Thursday Photo Prompt – Deeper and Deeper… #Writephoto #shortstory #suspense


Credit: Sue Vincent

Deeper and Deeper we trek into the woods. We must be at least almost two miles in by now as my throat begins to feel parch. What does he want with me and why me? I keep asking myself as I focus on hatching a plan.

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Friday Fictioneers: Stuck in the Future


PHOTO PROMPT © Alicia Jamtaas

“Crap, we’re stuck.” Em said as she dusted off her dress. A few minutes before, she and her husband, George, leapt from her granddad’s beloved train aka time machine as it hurdled 88-miles-per-hour toward what used to be a ravine.

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CFFC: Reed, Read, or Red


Golden Reed
Red Tulips
Sign to be Read

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Share Your World – Week of February 8, 2021


Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com

In your opinion, do May/December (older partner with much younger partner) romances ever work?

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Lens-Artists Challenge #134: From Forgettable to Favorite


A few weekends ago, I spent a few hours sitting before my laptop with Adobe Lightroom Classic opened on the second monitor sorting photos. I knew I had a lot of photos but I was not expecting to be almost 5,000 photos. How did I manage to take so many photos and not remember that I took them?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: 168 Hours of Work, Sleep, Scrabble, and Blogging


Photo by Cyril Saulnier on Unsplash

Good morning, it’s cold out. Please come in and join me for a socially distanced chat and a cup of coffee or a hot beverage of your choosing.

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Friday Fictioneers: Who’s to Blame?


PHOTO PROMPT © Trish Nankivell

“Honey!” I shout and immediately, I can hear a pair of big feet padding down the corridor to outside the bathroom door.

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CFFC: Stuffed Animals


Last year, with the pandemic underway and a little too much time on my hands during the weekends, I decided to take up crocheting. Aside from sourdough baking, this was my second so-called “pandemic hobby.”

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Share Your World – Week of February 1, 2021


Photo by Amina Filkins on Pexels.com

If the government offered to suspend all laws, and law enforcement for 24 hours, letting you (and everybody else) do whatever you wish… Would you be in favor of it, or not?  (Credit for this question goes to Cyranny and her Daily Quickie Question)

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Birds in Actions


Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Wings

Lens-Artists Challenge #133: My Photography Journey


Japanese Plum Blossom

I think my photography journey truly began when I took and posted this photo (above) at the end of March 2015. It was this close up of the Japanese Plum Blossom taken with a simple Fuji 7.2 megapixel point-and-shoot that got me interested in photography and I haven’t stopped much since.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Longest Week


Photo by Marta Dzedyshko on Pexels.com

Good morning and thank you for joining me for yet another #WeekendCoffeeShare.

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Fibbing Friday: January 29th, 2021


What are florins, tanners and bobs?

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CFFC: Stacked or Piled Up


Naturally stacked

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Friday Fictioneers: Thoughts of an Egotist


PHOTO PROMPT © Marie Gail Stratford

Come on, announce the winner already!

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Blogging Insights # 64 — Talking to Aliens


Continuing from last week’s question, this week’s Blogging Insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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Share Your World – Week of January 25, 2021


Is it necessary to trust someone you like?  (friends, acquaintances or co-workers with whom you have no familial ties)

No. As my former co-worker used to say, “Trust must be earned.”

Do you hold grudges?   What do you do when someone really irritates you?

I do hold grudges sometimes. Not that I want to. There are some things that’s easy to forgive but hard to forget.

When someone really irritates me, I try to vent, get my anger out in the open before the anger turns to full-blown meltdown. If you follow my blog long enough, you’d know I vent my anger right here since I can’t do it in real life.

What’s the most sensible thing you’ve heard someone say?

It’s better to live in cooler climates than warmer climates because you can layer up to keep warm. In warmer climates, you cannot shed layers, otherwise, you would end up barenaked.

Is crying a sign of weakness or strength in adults? 

No, crying is a bodily function and it certainly does not show weakness in anyone.

Share Your World Challenge

MMLM Sunday Writing Prompt – Driving


This week’s prompt MMLM Sunday Writing Prompt is “Driving.

Driving Test

Photo by Lucas Pezeta on Pexels.com

Based on actual events…

“Did your sister call you?” I asked my mom when I met her in the stairwell for our afternoon walk.

Mom shook her head, “No, why?”

“She called me this morning, asking some very random, weird questions.”

“What kind of questions?”

My brows knitted together, “I couldn’t really understand her. She was whispering.”

“Oh, I think I know what she was calling about.” Mom said when we reached the first floor. “Isn’t she taking her driver license test today? She’s probably calling to ask you for answers.”

“What?” I shrieked. “She can’t do that.”

“Oh, just help her, won’t you?”

“Help her? Doesn’t she know ‘Cheaters never win?'”

That was my aunt’s 4th attempt at her driver license test. She would go on for another 6 attempts before passing the written test on her 9th attempt. As for the road test, even with over 10 years of driving experience in China, it took her 3 attempts to pass the road test. This is proof of karma and the phrase, “cheater never prosper.”

Lens-Artists Challenge #132: Striped


Stripes on the ground formed (I think) by underground volcanic activity
Palm trees that look like columns blocking the view of the houses
Taut cables in the sky

Lens-Artist Challenge

#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Earth Still Spins


Good morning and thank you for joining me for yet another #WeekendCoffeeShare. Don’t just stand there, come on in.

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Fibbing Friday: January 22th, 2021


What event took place on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021?

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Blogging Insights # 63 — More About Prompts


Continuing from last week’s question, this week’s Blogging Insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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Share Your World – Week of January 18, 2021


Why do we dream?

I believe we dream because our minds are trying to tell us something, something we may not be aware when we’re conscious, or when we are having trouble pinpointing our desires even if it’s temporary.

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