WQ #8: Below the Surface


The word for this week’s Wednesday Quotes is Below.

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Friday Fictioneers: Seeing Dad


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#Bloganuary Prompt Day 24 – Vivid Dream


Day 24

Write about a dream you remember.

I had a very bizarre dream a few nights ago. That’s how bizarre it was. I still remember it despite what people say about us forgetting our dreams the next day.

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Friday Fictioneers: Dreaming of Paradise


PHOTO PROMPT © Bradley Harris

Where am I?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Last of 2021 Gardening and Weird Numbers Nightmares


Hello and welcome. Come on in and let’s talk but first, we must have drinks. I’m in the mood for a mug of hot chocolate, how about you?

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Talk about that dream…


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There’s a lost dream somewhere – one where I had imagined myself as an adult, getting married, having children, living in one of those suburbs with identical houses – where did that dream go? Is it cheesy to think this dream would be my happily ever after?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: An Easier Week


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Good morning, welcome, and come on in to join me for a cup of coffee and a scintillating and possibly-controversial conversation.

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Silent Sunday: Dreaming of the Open Road


#WeekendCoffeeShare: Weird Dream, Potential Work Burnout, What’s Next?


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Good morning, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? About 10 months since our last Weekend Coffee Share? Lots have changed to the point that our coffee share have become more virtual than it’s ever been.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: It’s been a while…


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Good Sunday morning! Thank you for joining me for another edition of #weekendcoffeeshare. Come on in and enjoy a cup of instant coffee with me. Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: It’s been a while…”

Sunday Photo Fiction: True Calling


Photo Credit: Susan Spaulding

“There are so many twists and turns in life.” Susanna says, “and when life serves you a lemon, you will try to make the best lemonade there is.” She chuckles nervously while the camera-guy stares at her with confusion. Continue reading “Sunday Photo Fiction: True Calling”

Share Your World – Week of June 12, 2017


What do you do when you’re not working? If you are retired, what do you that is not part of your regular daytime routine?

I keep forgetting I’m no longer in school therefore no homework and lots of spare time when I’m not at a desk. Continue reading “Share Your World – Week of June 12, 2017”

Share Your World – Week of June 6, 2017


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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers: The Dream


She opened her eyes and could feel the chilliness of the air. Continue reading “Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers: The Dream”

The Alarm in the Dream


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Thought of the Day #8


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Instead of going a whole week of Humor of the Day, I’ve decided for the rest of the time, I’ll circulate between Thought of the Day, Photo of the Day, and Humor of the Day. Continue reading “Thought of the Day #8”

Thought of the Day #7


Passion and Persistence

Passion and Persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true but there are no shortcuts. – Diane Von Fustenberg

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End of Semester Nightmares


I woke up screaming last night. I checked the time – it was 2:10 am. My end of semester nightmares are starting again. Ugh!  Continue reading “End of Semester Nightmares”

The Strangest Dreams


At the end of July, I wrote about a vivid and dramatic dream I had about my mom and I vacationing on an island. Continue reading “The Strangest Dreams”

Dramatic Dream


I woke up this morning with a blast of sunshine in my eyes after forgetting to close the blinds before heading to bed last night. Continue reading “Dramatic Dream”

New Year Inspirational Quote #3


Once more, I’d like to thank these three awesome bloggers for nominating me for the 3 Quotes 3 Days challenge. Continue reading “New Year Inspirational Quote #3”

Dream Tale


I have written a similar prompt when I did Writing 101, to read it, click here. As for a song for the future, it’s too soon to decide.

My brain woke up quite early this morning, way before my eyes wanted to open anyway, and spent a good hour or so lying in bed listening to my mom’s loud phone call while thinking about the incredible dream I had. It was so incredible that I now have this story implanted in my head but I can’t write it because for one, it was way too spotty, like, why did these events happen and for another, it’s rather silly to talk about.

Should I at least say something about it? Then be on my merry way to finish my novella. I was so incredibly close last night and I thought I would go to sleep to have a dream that will tell me what to write next but instead, this strange dream is now keeping me from writing anything. Oh yes, it is a definite yes. I have to talk about the dream.

The dream started with the song “Bye Bye Bye,” you know the song by the popular 90’s boy band, Nsync? I have no idea how that song got in my head. The last time I heard that song was almost a month ago when I was driving home from something. It was a weird rendition, live, by a church choir.

Next, the dream became me sitting in front of my computer, in the dead of night searching editing jobs on the freelancing job-site and strangely, I won a bid. I was to proofread this document and send it back. The document was quite badly written. The most distinct error I remember from the dream was Howre’re you. I have a feeling someone is terrible in spelling.

Then I can feel time sped forward a few weeks because I found myself pacing in my room. Apparently, I haven’t received the payment for my job. My tablet suddenly let out a loud buzz. It was a phone call in Google Hangout. I answered. This is where the dream turned into an action movie.

I was dressed in black and I was moving stealthily along the side of a building. I had a feeling I was rescuing something. Who, I don’t know. I entered a room that resembled an underground parking lot. The light was so dim that it made everything look green. It’s almost like the kind of place you expect surprises to fly at you at any second. I somehow knew where to go though as my feet voluntarily guided me to the spot where a large man appeared before me and behind him was a woman tied and gagged. I didn’t recognize her but obviously it wasn’t her choice to be in this position.

As I approached, I realized I was only about a third of the man’s size. I ran toward him, apparently that was what dream me did. I fought him, incorporating fighting skills I have only seen in movies and won. Then it all just ended. My sweet dream. I opened my eyes a bit, it was day, and all I could hear was the sound of my mom talking to my aunt on her computer.

I would have posted this sooner to get it off my chest but the moment I began to sit down and write, she’s got something else for me to do. Some other problem. Some other chaos that needed attention. *sigh*

There went my whole morning.

Daily Prompt – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

To Places of Curiosity


Before blogging, I used to spend most of my free time watching television shows on Hulu and one of the show was House Hunter International. I watch this show not because I want to know what fabulous houses people are going to buy. I watch it because it spends a segment of every episode exploring the location, from basic detail like where it’s located to other fun facts like economy and its chief import and export, facts that might just get the viewers curious enough to visit the place as well.

Some of the places I want to visit someday, in general, are South America and Asia (excluding China). Of course, I want to see Europe as well but watching news, travel shows and reading some of the travel blogs got me curious about these places about whether or not the news had been exaggerating about these places or if it’s indeed dangerous to visit. Like Mexico, my mom told me that severed head hung on the highway. Hair sticks out my skin just to hear that. Yet I see people house hunting in Mexico. I know there are good places and dark places and then there are places that are too dangerous to visit but you know what I mean? Curious.

Pailón del Diablo waterfall, Ecuador
Like this waterfall in Ecuador

Like my mom, I am sort of a history buff as well. So I want to go into the heart of South America and explore all the places that only a few tourists are interested to go there. I want to mingle with the locals and learn about the culture instead of doing what tourists do, lay on the beach and go shopping.

Michu Picchu, Peru. The "lost city" of the Incas.
To explore the “lost city” of the Incas

I have to laugh a little because two years ago, before I even graduated with my Bachelor’s, I was already looking for jobs outside the U.S.. At the time, all I was thinking was getting the hell away from my mom because she wasn’t as tolerable as she had been these past months. Anyway, I showed her the list of location I want to apply and she was like, “you can’t go there. It’s too dangerous. No, you can’t go there either, living is too expensive there.”

Basically, the only places she approved were China and U.K. because she’s got a friend there and told me I could bunk with her friend and her husband. Okay, that would be the last thing I want, have another reminder of home. She also urged me to go down under since she’s got a friend whose son goes to college there. Again, no.

That’s why I choose South America and parts of Asia as my dream destination for if I ever have enough fund to travel. To places of the curious minds and places my mom and her friends would never go.

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