Writing 101, Day Fifteen: Your Voice Will Find You”

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20th June, 1837. The Birth of an Era: Victorian Britain

On Tuesday, 20th June 1837, at 6 o’clock in the morning, Princess Victoria was awoken by her mother, the Duchess of Kent, because the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chamberlain wished to see her. She greeted them in her dressing-gown and slippers, and they informed her that her Uncle, King William IV had diedContinue reading “20th June, 1837. The Birth of an Era: Victorian Britain”

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Writing 101, Day Fourteen: To Whom It May Concern

Today’s prompt: Pick up the nearest book and flip to page 29. What jumps out at you? Start there. Today’s twist:  Write in the form of a letter. The novel I usually have at hand is Jane Eyre, but yesterday, I had been rereading parts of The Professor, also by Charlotte Bronte. I turned toContinue reading “Writing 101, Day Fourteen: To Whom It May Concern”

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Writing 101, Day Thirteen: Serial Killer II

Today’s prompt: Earlier in the course, you wrote about losing something. Today, write about finding something. Today’s twist: For your twist, view day four’s post and today’s post as installments in a series. This post is the continuation of both day 4 and day 12. In day four, I wrote about losing oneself through sufferingContinue reading “Writing 101, Day Thirteen: Serial Killer II”

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Writer Wednesday Blog hop

Story Prompt:  Your story must include the 5 words provided and be related to the photograph in some way. Keep your story to 500 Words. And now for this week’s picture and 5 words: • Electromagnetic • Menopause • Shopping • Crummy • Footing Moongrape A giant video-screen projects an overweight middle-aged woman wearing noContinue reading “Writer Wednesday Blog hop”

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Writing 101, Day Twelve: (Virtual) Dark Clouds on the Horizon

Today’s prompt: Today, write a post with roots in a real-world conversation. Today’s twist: include foreshadowing.   Last night I dreamt I returned to….  Part 2. I had to go back. I needed to go inside. I had to speak to him again. Just one more time. I knew he was still there. He toldContinue reading “Writing 101, Day Twelve: (Virtual) Dark Clouds on the Horizon”

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things with Edges

 EDGING TO WORK… For this week’s challenge, I’ve decided to take you for a walk along the edges I see every morning on my way to work. I park my car at the University of Cordoba’s main office. This twentieth-century neo-Moorish building, used to be the Faculty of Veterinary Science, before it was transferred toContinue reading “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things with Edges”

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Writing 101, Day Eleven: Size Matters

Todays’ assignment: Today, tell us about the home you lived in when you were twelve. The twist: pay attention to — and vary — your sentence lengths.   Last night I dreamt I returned to… Part 1 Perhaps it all began the day I stood outside my door, my previous door, my ex-door, my late door, myContinue reading “Writing 101, Day Eleven: Size Matters”

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