Monthly Archives: November 2012
A Review of the Reader
Scriptwriters on most TV shows both benefit from, (and are are at times hampered by) working as a team. By the time the script finally rolls out of the washing machine-like process it has been churned out under pressure,
A Review of the Reader
Scriptwriters on most TV shows both benefit from, (and are are at times hampered by) working as a team. By the time the script finally rolls out of the washing machine-like process it has been churned out under pressure,
100 Word Challenge For Grown Ups ~ Prompt ‘Grey’
We were on the waterfront, at Aberdeen’s granite harbour, facing the sea and stormy sky. ”Europe’s too grey,” she said, ”in Colombia we have every colour in the rainbow. Here, no.” I remembered Cartagena, and its balconies draped with pink bougainvillea,
100 Word Challenge For Grown Ups ~ Prompt ‘Grey’
We were on the waterfront, at Aberdeen’s granite harbour, facing the sea and stormy sky. ”Europe’s too grey,” she said, ”in Colombia we have every colour in the rainbow. Here, no.” I remembered Cartagena, and its balconies draped with pink bougainvillea,
Christians: Instead of Swallowing – Look First
10% of Arabs in Israel are Christian. In Bethlehem, the population is roughly 1/2 Christian and 1/2 Muslem – plus Jewish settlers. Nearly 80% of Christians state the reason for an exodus of the Christians from Bethlehem (Source) is because
Christians: Instead of Swallowing – Look First
10% of Arabs in Israel are Christian. In Bethlehem, the population is roughly 1/2 Christian and 1/2 Muslem – plus Jewish settlers. Nearly 80% of Christians state the reason for an exodus of the Christians from Bethlehem (Source) is because
Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Story: Seconds Away…
”Its blue! Like Picasso!” His last words as he lay on the cold pavement, staring up at the night sky, lit in Van Gogh fashion by Christmas lights like ghosts peering from the top of buildings. On his last photo
Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Story: Seconds Away…
”Its blue! Like Picasso!” His last words as he lay on the cold pavement, staring up at the night sky, lit in Van Gogh fashion by Christmas lights like ghosts peering from the top of buildings. On his last photo
Picture It & Write-3/ One Clue Less Than Needed
”We got another photo boss,” comes shooting down the corridor like a bullet, from the sergeant’s mouth, a bull of a man whose uniforms fit just a few shades too tight. One hand lighting cigarette and the other cradling the
Picture It & Write-3/ One Clue Less Than Needed
”We got another photo boss,” comes shooting down the corridor like a bullet, from the sergeant’s mouth, a bull of a man whose uniforms fit just a few shades too tight. One hand lighting cigarette and the other cradling the
A Sip, not a Kiss
I had two pictures, long left over in my image file, and decided I would use them to pull, tug and lever my emotions and instincts out… Sip, at your leisure but do not succumb, and touch the sugar. Do
A Sip, not a Kiss
I had two pictures, long left over in my image file, and decided I would use them to pull, tug and lever my emotions and instincts out… Sip, at your leisure but do not succumb, and touch the sugar. Do
A Droplet Of Rain, Chocolate & 1 Jade Ring
I used to love the rain. The very best time to enjoy a city is when it is raining and the side walks are gleaming, and there are coffee houses to dart into and watch raindrops roll down windows. All other kinds
A Droplet Of Rain, Chocolate & 1 Jade Ring
I used to love the rain. The very best time to enjoy a city is when it is raining and the side walks are gleaming, and there are coffee houses to dart into and watch raindrops roll down windows. All other kinds
Daily Prompt: Connect the Dots
Open your nearest book to page 82. Take the third full sentence on the page, and work it into a post somehow. The book – Blood & Sand by Frank Gardner. The sentence: It was an incongruous sight in the
Daily Prompt: Connect the Dots
Open your nearest book to page 82. Take the third full sentence on the page, and work it into a post somehow. The book – Blood & Sand by Frank Gardner. The sentence: It was an incongruous sight in the
Two Times Four Is Not Always Eight
So the latest is that medical science is saying the 8-hour sleep is not natural. That’s pretty much the basics being re-assessed. Revisionism usually has agendas: there seems none here. However, its fair to say the reviewing the 8-hour sleep
Two Times Four Is Not Always Eight
So the latest is that medical science is saying the 8-hour sleep is not natural. That’s pretty much the basics being re-assessed. Revisionism usually has agendas: there seems none here. However, its fair to say the reviewing the 8-hour sleep
Friday Fictioneers ~ 100 Word Story: No Place Fer Witches…
”I’m tellin’ ye, it says ‘witches to the right’!” ”I says nuthin’, jis a sign.” ”You tellin’ me I don’t know my Transylvania?” ”Ain’t tellin’ you nuthin’, we came allaway here to photo some real live vampire, why would there
Friday Fictioneers ~ 100 Word Story: No Place Fer Witches…
”I’m tellin’ ye, it says ‘witches to the right’!” ”I says nuthin’, jis a sign.” ”You tellin’ me I don’t know my Transylvania?” ”Ain’t tellin’ you nuthin’, we came allaway here to photo some real live vampire, why would there
Daily Post @ WordPress ~ Special Photo Challenge: Inspiraton
I live next to a magical forest, that lends me its moods and views, and through which I walk daily to let my creativity take flight among the tall trees, for each step brings a new angle, word, colour or
Daily Post @ WordPress ~ Special Photo Challenge: Inspiraton
I live next to a magical forest, that lends me its moods and views, and through which I walk daily to let my creativity take flight among the tall trees, for each step brings a new angle, word, colour or
Weekly Writing Challenge: Break The Ice ~ Silence In Suomi
That is one tough border to cross, that one from Russia to Finland. Basically you’re crossing from tea country to coffee country. Otherwise you’re going from ice to ice. Finns are the world’s greatest coffee drinkers. They drink more coffee
Weekly Writing Challenge: Break The Ice ~ Silence In Suomi
That is one tough border to cross, that one from Russia to Finland. Basically you’re crossing from tea country to coffee country. Otherwise you’re going from ice to ice. Finns are the world’s greatest coffee drinkers. They drink more coffee
5 Maverick Feathers from the Wings of Icarus
She decided to play tag with me, The Wanderlust Gene, and give me an almost unsurmountable challenge! I am to host a soirée, a gathering – a dinner party, and invite the 5 most illustrative persons I would like to grace
5 Maverick Feathers from the Wings of Icarus
She decided to play tag with me, The Wanderlust Gene, and give me an almost unsurmountable challenge! I am to host a soirée, a gathering – a dinner party, and invite the 5 most illustrative persons I would like to grace
I Am The One: Weekly Picture It & Write
I am the one who can make myself dance. No-one else. And sometimes, at least once a day, I wish that wasn’t true. I can almost hear the waiting hands of my feminist sisters, desperately wanting to applaud my loneliness,
I Am The One: Weekly Picture It & Write
I am the one who can make myself dance. No-one else. And sometimes, at least once a day, I wish that wasn’t true. I can almost hear the waiting hands of my feminist sisters, desperately wanting to applaud my loneliness,
You ~ Picture Prompt Story
Every Friday bloggers and authors share 100-word stories based on photo prompt -a free reading festival of fresh fiction. My first (exactly) 100-word story is below. You ”Hah! Done! Winter without trappings of modern society left this time. Last batteries from
You ~ Picture Prompt Story
Every Friday bloggers and authors share 100-word stories based on photo prompt -a free reading festival of fresh fiction. My first (exactly) 100-word story is below. You ”Hah! Done! Winter without trappings of modern society left this time. Last batteries from
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