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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Food Ritual

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Optional prompt for the "Friday Writings Week # 205" is  " . . . we’ll invite you to write about “ food as ritual .” "  ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Cranked Up

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         Cranked up the Jalopy  I cranked up the old jalopy  She was aching for an outing  Plenty of times was left behind  Was Mexico or Ca...
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Curious Betsy

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  "week's optional prompt, be prepared to write about three things you hate and tear them down, and/or three things you love and ce...
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Friday, October 31, 2025

Halloween Party

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  For "Friday Writings" we have been invited to write poetry or prose set on Halloween .   . . .               Party Time   Went t...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

My Trips

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. . .      . . .  Vertical Traveler ;  Satellite Machine  " I traversed the world  From top to bottom  Then bottom to top  Beautiful sc...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

"Time of Covid"

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"Ten situations for " Friday Writings " associated with the COVID   1.  Bad 2. Long COVID   3. A killer  4. Quarantine   5. ...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Van Gogh's Grove

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  Van Gogh's Busy Grove  Asleep in Van Gogh's calm retreat  I was awakened by a course  and whisky pitted noise from tongue  'Tw...
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October Month

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 . October month I claim  Dibs on big the letter "O" Precious month I was born  Little Sister as well  Years many years ago  The...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2025

My Little Sister

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 Our prompt for this week:  " . . . we'll be asking you to write about your siblings … or the lack of them. Or about sisterhood or ...
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Weary Days

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 Weary Days  Weary days, they induce  Induce restful night sleep  Sleep like a baby does  Head under the covers  Only nose and mouth out  We...
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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Autumn, First School Week

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Prompt of the week:  "we’ll invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by Autumn (rituals, foods, colors, celebrations… or anything t...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Sunny Open Road

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  Sunny Open Road  Open roads in the sunshine Top-down carrier's ready  Ready for its sunlit ride  Tall green trees along the way  They ...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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Petals on the Floor  Petals on the floor  Everywhere you looked  One was picked up not  a petal at all  'Twas papers were dropped  At th...
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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Time is Scary

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 Reposted from my "me, old blogs never read, and . . . " blog I'm a saver, meaning I don't throw things away. I just put s...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Snows not on the Windshield

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  . . .  Our drive to Missouri should should have been  unadventual in the back seat  Father was driving our Chevrolet  a 1934 black two doo...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Monet's Boat

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  Mr. Monet don't you fall  I like your boat hang on tight  Do you fish are you fishing  I'll come up closer and look  I'm not s...
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Monday, September 15, 2025

Tin Man and His Girlfriend

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Tin Man seemed down in the dumps this morning.  He was walking very slowly on the Yellow Brick Road, sniffling a little.   I called him, per...
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Thursday, September 11, 2025

14 Words of Love

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Our this week's optional prompt asks us to share 14 loving words, or words about love – any kind of love, for anyone or anything.  If th...
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Grandma's house

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 I r Ii I remember my Grandma H  When she married her mother's word  You are boss of the house, who comes,  and who goes and all that...
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Thursday, September 04, 2025

Good Stuff

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This week, we are invited to “tell us something good.  We know the world is full of a lot of bad, at the moment. So, any good (even if tiny)...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Can't Complain

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     (click on photo for larger view)  Good Evening All  Just a shorty  Bedtime's come and gone  Here to tell you  Lived a happy life  H...
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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Three Word Invite

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This week we are invited to write poetry or prose which explores (or includes) the following words: delulu, lewk, broligarchy. . . .  This l...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Rifts

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       What do I smell I smell a rift a'coming  Little boy holding his pants  Small in size he isn't big  Hasn't learned line et...
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Friday, August 22, 2025

Old Hat

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   Click on picture for larger viewing           That Old Hat  That old hat had belonged  Belonged to someone sad  Sad because the hat was ....
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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Spilled Beans

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  Who's Spilling the Beans  'Twas our little secret  No one was to know, awk  Every one on the street  Now they all are talking  Tal...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Go or Not Go

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   A Big Decision Made  I'm standing on the side  Beckons side of my bed  Back to bed or stay up  Small dilemma beckons  I'm soothin...
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Monday, August 18, 2025

Tin Man Troubles

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     Tin Man's Problem  Tin Man had troubles.  Rust was beginning to form on his limbs, all four.   Being a gardener of kind he turned t...
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Sunday, August 17, 2025

Tiny Beauty (Found)

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This week, our optional prompt is asking us to write on something small but beautiful.  I  chose the tiny fruit fly.  . . .      Battle of G...
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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Didn't Croak

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      Photo of Youngest Son's Clan, Copyright ©️ jimmiehov 2025, All Rights Reserved       Didn't Do Letter of missing the boat  My ...
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Friday, August 08, 2025

Be My

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  My Bod  I have but one body  Or can you find some more  nobody's somebody  Anybody might care  especially Mrs.  Peabody's big girl...
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