Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt #394
incorporating the word βberateβ in exactly 90 words.
I have also used one of the awesome images by Kevin
at No Theme Thursday. In 90 words, this is my story.
Author: Nancy's Notes ποΈβ¬
Daughter of Sicilian immigrants, wife, mother, grammy, friend, empath, survivor, dreamer, storyteller, humorist, singer, musician, author, blogger, wannabe-poet, plant rescuer, cook, lover of good wine, food, iced cappuccino, elephants, the sea, Montauk, Sicily, movies and music, especially my beloved Beatles. β‘βοΈβ¬
Santa Baby
Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #116.
This weekβs prompt word is βblindβ. I thought this image from Kevin
at No Theme Thursday worked quite well. This is my 6 word story.
This Or That
Written for Kymber Hawkeβs Get To Know You #45.
Here are her three questions and my three answers.
Want To Watch A Movie? – Encore
Todayβs movie suggestion comes from our friend SueW; check out her site; itβs a delight. https://nansfarm.net/.
This is a new one for me. Hereβs what IMDB had to say about The Holiday:
Amanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas β both trying to forget their troubled love lives .β¦ until love finds them anyway.
Well, sounds like my kind of flick and itβs already on my watchlist. I know what we’ll be watching tonight!
Let’s check out the trailer:
Iβll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! π₯ πΏ π₯€
NARΒ©2024
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Want To Watch A Movie?
Bill and I have agreed (for research purposes) to watch more movies with a holiday theme. This is our first one and, boy, it’s an oldie but a goodie …. a true classic with one of my favorite actors …. Jack Lemmon. Itβs not exactly a holiday movie, but most of the drama unfolds during the Christmas season, which earns it a spot on my list. The Apartment, which won five Oscars (including Best Picture), follows a lonely insurance worker named C.C. Baxter (Lemmon). To climb up the corporate ladder, he starts to lend his Upper West Side apartment to company bosses who are having romantic affairs. However, things get complicated when Baxter learns that his own manager is hooking up with the woman he has feelings for. They don’t make them like this anymore. Here’s the trailer:
Iβll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! π₯ πΏ π₯€
NARΒ©2024
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller, Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
Here Comes The Sun
Written for Song Lyric Sunday. This week in his post,
“Best of the Best”, Jim Adams has asked his readers
to write about a song that won the Brit Award for
Outstanding Contribution to Music. Here is my choice.
WordPress Daily Prompt
The Continuing Adventures of George and Martha, Vol. 6: PotΔto PotΗto
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are
asked to get creative in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration. This is my story.
Final Surprise
Using one of the very cool graphics from Kevin
at No Theme Thursday, this has been written for
dVerse Poets Quadrille #214 – βGoing Out With A Bangβ.
Theme suggested by Punam; this is my 44 word quadrille.
Another World
Written for Friday Fictioneers. Our host Rochelle
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration
to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.
Things were easier then, life was different. Kids felt safe in their little bubbles. Iβd cycle to my piano lessons, cutting through the empty lot without a shred of fear.
Iβd ring the bell for my lesson; if my teacher didnβt answer immediately, Iβd wait on the bench. One time I waited so long, I was about to leave when the door flew open and a girl came running out, sobbing, her clothes a disheveled mess. My teacher called out after her. Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
My only reason for ever feeling fear was the way my piano teacher looked at me that day.
NARΒ©2024
100 Words
This is βWash Away Those Yearsβ by Creed
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A Walk On The Wild Side
My only excuse for what youβre about to read is that I have a lousy head cold, a cough and a sore throat which have thrown me off my game. I know the Mixed Music Bag prompt letters for December are X, Y and Z. However, in my Delsym Cough Syrup-induced stupor, I thought the letters were U, V and W. I spent too much time working on this post and I donβt have the energy or desire to start over. I could have ditched it and skipped this week all together but I think itβs a pretty good write so I decided to keep it as is. Todayβs post is brought to you by the letter V.
Continue reading “A Walk On The Wild Side”With Love From Us: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poetics where the theme is
βDespite and Stillβ. My inspiration is the poem seen below
written by John N. Morris. Here is my haibun.
Holiday Sounds
A Dangerous Profession: Part 1
Written for OLWG #395 where this week the three
prompts are 1) carving out a niche; 2) I suppose;
3) no doubt about it, as well as Melissa’s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge #298, FOWC βsunriseβ, FOWC βbotherβ,
FOWC βauntβ, FOWC βfascinatingβ, FOWC βfolksβ, FOWC
βdecisionβ and FOWC βinfiniteβ. This is my story.
Yo Ho
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt #393
incorporating the word βoccidentβ in exactly 23 words.
Also for Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge
(red) and FOWC (vague). In exactly 23 words, this is my flash.
Want To Watch A Movie?
Here’s a flick we hadn’t seen in a while. We watched it again last night and remembered why we enjoy it so much. If you’re looking for something that’s very funny with just a touch of sentimentality, then this one is a good choice for you. It’s a no-brainer; sit back and be entertained by Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and Betty White in “The Proposal”.
This is the premise: When up tight New York editor Margaret faces deportation, she convinces her assistant Andrew to marry her in return for a promotion. However, when she visits his hometown, it changes her in many ways. Here’s a clip:
Iβll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! π₯ πΏ π₯€
NARΒ©2024
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
Just Our Luck!
Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #115.
This weekβs prompt word is βfortuneβ. Here is my 6 word story.
The Eighth Of December
A tribute to John Lennon who was taken from us on this date in 1980. Many of you have read this; many of you who are new to my site have not. Please indulge me one more time. Roughly four years ago I had the great pleasure and honor of narrating a few of my stories on the BBC Radio program called βUploadβ. I also submitted my story, βThe Eighth of Decemberβ, never expecting to receive an email from the program manager of the radio station asking me if Iβd like to read my story and do a live interview. To us here in The States, The BBC is a pretty big deal so I was rather blown away and, despite my nerves, I agreed to the interview. The format of the radio station has since changed and βUploadβ was replaced by another show; itβs now impossible to find my interview. All I have is my story; every word is true. This is βThe Eighth of Decemberβ.
Continue reading “The Eighth Of December”Amazing Light Show
December Illuminations at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park posted by our friend Gary. Check out these gorgeous holiday displays. It’s a no-brainer; just sit back and enjoy the show! Thanks for the excellent pix, Gary!
This is “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” by Bing Crosby
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
Keeping It Casual
This week Jim Adams has asked his readers in his post,
“Recognizing and Celebrating the Most Outstanding Albumβ, to write
about a song that won the Brit Award for Album of the Year.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here is my choice.
Who Could Ask For More
This week at Writing Prompts, Esther has teased us
with the word βgiftsβ. Meanwhile, Gerry and Sue
at Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge have
offered up the word βdecorationsβ. This is my story.
Shapeshifter
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are
asked to get creative in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration. This is my story.
Christmas Tree Soliloquy
Written for dVerse Poets where we are encouraged to compose an
Etheree based on trees β¦. Christmas or fir-themed … consisting
of 10 lines. In an Etheree, the first line has one syllable;
the second line has two syllables, and so on, until there are
ten syllables in the tenth line. We are asked to create our Etheree
in the shape of a tree, with two extra lines of 2 syllables
each forming the trunk of our tree. This is my Etheree.
Obsolete
Written for Friday Fictioneers where our host
Rochelle asks us to use the photo below as inspiration
to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.
Eric, Jimmy & Jeff, Oh My!
This is Glyn’s Mixed Music Bag β Week 49 and we are
asked to choose a song by a group or solo artist whose
name begins with the letters X, Y or Z. This is my choice.
A Show About Nothing: A Cinquain
Written for dVerse Poets where the
challenge is to write a poem based on
Favorite TV Shows. This is my Cinquain.
The Downstairs Maid
Written for OLWG #393 where our prompt words are
1) broken yellow teeth; 2) Austin Pendleton – as Fred; 3) prodigal.
This is my story.
Finally Sixteen
Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #114.
This weekβs prompt word is βfreedomβ. Here is my 6 word story.
To Soothe The Savage Breast: An Ovi
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #76.
This weekβs inspiration word is βcalmβ.
Take a nice deep breath. This is my Ovi.
So This Is Christmas
This week at Writing Prompts, Esther has teased us
with the word βChristmasβ. Here are some happy
childhood memories from a piece I wrote in 2018.
This is my 2024 version of βSo This Is Christmasβ.
The Elephant's Trunk 