Ecrits Blogophilia Week 36.15 – The Promise of Stars Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by the band Yes (You always live your life never thinking of the future) Easy Bonus: Mention a constellation (Cassiopeia) ************ We came here knowing it was not going to be all lollipops and roses.Close calls lead to nine lives in…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 35.15 – Taming the Fear Hard Bonus: Incorporate a homophone (Abel, Able) Easy Bonus: Include a stop sign Painting by: Catrin Welz SteinWords by: Christine Wichman c. March 2, 2024 I’m taming the fearDeep breaths, six times a day…I’m calming the beast. In, out, hold again.Fighting natural angst…Was Abel able? Signs signal…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 34.15 – Just This Once Hard Bonus: Include a vintage vase and dried flowers Easy Bonus: Incorporate an echo** Quotes from Beowulf’s Voyage to Denmark In the time beyond before, The Red Queen slept 1000 sleeps, be they days weeks or months no one could be sure. But she slept. Like the…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 31.15 – The Lost City Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by Laura Brannigan “You choose your life, you’re free to fly” Easy Bonus: Include a secret place The Lost City Searching low, everything’s low,Searching High…high…higher.You choose your life, you are free to fly.FlyFlyFlyRaise the frequency, lift the vibrationthe only way out is…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 30.15 – The Road is LifeHard Bonus: Finish the sentence “I have been _____”Easy Bonus: Reference getting stuck in the mud A Traveller’s Haiku Never road wearyI have been from coast to coastagain and again. Dream Cross Country Road Trip Destinations: **Never Been yet!
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 28.15 – Where Do Dreams Go?Hard Bonus: Include a quote or line from Martin Luther King Jr.Easy Bonus: Incorporate a wish As Martin Luther King Jr. Said…I still have a dream. I wish I never put some of my dreams on the back burner, but then again life happens and time escapes…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 28.15 – One Smart Cookie Hard Bonus: Include a quote, line or lyric from one of the muppets Easy Bonus: Mention the word “raggamuffin”******************************************* Hi my name is Sid. Some of you know me as “Cookie” or “Cookie Monster” but nope, my real name is Sid. I am a Monster and a…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 27.15 – New Year Wishes Hard Bonus: Incorporate a song title with a bird in it Easy Bonus: Include the word “Forte” ********************* Don’t need a Blackbird, he eats too many piesLooking for a Bluebird, one that never liesSing to me of strengthsSing to me of valorSing to me of all the…
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 23.15 – Hurry Up, But Slow Down!Hard Bonus: Use 3 words starting with the letter Q (I only used 2)Easy Bonus: Incorporate a song title by Neil Diamond (Be) Holiday Season!Oh hurry up, but slow down!Quest to be quiet. Photo from Pinterest
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 19.15 – OpportunityHard Bonus: Include a song title by Andrew Lloyd Weber (Any Dream Will Do)Easy Bonus: Use the word “albeit” An Interview for a Dream Job ******************************* INTERVIEWER: So Ms.Wichman what brings you here today?ME: I need to find my dream job.INTERVIEWER: Dream job. And what would that be?ME: Oh any…
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