Discovery
Guess who learned how to crawl into the oven’s bottom drawer through the back side of the oven?
Bling, Plink, Bling, Blang
Today’s theme is Bling
Previously in Jack and Jill: Happy New Year
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Whistle Stop Photohunt
55 – Down
The descent begins
with a shaking of self confidence.
A mistake, an accusation, a failing
anything can begin the fall
.
The cover up, and the denial
speeds the steps,
making us rush
into the pit
ever faster.
The degradation of honor
can cause an exhilaration
Which does not survive the end.
Eventually, the steps run out.
The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.
If you’ve been reading Suzie’s House, you’ll know where I’m coming from here.
Suzie’s House 242: Paving the Way
Vin wasn’t entirely sure how Suzie would react. Sure, she was the nicest lady he’d ever met, kind, forgiving, and generous. But if she didn’t know it was Drew, how would she react? With two kids in the house? Both boys had been stalked, and lately Suzie had been a bit protective. If she didn’t know….
The Serialists of January 3rd
We’re back! Much thanks to everyone who participated in The Serialists over the holidays. If you didn’t get your link in for something you posted in the last two weeks, please put in in now so I can catch up.
This week I’m focusing on Ann Pino, who has me reading all kinds of stuff lately.
This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky.
If you are not an author and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you next week.
One of the most important journeys ever undertaken along the Chesapeake was also one of the shortest. It covered less than twelve miles, but when its ugly mission was completed, a revolution had been launched.Mumbling on Monday
I had all kinds of grand ideas for what I was going to post today. I thought I’d give away my copy of The Crystal Cave (Still might. Haven’t decided), or announce my Etsy store (haven’t set it up yet). Instead, I waited until way too late at night to make a decision and am too tired to do a good job of it. So, instead, how about another random photo?
Happy New Year
Jack: Why did our families have to stay over? We should be spending New Years with our friends!
Jill: Well, they kind of just gathered without invitation and then started drinking…
Today’s themes are Gather and Drink
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13 Predictions for 2012
I just saw something like this at Peppylady’s blog and couldn’t resist giving it a try. Here are my predictions for the coming year.
1. Someone somewhere is going to starve. Too obvious? Ok, it’ll be someone in the USA that makes the national news.
2. There will be some unpleasantly record-breaking weather.
3. A hurricane will reach into some part of the Midwest. Maybe not Kansas, but at least Illinois.
4. Someone will invent or bring everyone’s attention to a really spiffy building technique that’s good in high-winds, high-water, and earthquakes.
5. I’ll publish at least two books.
6. You will read at least one of my books and actually like it.
7. The Republicans will lose ground on the wings of some really stupid activity on their part.
8. The Democrats will do something stupid too, but no one will notice because it’s just another sex scandal type thing and has nothing to do with verifiable facts like what is or is not in the constitution.
9. I’ll discover a new rock band (new to me, anyway) and blog about them. Everyone else in the world will already know about them.
10. A video about a cat will go viral, superseding news about Obama’s wife.
11. Huffington Post will get into trouble for saying something that will later turn out to be true.
12. EBay stock will go up. Google will go down. And all the other stocks on the market will tap dance.
13. The world as we know it will end. The ending will be televised. The next day we will start in on a brave new world.
