Ecrits Blogophilia Week 52.13 Topic: Melt Down Hard Bonus (2 points): Incorporate a line from a Pablo Neruda poem (In blog) Easy Bonus (1 Point): Include a character from Dr. Who (River Song) ************** I have many Poetry books by Pablo Neruda. I always liked his mystical comparisons between women and nature. For example the…
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Just a Dream…
Ecrits Blogophilia Week 51.13 Topic: I’ll Have Just One Hard Bonus (2 points): Reference a Sesame Street Character (Elmo) Easy Bonus (1 Point): Mention a Cooking Disaster (Boiling over) ***************************************************** I had a dream the skies were boiling over with clouds of bright blue and violet St. Elmo’s fire without the spark. And then the…
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Celebration Day Through the desert sands of time until many moons from now, there exists a Golden God. Gifted with a voice and a song, his words standing long…to inspire hope. Between his lines, a King and Queen constantly weaving. She, a Full Moon girl in purple twilight…staggering down an evening laced avenue in search…
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by Christine Wichman c. 2019 (An indulgent piece of Austenesque Alliteration) The Seed sisters sat on a sunny Sunday beach, soaking up the last of the September sun.“Nigella Dear,” spouted Saffron, “What do you know of Poppy’s new suitor Mister Smythson?” “Come now Saffron, I know you know more than I ever could know of…
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********************************* In the face of a bold white moon,no time for lies…only truth,I knew you once,maybe twice, upon a time.We were young,and had chemistry…now we have history,and that’s just fine.I never really knew, just how to makeyou mine. So now I dance alone, out of stepand out of time,in the aisles, in the street…Gypsy blood…
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Minerva Middleton was in the midst of her third mid life crisis. She knew her well being was in jeopardy. ‘Without music life would be a mistake’, her mother’s last words haunted her. If she didn’t move out of Minneapolis and create a new life for herself, she would regret it. So, she called her…
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Story Written by Christine Wichman c. February 16, 2020 ********************* Calico aka Cali Calico Matthews knew she never wanted a plan, she preferred to follow her heart wherever it led and in all of her thirty years it never failed her until now. The daughter of folk musicians, Lila and Tim Matthews and the granddaughter…
Read MoreThe Masked Baker~ Part Two: The Kiss Off
Blogophilia Week 50.13 Topic:Promised Rose Garden Hard Bonus (2 points):Use a song title from Frankie Valli and/or the Four Seasons(December 63, Oh What a Night) Easy Bonus (1 Point):Mention a town or city from North Dakota (Dunseith) *********************** (The Continuing Saga of The Masked Baker and my response to David Schrader’s latest post** Scroll to…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 49.13 Topic: Memories of Tomorrow Hard Bonus (2 points): Use a Billie Eilish Song Title (You Should See Me In a Crown) Easy Bonus (1 Point): Include a School Mascot (Pico the Corsair) ********************* Christine was advised by the Uptight Citizens Brigade to take on a stage name, so when she saw…
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Shhh, the Queen is Sleeping… ****************************************************************************** SILENCE IS GOLDEN “The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.” ―Johnny Depp Journal Entry November 19, 2015 Today was a perfect day. Amidst the great tragedy (((Paris))) and all of the hate (((Syrians))) I needed hope. I have no hate for…
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