Tag Archives: humour

Photo prompt round-up – Portal – #writephoto

Portal * Pathway arrow-straight Connecting the here and there No deviation * Moment to moment Worn by a thousand footsteps Inevitable * A choiceless journey Mitigated by freedom To walk in gladness * The photo for this week’s prompt was … Continue reading

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There I Was, Doing This Job… #writephoto – Geoff Le Pard

‘Morning Harry.’ ‘John. You well?’ John Plont climbed into the van and turned up the heating. ‘Missus was a bit runky and the mutt had a touch of the dribblets but otherwise, can’t complain. You got the worksheet?’ Harry Pettimoron … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent Invitation: A letter from Sonu Singh …and a poem from Ritu Bhathal

So… we finally got snow and everything is looking all Christmassy. The trouble is, according to my friends, many of our two-legses think we should look all Christmassy too! And it isn’t just dogs… even cats get tortured! Mind, it … Continue reading

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Ani’s advent… Christmas came early!

Dear Santa Claus, I woke to snow! The world’s all white for me! The garden is a wonderland With snow on every tree! She let me out to play a bit But had to go to work, I think she’d … Continue reading

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#Booklaunch – Twenty Years: After “I Do” by D.G. Kaye – reblogged from Tina Frisco

Debby Gies, aka D.G. Kaye, has just released her 6th memoir,  Twenty Years: After “I Do”. She speaks from the heart and bares her soul in her writing. I couldn’t recommend her books more highly. Debby is an ardent supporter of authors, featuring … Continue reading

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Beyond the Veil #writephoto from Jagah Dil Mein

On the face of it, the corridor seems poorly lit, and hence, slightly eerie, I admit, but only those of us beyond the veil know its true significance: It is a portal between life and the afterlife, a path through … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent Invitation: What is magic? A holiday story (and a new book!) from Allie Potts

So, the question is a bit of an odd one around here, what with my two-legs being a bit weirdly inclined and all… What is magic? For me, magic is finding the fridge door, or the back gate left open… … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt – Portal – #writephoto

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed. Throughout the week I will feature as … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Magic – #writephoto

Magic * Pale snow shrouds the world Moments of perfect silence Counted by heartbeats * In childlike wonder Magical reality Dreamed into being * Fragile as snowflakes The veils between worlds waver Enchanting the land * The photo for this … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent Invitation: The poetic Ape

Okay, I admit, I am a bit confused. I’ve had letters to Santa, Christmas poems and stories from two-legses and four-legses… even from a two-legs who is also a four-legs… but this one is from a two-legs who is almost … Continue reading

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