Ergo, the Ogre
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The Catwalk
It’s time for the Sunday Whirl Wordle Challenge. Below are the words we are to use in our stories or poems. Annaliese drained her wine glass and set it on her dressing table with an unsteady hand. Maybe some deep breathing would help. But when she closed her eyes, it made her dizzy and nauseous.…
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Fibbing Friday | 1/29/2021
It’s Fibbing Friday again and Pensivity101 is our host today. The questions are below. 1. What are florins, tanners and bobs? Fishing gear. Your tackle box is not comeplete without these little gems.2. What is Dead Man’s Fingers? They are a knock-off of Lady Fingers. You can find them at the end of Dead Man’s…
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Puddle-Chunked
It’s MTB (Meeting the Bar) night over at the dVerse Poets Pub. “Opening lines” is the theme: So come on poets, join me at the beginning. Let’s find that best first line: see if you can hook yourself a new reader with upfront vivid images and unusual word use maybe stick with tradition (starting top…
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Radiance Contorted
It’s Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poetry Pub. Jade/Li is our host today and she has given us the writing prompt, Way. Admittedly, she was a radiant bride. No groom ever looked hotter in a tux — It seemed normal. What told the tale The way you looked after The I-dos.: Desperation and regret…
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Afterward
It’s time once again for Poetics at the dVerse Poets Pub. Today, our host Laura Bloomsbury has asked us to Choose ONE of the lines below and write your poem as continuation where the poet left off, thematically, in the same mood, rather than literally. Give special thought to your own final lines. I chose…
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aka, The Abject Muse 