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This is where I write my thoughts, feelings and my daily trials, tribulations and happy things
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I’ve used this trope many times in stories. The last time was in this story
In this case the Devil does good, which in retrospect that’s not a statement he himself would like to hear. But wouldn’t it be great if each town, city or country in the world had such a saviour. They’d stroll, nonchalantly, into town, take one glance and establish the problem. Within a short amount of time the issue would have been dealt with, without fuss, or fanfare.  |
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I think I’ve got an ear worm I know that may sound strange A worm? Enough to make me squirm But it’s a song I can’t get out of range. It’s in my head, both night and day. It’s going round and round. Just stop! You may hear me say When you can’t hear a sound. You’ve got me singing, a song I really despise. In my head it’s ringing, I even begin to harmonise. With my worm I’m singing along No one else can hear it Although I hate this song There’s nothing that can clear it. Can you please just cease Cos’ you got me humming along My brain is really craving peace I need to be rid of this song. . |
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How I love a great twist. I enjoy surprising my reader, but it’s not always easy to come up with those last few lines which turns the story on its head. A good way to think of an outlandish twist is to free write about your characters. What if? That seems to throw up some crazy schemes if you just let go of “that couldn’t possibly happen.” I’d love to write a story One that you’d never guess. The ending, will be gory, A shocking, surprising, mess. I’d love to hear that gasp, “Oh no!” I never saw that coming. Did you? Yes, I thought as much, although, He did his best to fool you He’s messing with my mind, With all those twists and bends. Leads me down those allies blind With clues that show dead ends. A well known master of the twist Is what I’d love to be. I’d be subtle, but my antagonist Killed using the fruit of a poisonous tree! What? You didn’t see that coming You really thought it was the maid? I find that very comforting. You followed all the paths I’d laid. |
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My long marriage to my husband has as most marriages I suppose had it’s ups and downs. The thing is that we seem to be happier now than we have ever. How can that be at our ages of almost 78 and 79? Perhaps it’s because we realise we’re at the end of the marriage and after 56 years we’re never going to be with anyone else so why not be happy with each other. I’m enjoying the process of writing a combined novel with eight others from my writing group. We are still flailing in the dark as to how it will come together but it’s fun and makes me happy. We have another grandchild on the way this year too and that makes me very happy. |
Prompt for
2. What could you do to improve your finances in the future? I’m pretty limited to make much of a difference in my finances now I’m retired and on a fixed income. I’m too old to work at any sort of manual job and my computer skills wouldn’t cut it for any sort of office work, so unless I have a windfall, such as a lottery win, I’m pretty well stuffed. I could enter more competitions with my writing, but they are really hard to win. I’m too lazy to write a novel. I have no relatives left who are likely to die and leave me money or property. I could perhaps rob a bank? No, too dangerous and it takes an idiot to think they could get away with a bank robbery, anyway. I could take a massive risk with what little money we do have and invest it in some crazy scheme, but I’m not brave or foolhardy enough to do that. I could have a garage sale and sell all the junk my husband has collected over the years, but I’d have to do it when he wasn’t looking. I think Ive exhausted all the options available to me, and it appears my finances aren’t going to get much of a boost anytime soon. |
Prompts For June 2022:
1. Share about your life: past, present, and future. 2. What could you do to improve your finances in the future? 3. Is anything holding you back from achieving your goals? How can you deal with it? 4. Do you embrace the “new”? 5. Do you believe you deserve good things to happen to you? If not, why? 6. What new thing do you want to try in the next year? 7. What in your life are you still trying to figure out? 8. What makes you happy about your life right now? 9. What makes you sad about your life right now? 10. Are you satisfied with life? 11. What difference would you make to the world? 12. What do you want your legacy to be? 13. What gifts do you want to share with the world? 14. Do you have a dream life? What is it like? 15. What do you think your mission is in life? 16. Do you find it easy to commit to getting what you want in life? 17. Are your expectations of yourself too high? 18. Do you find it easy to follow through on a plan you have made? 19. What would give your life more meaning? 20. What are your career goals? 31. Where would you like to live in the future? 22. What are your personal goals? 23. What does love mean to you? 24. What qualities do you admire most in others? 25. Who do you love and why? 26. Who would you like to reconnect with and why? 27. What do you look for in a friend? 28. Who do you trust? 29. Who makes your life better? 30. How do you help your friends and loved ones? 31. What time in your life did you need a friend most? 32. How do you show people that you love them? 33. Describe your best friend. 34. What do you and your best friend have in common? And not in common? 35. What makes a friendship work? 36 What’s the best advice you could give to others? 37. How do you show appreciation to others? 38. How do you deal with negative people? 39. How do you deal with people who have different opinions and beliefs from you? 40. Are you willing to forgive others? 41. Do you prefer a small or large group of friends? 42. Are you ever misunderstood by people? 43. You receive exciting news, who do you tell first? 44. What is the best advice you have ever been given? 45. Think about your past romantic relationships. 46. What lessons did you learn from them? 47. What did each person bring to your life? 48. Have you ever had your heart broken? 49. What is your perfect date? 50. How do you deal with confrontation? 51. What qualities do you like least in others? 52. Do you feel that you have the support of friends and family? 53. Do you feel that you are valued by others? 54. What do you want other people to know about you? 55. Who do you look up to? 56. Who do you love unconditionally? 57. Who has your back? 58. What makes you lovable? 59. How comfortable are you meeting new people? 60. What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you? |
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My town could be called quirky if only for the fact of it being sliced in two by a major Highway. Little Mundaring in the hills of Perth Western Australia has an interesting history. The Great Eastern Highway is the main Highway linking the West to the East of Australia. Everything that come in by road makes its way eventually through our town. People ask “which side do you live on?” Obviously I always answer, “The best side, of course!” Mundaring wasn’t founded until 1903 when the Mundaring pipe line project was completed. It was built to take water from Mundaring to the goldfields in Kalgoorlie, 700 kilometres away. The man who came up with this idea was a brilliant engineer name CY O’Connor. His was an amazing but sad story. This project was deemed impossible at the time and the engineer was subject to prolonged criticism, such as this article from the Western Australian newspaper at the time. And apart from any distinct charge of corruption this man has exhibited such gross blundering or something worse, in his management of great public works it is no exaggeration to say that he has robbed the taxpayer of this state of many millions of money ... This crocodile imposter has been backed up in all his reckless extravagant juggling with public funds, in all his nefarious machinations behind the scenes by the kindred-souled editor of The West Australian. —(Evans 2001:219) CY O’Connor rode his horse to the ocean and shot himself in the head just before the water project was proved to be a success, which it was when the first gush of water entered the Goldfields. His suicide note reads: I feel that my brain is suffering and I am in great fear of what effect all this worry may have upon me — I have lost control of my thoughts." Robert Drew’s novel, The Drowner, provides a fictional account of this man and the building of the pipeline. |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheBadGuyWins As a writer I found the article intriguing and it made me look at how I write my stories.. Do I always need to tie up my stories neatly, almost tied with a bow? The answer is decidedly, yes. It made me think about all the shows and films I’ve watched throughout my life and I can think of only a few that ended badly for the heroes. And yet even in those it was the heroes choice. They themselves decided enough was enough. The ones that spring to mind are Bonny and Clyde, Thelma and Louise and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Why were there always two of them? Perhaps that tempers the awfulness of their deaths. they made the decision to die, on their own terms but at least they went holding another person’s hand on their way to death. Is that what we all fear? That final journey alone would be so much easier if we could just go together? I’ve just thought of another couple, Romeo and Juliet. I don’t think I’ve ever written a story with a really sad ending. If someone dies in mine, it’s always because that’s their wish. Usually the protagonist always succeeds. I’m wondering what that says about me? I refer to the previous post and my being a wearer of rose tinted glasses. Is it possible I’m living a life in denial? Maybe it’s simply true, but I still don’t want to peer through that Jade coloured pair. Thanks but no thanks. |
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https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JadeColoredGlasses As a self confessed Pollyanna, I feel for those people forced by life, circumstances, or choice to wear Jade coloured glasses. I’ve never heard of this phrase before, but the thought of seeing the world tinged with green make me feel nauseous. I do admit to wearing the better known rose tinted spectacles. When I read the introduction to the meme it made me sad that the child, soon to become adult, once saw things through a rosy hue and yet was forced by fate to exchange those glasses for ones which lent a distorted, less positive view of the world. I have been accused of always seeing the best in people, as if I’m stupid or naïve, and yet that’s still my choice. I’ve had many reasons not to take this view. I’ve been hurt, disappointed and let down many times during my life and yet I still choose to believe people strike out because of pain or hurt they have had or are currently experiencing. Human beings are no different to any other animals. The other species I know well are dogs. The way they are treated makes them the way they are. The reason they bark, bite or snarl is purely down to their owners. There’s no such thing as a bad dog just bad owners. The same with human beings, parents are responsible for raising children who respect others, to explain to their child why people sometimes do bad things. So, I’ll continue to pop on my rose tinted specs and view the world in a way that still makes me say: “it’s okay to give someone the benefit of the doubt.” |
PROMPTS FOR: MAY From
What does your reflection in the mirror tell you? What cause do you feel strongly about? How can you help? Do you react well in a crisis? What is your most treasured possession and why? What can’t you live without? Do you have fears of abandonment? Why could this be? What one thing would you change about your childhood? If you could go back to when you were a child, what would you say to yourself? What were the good things you remember from your childhood? What is your biggest regret? What was the best birthday you ever had? What did you want to be when you were younger? What is your happiest memory? What family traditions did you have as a child? Where were you, 10 years, 5 years, and 1 year ago? What mistakes have you learned from in the past? What time in your life do you always want to remember? What song holds special memories for you? What is your saddest memory? What has been the most difficult time in your life? If you could relive one day over again, what day would it be? What has been the best year of your life? Who was your biggest influence growing up? Has your family life changed since you were a child? What was your favorite thing to do as a child? Have you said anything in the past that you wish you hadn’t? Did you enjoy school? What life lessons did you learn from your time there? Did you find it easy to get along with your peers when you were growing up? Did you ever experience bullying? How did you deal with this? What from your past do you wish you could do for a do-over? Have any past experiences shaped the fears and anxieties you have today? What has been the most challenging part of your life to date? During your childhood did you ever feel let down by an adult? What were you doing this time last year? Did you ever witness anything in the past that you wish you hadn’t? What smell brings about good memories? What was your favorite family vacation? Were there secrets in your family? How did that affect you? Does the way you were brought up influence the way you (will) bring up your children? If you have siblings, how is your relationship with them? Has it changed now that you are an adult? What do you believe you deserve in life? What one thing have you always wished for? What skill have you always wanted to have? What would you like to achieve in the next year? What new hobbies would you like to try? Where would you like to travel? How could your life be better? Is anything holding you back? What are your goals for this month? Is your life what you imagined it would be? What small change would you like to make to your life? What big change would you like to make to your life? What is your dream job? What is your vision for the future? How will you get there? What gives you hope? What do you fear most about the future? Does growing old scare you? You have decided to emigrate, where are you going to live? What do you want most out of life? What one thing could you do today to help you achieve your goals? "Just stop it."  "Just take a breath " "Knowledge " "Still the same?" "Brothers " "The power of music " "Death and dying. " "Missed chances" "Difficult years" "School " "Leaving home" "Sad time " "Happy days" "Childhood changes" "Life lines" |
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Though I hear there are amazing waterfalls in Australia. 
