Over the past months, I’ve been reading a great number of motivational and inspiring books on personal growth. I’ve also been listening to podcasts and watching videos on YouTube. This interest has sprung from a combination of factors as I’ve recently reached a few significant milestones in my life; I retired and turned sixty, andContinue reading “#MondayMotivation ‘Twelve Rules for Life’ #MondayBlogs #PersonalGrowth”
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#SoCS #Streamofconsciousness #Saturday Christmas Presents #Haiku
Christmas Presents Flyers everywhere, Come buy our toys on offer! Children’s paradise. It’s the time for toys! Parents, and in my case grandparents, spend hours searching for the perfect Christmas present in flyers and shops, asking children to write letters to Santa and promising he’ll bring the selected presents, of course. I’ve always had mixedContinue reading “#SoCS #Streamofconsciousness #Saturday Christmas Presents #Haiku”
#3LineTales Week 119 #FlashFiction ‘First Date’
First Date The children pointed to the orange scarf she had asked him to wear and ran towards him, begging him to tell them a story, so he told them about the extraterrestrial children who had brought magical stones as gifts for their earthling friends. She watched her enthusiastic students enthralled as he improvised hisContinue reading “#3LineTales Week 119 #FlashFiction ‘First Date’”
Carrot Ranch #FlashFiction Chellenge ‘Balloons’ #99Words
Balloons We love you. We miss you. At sunrise, all the children gathered in the playground to release their helium-filled balloons. Each carried a personalized message begging their classmate to come home. ‘How long will it take for Silvia to get the messages?’ Her best friend asked the teacher. ‘That’s hard to say,’ she replied,Continue reading “Carrot Ranch #FlashFiction Chellenge ‘Balloons’ #99Words”
Rereading Jane Eyre 