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part five Ecrits Blogophilia Week 38.14 Topic: Spring Fling Hard Bonus: Incorporate an A.A. Milne quote or line (I always get to where I’m going by walking away from where I have been.) Easy Bonus: Include apples and oranges *********************** Sol’s family (L to R ) Phoebe, Penelope, Daddy Pippin, Calliope, Sol on top of…

Part Four Ecrits Blogophilia Week 37.14 Topic: Lucky CharmsHard Bonus: Mention an Irish saying in your blog(May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat.)Easy Bonus: Include 3 different shades of green(Sage, Pine and Fern) ********************************Some months had passed and Sol was proving to be quite the eccentric roommate. His morning inspirations…

Part Three Ecrits Blogophilia Week 36.14 Topic: Live Long and Prosper Hard Bonus: Incorporate a line or lyric from “West Side Story” “The craziest girl on the block” Easy Bonus: Include the phrase “the song is over” *************************************************** Irma woke slowly thinking perhaps the entire cat business had been a dream, then she peeled one…

Part Two Ecrits Blogophilia Week 35.14 Topic: Whispering WindHard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric from the band New Order (I thought I heard you speak~ From Blue Monday)Easy Bonus: Include a gymnastics event(Balance Beam) **************************************************** The cat lay still, quiet and completely asleep, leaving Irma in a state of shock and confusion. She stared from across…

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 34.14 Topic: Freedom of ChoiceHard Bonus: Writer’s Choice! (Include a Fluffy Cat)Easy Bonus: Writer’s Choice! (Add Magical Realism to the story) ********************************** Irma was a keep to herself kind of girl. Small house. Small car. Small circle of friends and doing her best to make a very minimal footprint on the planet.…

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 33.14 Topic: Don’t Bring Me Roses Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by the rock band Heart (Alone) Easy Bonus: Use words found on candy hearts (In Title) Don’t bring me roses,To thine own self, I’ll be true…Happiest alone. An Anti-Valentine Haiku, written by Christine Wichman c. February 18, 2023 Even though Valentine’s…

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 32.14 Topic: There Ought to be a Law Hard Bonus: Incorporate a quote or line of Sean Connery “There are laws that enslave men, and laws that set them free.” Easy Bonus: Use the phrase “in a pickle” ******************************A Silly Tale by Christine Wichman c. February 7, 2023 Pickled Pink Ramona Overstreet…

(Throw back assignment and Throw back Haiku) Ecrits Blogophilia Week 51.9 Topic: Yesterday Hard (2 pts): Use the word “Concinnity” Easy (1 pt): Incorporate a lyric from Pink Floyd Remember a day before today ************************************** This topic reminds me of the very first Haiku I wrote in seventh grade: The sun is rising, say goodbye…

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 31.14 Topic: Dragon HunterHard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by The Clash You’re not searching, are you now?You’re not looking anyhowEasy Bonus: Include your favorite childhood toy“Angel Cotton” my white poodle puppet ******************************************* Nala knew she was a Dragon Hunter now,for in her dreams he cameleaving little clues…“Hello” he’d say, “I’m here tobe…

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 29.14 Topic:Clouds in My CoffeeHard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by Moby (in bold)Easy Bonus: Include carbohydrates (did not include) Jeff Beck and Lisa Marie Presley, both lost to us in January 2023 Once upon a dreary January the King’s Daughter woke to clouds in her coffee and the pangs of human loss.…