100 Words for Friday Fictioneers
Welcome Readers and Writers! Come in! Grab a handful of letters from Linda’s Big Bowl 0′ Letters and a big glass of Tang and let’s have fun Blogger Style by making a 100-word story out of them for...
View ArticleAn Ode to Al Gore
An Ode To Al Oh dear Al Gore, we love you so For making up stuff, as you go You’re so much fun, you’re such a gas And of late, a colossal mass! You are The Man of all things global The recipient of...
View ArticleThe Weekend Trifecta Writing Challenge: God Gets A New Gadget
Hello Dear Readers. It’s time for the weekend Trifecta Writing Challenge: This time we are asked to write a complete story with a beginning, middle and end in three sentences. God Gets a New Gadget...
View Article100-Word Friday Fictioneers’ Challenge: Midlife Crisis
Hello Dear Readers. What do you want to do today? Maybe you feel like writing a 100-word story explaining this: Midlife Crisis He was in the process of changing careers? Yes, Officer, he couldn’t...
View ArticleDead People I Love
Hello Dear Readers! Lately I’ve found myself hanging out with a lot of really fun dead people! You see, I’ve been surfing YouTube and watching clips of the old talk shows of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s....
View Article33-Word Trifecta Writing Challenge: The Sun’s Summer Fun
Hello Dear Readers! Well it’s time for the 33-word, weekend Trifecta Challenge. If you haven’t tried the Trifecta Writing Challenges yet, you should! They are so much fun and a great way to hone...
View ArticleFriday Fictioneers: Mr. Flibbish’s Resume
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields at Addicted to Purple is the host of a writing challenge called Friday Fictioneers and, as such, posts a picture every Wednesday to serve as an inspiration to writers everywhere,...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Brings Us 1963
Oh Dear Readers! Look what crossed my path yesterday at the used bookstore! Here’s 1963, Master’s Champion Jack Nicklaus singing the praises of the MacGregor Woods with their exclusive penetrating...
View ArticleIn Praise of Dwell Magazine
Dear Dwell Magazine Editorial Staff, Over the past couple of years, my wife, Victoria Splendoria, and myself, P. Donald Xavier, have become avid Dwell Magazine readers. Not only do we totally approve...
View Article33-Word Trifecta Challenge: The Gingerbread Man and the Lucky Charm
Hello Dear Readers! Today the 33-word Trifecta Writing Challenge is to write something prompted by the phrase: third time’s the charm. The Gingerbread Man and the Lucky Charm “Hey! Magically...
View ArticleFun with Dad Memories: Seven Pounds of Junk Fish
When I woke up this morning, my brain, Peanuts, had been dreaming about fishing with my dad. My dad loved going fishing and this post is about some of those happy memories. Father/Toddler Hunting Trips...
View ArticleFriday Fictioneers: Mr. Sims and the Maple Bar of Death
Aaaaand it’s fake Friday again! One tiny problem I have with the calendar is that it’s so repetitive and predictable. That’s why I like Friday Fictioneers — a 100-word, picture-prompt writing...
View ArticleDead People I Love: Getting Inspired by Ray Bradbury
Hello Dear Readers! Yesterday I was lucky enough to hang out with one of my favorite dead people, author Ray Bradbury via the magic of YouTube. “The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of...
View ArticleI Hate My Linda Vernon Electronic Device Team
Hello Dear Readers! Welcome to Friday where, if you happen to be in prison, you get to make a big, fat, red X on your prison calendar over today’s date — which has got to be the funnest thing there is...
View Article33-Word Trifecta Writing Challenge: If you know what I mean
Welcome Dear Readers! The 33-Word Trifecta writing Challenge for this weekend is to write your own spin on the following quote: Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The...
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