Monthly Archives: August 2016

The tiny house #NoirWednesday

She was young, beautiful and the sun rose in her eyes. A stranger child… found by the wayside and raised by the elders. The village lads vied for her favour. Their mothers nodded doting heads and grandfathers remembered their  vigour … Continue reading

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Individuality #midnighthaiku

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Thursday photo prompt – Glimpsed – #writephoto

This week’s photo prompt:   Use the image to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 24th August and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that the pingback … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Caged #writephoto

The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken outside a Sheffield pub, the Noose and Gibbet, where the notorious highwayman, Spence Broughton, was gibbeted after his hanging at York in 1792. As pub signs go, this macabre example is in … Continue reading

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Freedom in Chains by Neel Anil Panicker #writephoto

Reblogged from neelwritesblog FREEDOM IN CHAINS By Neel Anil Panicker Trapped in false glory Oh! what a pitiable story Life turns topsy turvy Unquenchable are her desires Caught in mindless quagmires Up and up she goes Endless turn her woes … Continue reading

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The great Shepherds’ Pie Triumph

I had shepherds’ pie for my breakfast… It isn’t as bad as it seems… After nearly a week of not eating a thing A good meal was the stuff of my dreams. * A mouthful of toast had been madness… … Continue reading

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Shaded #midnighthaiku

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Damsel in Distress by Angela #writephoto

Reblogged from Angela at  Quiet Corner:     Damsel in Distress This old house is airy never fit for a fairy she got her wings clipped and became tight lipped casting magic spells at the tinkle of a bell she … Continue reading

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Caged Offering at the Crossroads from Jan Malique #writephoto

Reblogged from Strange Goings On in the Shed: Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt caged#writephoto presented a few intriguing choices. My imagination was weaving all manner of strange scenarios; most of them clothed in dark and ominous threads. I’m like that you see, … Continue reading

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Book promotion, Amazon, Kindle Countdown, Menowhat? A Memoir, Menopause, Humor, D.G. Kaye

Just a heads up peeps, my book Menowhat? A Memoir will be on Kindle Countdown promotion starting tomorrow Thursday August 18th until the 25th. It’s unfortunate that Amazon is still keeping with it’s pre-historic policy to only allow readers from … Continue reading

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