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*Goddess’s note: My daughter is on the verge of presenting me with my first grandchild, so I might seem a little scattered. I am a little scattered, heh! No labor yet, but all the signs are there. Yay!
At any rate, I’ll post the links to the participating stories for your reading pleasure, [...]
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This is an article on a sister blog of mine, regarding Sarah Palin, John McCain’s choice of running mate. Not writing-related, so it’s posted there. Let me know what you think.
Working on the flash piece — wow, I’m out of shape. It’s been so long since I’ve written [...]
Yep, it’s Friday, and it’s a Flash Fiction Friday.
The Rules:
1. 500 words or less.
2. Inspiration in the form of a quote, phrase, word, or photo can be found here every week. You can incorporate the prompt in your piece, or not. It’s meant more as a jumping off place than anything else. Suggestions for future [...]
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Not literally — that would fall under “Too Much Information,” and I just met you… I mean, what is your purpose in blogging?
I started off some five years ago, brand new to blogging. I followed two fellow writers to a private forum, hidden from the search engines, and was hooked through the [...]
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*This is a cross-post from my personal blog. I plan on returning to regularly scheduled blogging at some point — but I don’t feel I can until I process some of this. Thanks for your patience.
According to the recent reading I’ve done, there are five stages of the grieving process:
• Denial
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Depression
• Acceptance
Another list I [...]
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no matter how prepared you think you are for someone’s passing, you’re not. Momma and i talked about death extensively, through the years, not just when she received her cancer diagnosis. part of that was the nature of our chosen (early) careers — i became an LPN at 18; she went through [...]
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If Death is Kind
Perhaps if death is kind, and there can be returning,
We will come back to earth some fragrant night,
And take these lanes to find the sea, and bending
Breathe the same honeysuckle, low and white.
We will come down at night to these resounding beaches
And the long gentle thunder of [...]
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I want to thank everyone for stopping by and dropping their cards. I’ll return all as best I can. We are still in a holding pattern — no baby yet, and no passings yet. It’s the waiting that’s the hardest part. The second hardest part is the dichotomy — Life/Death in such [...]
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As you can see, I’m farking around with my theme here, and I think I’ve got one I can live with. Although I have a predeliction for the dark, I’ve been told it’s hard on the eyes, so I’ve gone more traditional. Tell me what you think, and don’t [...]
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Dear Motorcycle Dude,
First of all, let me say I could tell right off the bat you’re not a real motorcycle dude, okay? The motorcycle dudes I’ve known are extremely safety conscious. They wear helmets (sometimes backwards, if they’re really drunk, and then we distract them with naked boobs and take [...]
