Here’s my Friday Flash Fiction Entry for this week. This is this week’s picture prompt: The required story element the conflict between man (not gender-specific) and self. what struck me about this picture were two things: the empty chair and the hats! How varied and amazing they are. I would have liked to write a story aboutContinue reading “Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 16”
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Three Line Thursday Challenge: Week Twenty-Four
This week’s picture prompt for Three Line Thursday comes from the talented F. E. Clark, Scottish artist and writer, who lives and works in inspirational and magical North East Scotland. Have a look at her blog and other work here http://www.feclarkart.com This is what the picture inspired for me: The dragon slept in herContinue reading “Three Line Thursday Challenge: Week Twenty-Four”
Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge: Symptoms
This week, at Carrot Ranch’s weekly flash fiction challenge, Charli Mills asked us to write a story to reveal a character’s symptoms in 99 words exactly, no more, no less. The symptoms of Dementia are devastating. My flash deals with the symptoms of Alzeimer’s, which is the most common type of dementia, by focusing onContinue reading “Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge: Symptoms”
A-Z April Blogging Challenge: Theme Reveal!
This year, for the first time, I’ll be taking part in the A-Z April Blogging Challenge. My theme is going to be: Author Spotlight April 2015. I’ll be including one author per day, whose name or surname starts with (or exceptionally includes), the corresponding letter for the April Challenge. Authors will all have a fewContinue reading “A-Z April Blogging Challenge: Theme Reveal!”
Building from Bullying. #1000Speak 20 March
A Peer Mediation Project While I was a High School teacher, I witnessed a lot of bullying. Mainly seemingly minor incidents such as: name calling, hiding or stealing personal objects, excluding by ignoring, spreading cruel gossip, etc. More recently, cyber bullying also became popular, where the same actions were performed on social media. Although teachersContinue reading “Building from Bullying. #1000Speak 20 March”
Three Line Thursday Week 23
Can there be joy in pain? Release in death? Beauty in tragedy? Can my fingers tickle the water and play a tune? Can my feet dance in quicksand? Why not? Sounds like I managed if I can write a three-line poem about it. Picture prompt: The pianists fingers tickled the surface, while hisContinue reading “Three Line Thursday Week 23”
Blogging From A to Z April 2015
What is Blogging A to Z April Challenge? Basically the idea is: 26 posts. 26 days. 26 letters of the alphabet, one post beginning with each letter, in April. Any theme, or no theme. Sign up and make sure you read at least 5 other blogs every day, too! Remember to pay it forward! YouContinue reading “Blogging From A to Z April 2015”
Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge: Ways to Unplug a Bully’s Power
There’s often no easy way of stopping bullies, unless they decide to stop themselves. Bullies have the advantage over those who are bullied. They usually exert their tyranny because they are in a situation of power over others, or they inspire fear in those around them. We’ve all come across some of them at someContinue reading “Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge: Ways to Unplug a Bully’s Power”
Book Review: Death on a Dacron Sail by Noelle Granger
Death in a Dacron Sail (Rhe Brewster Mysteries Book 2) Death in a Dacron sail is the type of book I love to read. It’s the second installment of the Rhe Brewster series. Read my review of Death in a Red Canvas Chair, the first in the series, posted a few months ago. The plotContinue reading “Book Review: Death on a Dacron Sail by Noelle Granger”
Three Line Thursday Challenge
Entwined Leaves trembling witnessed our promises. Reverent stems watched over your flesh and mine entwined. @LucciaGray Three Line Thursday: Three lines, maximum thirty words, in response to a weekly photo prompt. Have a look at the rules, admire the photo prompt, read the other entries, and why not take part? ************ The end ofContinue reading “Three Line Thursday Challenge”
