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Some nothings aren’t even sweet to whisper in an ear…
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on sunday morning: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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I think we have all felt this way at one point or another in our lives…
Chop-Chop for the Bourgeoisie: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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The Path: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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In the Scheme of Things: The Sunday Whirl
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What’s Wrong With Our Times: God Told Amos
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A few words to the greedy, the wealthiest, the corporate deserters, the ones who say that those in need are only cheaters and don’t deserve it, the ones who don’t want to look out after their brothers, and feel it’s … Continue reading
The Bush
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Empty (I’m Not in the Picture): Five Sentence Fiction
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Some of us are not aware of our surroundings – until there are no more surroundings…
A Million Dollars in Federal Funding? – Friday Fictioneers
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Why not? All the Republicans are doing it. It’s called corporate welfare… Friday Fictioneers – Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts a pic to write a 100 word story about. This week it’s: HUMOR A Million Dollars in Federal Funding? Yup. Energy bill. … Continue reading
Karma Kartoons and Cosmic Comics Presents: Back to the Drawing Board – Picture it and Write
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The Fire Burning: Wordle
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Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
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Many people know the prose poem entitled Desiderata – which means “desired things” in Latin. But if you don’t, please take a moment to read it through.
I See Willie Nelson in My Mirror
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If by Rudyard Kipling
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Although a little preach-y, maybe even a little Polly-anish, and certainly something way out of my reach, I get consolation, hope, and inspiration from these words… It may be that someone else may benefit today from them, too.
Global Warming
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On Maligning the Poor Pear
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The pear gets a bum rap in Randy’s latest column about the fruit and all of its dire consequences. Read the rest of the story…
The Pills’ Grim Progress from this Major to that Which is to Come
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Picture It and Write from ermiliablog@wordpress Write a paragraph of fiction or a poem to accompany the image. The picture prompt for this week is below: The Pills’ … Continue reading
Odd
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The “R’s” Have it
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Post Thanksgiving Thoughts: Time to Get Back on the Political Path Now That the Turkey’s Devoured
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Meanwhile, On Some Distant Marble, Playing Pool with the Universe
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If you haven’t started following, or at least reading, Whimsygizmo’s poetry, please try clicking here. I find myself inspired to write my own poems spinning out from her works.
The Greatest Public Contribution: Life Slices
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I’m so glad we had this time together…
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I will be gone (although some of you think I’m gone already) for two days…
Free Will, Sin, and True Power
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I used to philosophize but it would sound so superficial; so instead I became a philologist. I studied that superficially so I could then at least talk in depth about it.
Presidential Potions: Five Sentence Fiction
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Lillie Mcferrin posts a “five sentence fiction” prompt. This week it is: Potions Below is the picture she has posted on her site: Presidential Potions Neither side spoke anymore. He … Continue reading
It was the worst of times: Life’s Slices
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Life Slices explores living moments. Exposing the best and the worst in everyday experiences, Life Slices shows how life affects each of us in significant ways. Inspired by Boy With a Hat’s “50 Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom … Continue reading
Rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief?
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Am I a staunch republican or an outrageous democrat? A tea partyer or just a partyer? Conservative, progressive, socialist, anarchist? Rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief? This will sum up my politics whichever side you take. … Continue reading
If Subtlety was Worth its Weight in Gold (An Unsubtle Sonnet)
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Subtlety… that great finesse, the art of understatement, where less is more, and compassion is sensed but not felt. If Subtlety was Worth its … Continue reading
On John Ashbery’s “As One Put Drunk into the Packet-Boat”
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So hopefully you have read yesterday’s post “As One Put Drunk into the Packet-Boat” by John Ashbery (click here to read it) as today I post my response to his poem… … Continue reading
N’awlins Is One Hell of a Place: Picture It and Write
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Picture it and Write from ermiliablog@wordpress Write a paragraph of fiction to accompany the image. Or, it can be a poem Anyone who wants to join in is welcome. the picture prompt for this week is below: … Continue reading
“Legitimate Rape” – Too Soon?
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“Legitimate Rape” – Too Soon? I was reading one more piece about Congressman Todd Akin’s genius statement about legitimate rape causing the female reproductive system to shut down so that women don’t … Continue reading
Time to move from writing to reading… II
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In May, I printed a reading list. I ‘d like to update a few since then: Highly Recommended Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Very different, loved the … Continue reading
Sexual Feelings, Healings and Dealings – Second Base
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Get up, get up, get up, get up Let’s make love tonight Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up ‘Cause you do it right Baby, I got sick this mornin’ A sea was stormin’ inside of me Baby, I … Continue reading
Karma: Atman and Batman
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India went dark and America hardly noticed, Its atman shining; Nothing shined in the States, karma already dark from its Batman Randy Mazie
Who will be the voice of the voiceless?
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Come…. tell us. Speak to us. Whisper words that will give us hope. We long for encouragement – and housing and food and education and shoes and medicine and glasses and jobs…. Who will be the voice of the voiceless? … Continue reading
Manifesto
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Sometimes people hold political convictions that are more harmful to themselves than beneficial. Let me offer some examples. Some people say that Obamacare is wrong. It’s socialism. Yet I hurt for them when I hear them tell me that they … Continue reading
July 4th Salute to Andy Griffith
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Finance Executives: Tax Us Before We Kill Again!
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This is a great article that appeared today in the Huffington Post. And this is a great way of painlessly raising revenue in this country. And a great way to minimize financials from playing the market with our money (because … Continue reading
La Cage aux Virus
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La Cage aux Virus Hillary said, “There are warning signs (of)… Biological terror… A call to arms… Brothers with degrees In microbiology or chemistry To develop WMD’s While we were sleeping There was a call to arms. And though we … Continue reading
Love Sports
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My wife and I were watching the Belmont Stakes while we were out for dinner at the local diner, and at the end credits, there was something that read, “Equestrian Sports” and I looked at my wife, and said, “Horse … Continue reading
We’re Not Here for Formal Dining (Friday Fictioneers)
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Friday Fictioneers – Madison Woods posts a picture that begs to have a 100 word story written about it. I’ve posted mine below. Visit Madison Woods’ site if you’d like to see and/or learn more. … Continue reading
When I am not writing, I am thinking;
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and when I‘m not thinking, I start thinking about writing, otherwise I am writing. I do shower, shave, and eat, as well as all those other little things that you do too. I usually, like some of you, carry paper … Continue reading
Bleeding Cash Conservatives
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Peter S. Goodman, Business Editor of The Huffington Post, writes about Bleeding Cash Conservatives as opposed to the old Bleeding Heart Liberals. Please take a moment and read his “Bleeding Cash Conservatives Wasting Money To Punish Vulnerable Americans”” by clicking … Continue reading
A Few Words About the Necrophiliac:
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This post is rated “X” It contains strong and vulgar language. It is not a typical Writers Village Post. If profanity offends you, then please by-all-means skip today’s entry. I am writing as much as I can here so no … Continue reading
Powerful Words
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In a recent Letter to the Editor in Newsweek, J.S. wrote:
“…women are not going back into the kitchen,
blacks are not going to the back of the bus,
and gays are not going back into the closet.”
Haiku’s
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These are the haiku’s of party politics, occupy wall and word and world street, the who-cares and who-gives-a-crap turnpike to the beating down of the beaten down – the old, the poor, the jew and gentile, the gypsy, the uneducated, … Continue reading
I Hate Being Wrong… I Am Sorry, Bettina Levy.
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I have been wrong many times in my life. I hate being wrong because I hate admitting being wrong. It is one of several faults of mine (well, one of numerous faults depending on who you are talking to and … Continue reading
Face Off With Facebook’s Eduardo Saverin
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Eduardo Saverin was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His father became wealthy, Eduardo became a potential kidnap victim, and the family moved to Miami – to be safe and secure in the arms of America. Eduardo attended high school, went on to Harvard, … Continue reading
The Family Meal
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It didn’t just start at the dinner table, did it?But many great stories were told while sharing the meal. Join me in the journey to the dinner table; the then tell me your own tales. A Tale a tale a … Continue reading
6 or 8 word stories? You got to be kidding.
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In David Jacobsen’s web site: http://jacobsenwriting.com/ you will read the following: My friend Ross has a post up about very short stories… based on Hemingway’s famous: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. There’s a lot packed into that, right? …today’s … Continue reading
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