The City of Dreams- Fiction in a Flash Challenge #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction


Fiction in a Flash Challenge Suzanne Burke came up with this inspiring weekly challenge. Read more and join in here The City of Dreams The iconic Hollywood sign was more garish in the bright California sun than Beth expected. Sheโ€™d dreamed of this moment for so long, it didnโ€™t seem real. She reached for her …

Love’s Tempo- Fiction in a Flash #FlashFiction Challenge #WritersCommunity #amwriting


Love's Tempo- Fiction in a Flash Challenge #18 This week's photo prompt for Suzanne Burke's Flash Fiction Challenge is a mysterious piece of sheet music and a woman holding a rose. You can take part here: He was at it again. She rued the day she'd allowed him to buy the baby grand. Day and …

Fiction in a Flash Challenge 17- #WritingCommunity #amwriting @pursoot


Fiction in a Flash Challenge #17 The week's flash fiction challenge is titled Message in a Bottle. Join here on Suzanne Burke's inspiring blog: https://sooozburkeauthor.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/fiction-in-a-flash-challenge-week-17-new-image-prompt-join-in-the-funpursoot-iartg-asmsg-writingcommunity/ The sand is cool and grainy under my toes, a refreshing relief from the warmth of the sun on my shoulders. I've been walking this mostly deserted beach for hours, …

#SundayStills- Orange is the Theme of the Day #Photography


Sunday Stills is on Hugh Roberts #blog! Hugh is covering while Terri Webster Schrandt is away, and chose the theme- ORANGE- for this week's Sunday Stills photo challenge. Check out Hugh's photos here: https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2020/09/06/what-do-you-think-of-when-you-hear-the-word-orange-sundaystills-photography How about the brilliant orange duvet cover on our bed? Orange parrot tulips Orange shirt- grandson's birthday Orange maple leaves Orange …

The Land of the Free- Fiction in a Flash Challenge #amwriting #WritingCommunity @pursoot


Fiction in a Flash Challenge #16 Suzanne Burke came up with this beautiful photo for this week's prompt. Read the entries and join in here: https://sooozburkeauthor.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/fiction-in-a-flash-challenge-week-16-new-image-prompt-join-in-the-fun-pursoot-iartg-asmsg-writingcommunity/ The full moon rode a crest of diaphanous clouds in the midnight sky, turning the snow into a diamond-encrusted field stretching as far as Luna could see. A soft …

The Stories These Walls Could Tell- #FictionInAFlash #WritingCommunity @pursoot


Soooz Burke has found a wonderful photo for this week's challenge! You can read more and join in below: https://sooozburkeauthor.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/fiction-in-a-flash-challenge-week-15-new-image-prompt-join-in-the-fun-iartg-asmsg-pursoot-writingcommunity/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email_subscription The wallpaper hangs in jagged strips from the walls, faded jacquard prints of a more dignified time. Cobwebs drap from the dilapidated ceiling, and I try not to imagine how big the spider is that …

The Final Countdown- #FictioninAFlash #Challenge


This week's Fiction in A Flash Challenge I've been enjoying the many posts inspired by Soooz Burke's wonderful prompts to the Fiction in A Flash Challenge and decided to give it a try. You can read more and join in here. The Final Countdown Four. Three. Two... Any moment now and the final performance of …

#BookReview- I Wouldn’t be Surprised by @DLFinnAuthor #Fantasy #Suspense


This short story packs a punch!

Visiting #CanadaBeaches- #SundayStills


Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Cathy Ryan from Picture This is hosting the #SundayStills challenge while Terri Webster Shrandt is away. This week's theme- beautiful beaches. You can join the challenge here. Stormy waters facing Fisgard lighthouse Whether stormy or calm, the beach near our home is fascinating. Posing Logs from the mills up island drift …

#CoverReveal- Hiding Cracked Glass by @JamesCudney4 #Suspense @Shalini_G26


HIDING CRACKED GLASS BY JAMES J. CUDNEY Series Name: Perceptions of Glass Book Name: Watching Glass Shatter Book Name: Hiding Cracked Glass (cover reveal for this one) Publication for Book : Next Chapter, October 8th, 2020 PreSale / Amazon Link: Pending from Publisher Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54399989-hiding-cracked-glass About the Book An ominous blackmail letter appears …

#NewRelease Last Chance Beach- Summer’s End #Romance #SummerReading @KathleenLawles6 @JoanReeves


LAST CHANCE BEACH: SUMMER'S END WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO BOOK A VACATION TO THE ISLAND OF LEGEND AND LOVE, THE PLACE WHERE SOUL MATES FIND EACH OTHER AND LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!

Exploring the Weird and the Wild on #SundayStills #Photography


WEIRD AND WILD PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE- SUNDAY STILLS

Oh, Canada- #CanadaDay #Celebration


HAPPY CANADA DAY!

Home is Where the Heart Is- #SundayStills #Lifestyle


Where is your happy place? Terri Webster Schrandt invites us to share our homes on this week's #SundayStills challenge. You can see Terri's photos and join in here. For many years hubby and I dreamed of downsizing our home to an RV and traveling wherever the wind took us. In 2012 we bought our 5th …

Joy of Plants- #SundayStills #Gardenlife


Climbing Hydrangea Sunday Stills Challenge- Plant Life This week's photo challenge by Terri Webster Schrandt is one after my own heart! Stop by and check out her lovely pictures here Our garden may be small, but it's mighty ๐Ÿ™‚ Strawberry and raspberry beds- loaded with berries! A mixed be of lavender, sage, Hot Lips Salvia, …

Straight lines- #SundayStills #photography


Straight Lines Terri Webster Schrandt has given us an interesting challenge this week. Find straight lines in your photos! You can see her images here and join in the challenge. This ivy covered building looks straight, until you compare it to the power pole (or is it the pole that's not straight?) The water and …

Saturday Satisfaction #amwriting #gardening


I Finished the Damn Book! May was such a messed up month for me, I was getting seriously worried whether I could finish the book I had up on pre-order in time to fulfill my obligations. It came down to the wire, but I got it done and feel good about the outcome ๐Ÿ™‚ Now …

My Happy Place #PacificOcean #SundayStills


Sunday Stills This week's Sunday Stills challenge by Terri Webster Schrandt is my happy place- water! You can join Terri's challenge and view her wonderful photos here The first time I saw the ocean was on our anniversary almost 36! years ago, and I swore then if I ever had the chance I was going …

What Does the New Normal Look Like #Family #WorldViews


Photo by Valeriia Miller on Pexels.com What is your new normal? Life has changed for all of us. Whether we like it or not, Covid-19 is an eyeopener. It shows that humans aren't as invincible as we'd like to believe. Like many others, I've been struggling to get my bearings. Half the time, I feel …