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Weekly Writing Challenge: 1,000 Words – Contemplation I am not by nature contemplative. All my ideas become pictures or stories … even this one. Yet the other day, I got to contemplating how I express...
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Daily Prompt: The Show must go on posted in Challenges by Pat Gerber-Relf If you were involved in a movie, would you rather be the director, the producer, or the lead performer? (Note: you can’t be the...
View ArticleA STRANGELY WONDERFUL ROMANCE
Weekly Writing Challenge: My Funny Valentine? This could be a very torrid post, but as Serendipity is G-rated, won’t go there. Instead, I’ll tell you a story. You are free to fill in any missing...
View ArticleWE DON’T CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY
It wasn’t something we had to discuss. Neither of us has ever celebrated Valentine’s Day. To us, it’s a manufactured “Hallmark Holiday.” So we don’t participate. I have no problem with your...
View ArticleHORROR OF DEATH WITHOUT HOPE: COBWEB BRIDE – VERA NAZARIAN
COBWEB BRIDE by Vera Nazarian Publication Date: July 15, 2013 Death has lost his bride and must find her, the Cobweb Bride, before he will again take up his task of bringing a close to life. Many books...
View ArticleMY LOVE WAS NEVER TAINTED
Daily Prompt: Tainted Love by Krista on February 22, 2014 Ever been dumped by a boyfriend or girlfriend? Was it a total surprise, or something you saw coming? Tell us your best worst breakup story....
View ArticleLEDA AND THE SWAN – THE MUSICAL
Back in my bright college days, I was a music major. I hung out on the quad with other wannabe musicians on warm sunny days where we planned projects which would make us famous. Symphonies. Great...
View ArticleHOW IT BEGAN, HOW IT CONTINUES
I was 18 when I got married the summer between the junior and senior years of college. I was working at the radio station. Jeff, my first husband, was Station Manager. Garry, my now and forever...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY GARRY ARMSTRONG!
Kind of a sucky day for your celebration. Even though I bought your present before I went into the hospital, I don’t feel like I’m doing enough, saying enough to tell you what you mean to me, which is...
View ArticleSKIN LIKE SILK
He’s (She’s) So Fine What was it that drew you to your significant other? Their blue eyes? Their ginger countenance? Their smile? Their voice? - – – – - Lunch hour. 1968. Manhattan. A restaurant with a...
View ArticleLOVE AT FIRST SIGHT AND FOREVER AFTER
First Sight Whether a person, a pet, an object, or a place, write about something or someone you connected with from the very first second. Sharing is caring. She was so tiny, a little bit of fur and...
View ArticleOUR STORY – 51 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP, 24 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
I was 18 when I got married the summer between the junior and senior years of college. I was working at the radio station. Jeff, my first husband, was Station Manager. Garry, my now and forever...
View ArticleSTAY CLEAR OF LANDMINES
Happy Radars – Are you a good judge of other people’s happiness? Tell us about a time you were spot on despite external hints to the contrary (or, alternatively, about a time you were dead wrong). This...
View ArticleDOROTHY PARKER ON LOVE
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View ArticleWE DON’T CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY
It wasn’t something we had to discuss. Neither of us has ever celebrated Valentine’s Day. To us, it’s a manufactured “Hallmark Holiday.” So we don’t participate. I have no problem with your...
View ArticleIN SEARCH OF PEACE ON EARTH
The Same Auld Lang Syne, by Rich Paschall Another year has begun and we can see it is indeed the same as days gone by. The old days are not forgotten as old conflicts rage on and new ones have arisen....
View ArticleHE SAID YES
In late 1979, I walked away from my first marriage. It was a friendship which should have stayed a friendship. Regardless, it had yielded a son and in years to come would produce a lovely...
View ArticleVALENTINE’S DAY — NOT OUR HOLIDAY
We never discussed it. Not a single conversation. We don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. We haven’t in the past and don’t now. It’s a fake holiday, designed to sell greeting cards and tacky heart-shaped...
View ArticleSKIN LIKE SILK
He’s (She’s) So Fine What was it that drew you to your significant other? Their blue eyes? Their ginger countenance? Their smile? Their voice? - – – – - Lunch hour. 1968. Manhattan. A restaurant with a...
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