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
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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.
Devastation
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt #392
incorporating the word βswarmβ in a composition of 10 words.
Also for Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts – The One Day
Prompt (8). In exactly 10 words, this is my flash.
Late Night News
Esther asks: βCan you tell a story in 28 words?β,
using these four words: dynamic, mold, spoon and video.
Yes, I think I can! Hereβs my 28 word story.
A Secret Chord
This is Week 48 of Glyn’s Mixed Music Bag and we are
being asked to choose a song by a group or solo artist whose
name begins with the letters U, V or W. This is my choice.
Too-ra-loo-ra, Too-ra-loo-rye-ay
This week Jim Adams has asked his readers
in his post, βAn Annual Celebrationβ, to write about
a song that won the Brit Award for Best Song of the Year.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here is my choice.
Want To Watch A Movie?
This is what we watched last night …. “Quartet” from 2012, a comedy with Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, and more, directed by Dustin Hoffman. At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate composer Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. You don’t need to be an opera lover to enjoy this one! Here’s a trailer for you:
I’ll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! π₯ πΏ π₯€
NARΒ©2024
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On The Rocks – Part 4: A Table In The Corner
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.
Snow Job: Sharing My World
Written for Share Your World 25th November
where Di has asked some questions about snow.
Tis The Season
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. Also in response to Gerry & Sue’s
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge where the prompt word
this week is ‘frenzied’. This is my 100 word flash.
Forever You ~ A Quadrille
Written for dβVerse Poets Q213 – With A Little Help – where Lisa has
offered as inspiration the prompt word βwithβ. Here is my quadrille.
Giving Thanks
Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the US. Bill and I will celebrate this beautiful holiday by spending the day with our family, sharing our love and a delicious meal. We are fortunate to have so many blessings for which we are eternally grateful.
Among my many blessings I count you, my dear WordPress friends. I wish you all the best life has to offer and endless reasons to be thankful in the coming years.
Blessings on you and yours today and every day.
With warmest wishes and many thanks ~
Nancy π§‘
NARΒ©2024
This is βThanksgiving Songβ by Mary Chapin Carpenter
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On The Other Side
Written for The New, Unofficial, On-Line Writerβs Guild.
The three prompts this week from TN at OLWG #393 are
1) night will end; 2) look, over there, did you see that?; and
3) sittinβ on a rainbow. This is my story, based on true events
experienced by my son and his wife. Believe or not; itβs all true.
Becoming Strangers: A Dectina Refrain
Written for Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge β βdamagedβ. This is my Dectina Refrain.
Paternal Pardon
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt #391
incorporating the word βvicinityβ in exactly 50 words.
Also for FOWC β βtraditionalβ, FOWC β βdoubtβ and
Gerry C & Sue W’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge
β βnurturingβ. In exactly 50 words, this is my flash.
The Audition
Written for last Sunday’s Wordle #399.
Using the 12 prompts below, this is my story.
I believe I may have missed the deadline; my bad!
beyond γ» company γ» disappointed γ» heart γ»
luck γ» music γ»passed γ» six γ»
socialize γ» thrilled γ» variety γ» week
In My Life
Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge,
Specific Form 11/19/24. My theme is βfamilyβ.
I have chosen to write a Shadorma, a Spanish
poetic form that consists of six-line stanzas (sestets)
with a specific syllable count for each line: (3/5/3/3/7/5).
Business As Usual
This week Jim Adams has asked his readers
in his post βSprouting and Thrivingβ to write about
a song that won a Grammy award for the Best New Artist.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here is my choice.
