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Simple stories you can read in a blink …

Yay! – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Every so often, something you say on the spur – makes sense to someone. (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt – Do click through for the rules if you, […]

Rant – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Self-doubt is hurtful, Spit out these damaging words – Then flush them away. (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt – Do click through for the rules if you, too, […]

Confucius Says – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Flowing water knows – The paths of least resistance Are the best option. (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “Confucius Says” – Do click through for the rules if […]

Chilly – (One-Liner Wednesday)

A sunny response, To a frosty reception – Can melt and meld minds. (Senryu) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “Chilly” – Do click through for the rules if you, […]

Mirrors – (One-Liner Wednesday)

In the light  Of pure reflection – All seems clear (Lune) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “In The Light” – Do click through for the rules if you, too, […]

The Sum Game

You get nothing back, When you multiply by naught – What then to invest? (Senryu)

Snack – (One-Liner Wednesday)

Mind paying the compliment, ‘snack’ To Janice, as she’ll blow her stack; Her eyebrows will knit When she has a fit – She’s more than a simple flap-jack! (Limerick) Post […]

Numbers – (One-Liner Wednesday)

When facing crossroads, Take a look at the numbers –  Math solves dilemmas. (Haiku) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “Numbers” – Do click through for the rules if you, […]

Clutter – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” Laurence J. Peter Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “Clutter” […]

NY Rez – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Go to the Black Sea, meet new people, see beautiful places, get killed by a mutant carnivorous kangaroo goat. One item off my bucket list.” Ilona Andrews Post inspired by […]

PSA – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“This is a short public service announcement: you don’t have to fail with abandon … “ Nate Soares Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “PSA” – Do click through for […]

Accomplished! – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Energy rightly applied and directed will accomplish anything.” Nellie Bly Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “I won” – Do click through for the rules if you, too, would like […]

Surreal – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“The imaginary is what tends to become real.” André Breton Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “Surreal” – Do click through for the rules if you, too, would like to […]

Abandoned- (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” Leonardo da Vinci Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “Abandoned” – Do click through for the rules if you, too, would like to join […]

Easily Amused- (One-Liner Wed + Blogtober#27)

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”  Jennifer Niven, Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt “Easily Amused” – Do click through for the rules if you, too, would like […]

Unbelievable – (Blogtober #23)

Orange Hunters Moon Truly unbelievable – Hanging in darkness (Haiku) Also linking with The Saxophone Player’s Wife #Blogtober troupe, for encouragement! Advertisements

Politics – (One-Liner Wed + Blogtober)

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.” (Ernest Benn) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday […]

Blind – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” ― William Shakespeare Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday. Do click through for the […]

Which Season? – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” ― Yoko Ono Post inspired by […]

Righteous – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Let’s trade in all our judging for appreciating. Let’s lay down our righteousness and just be together.” Ram Dass Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – RIGHTEOUS. Do click through […]

Lazy Minds – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Assumptions are quick exits for lazy minds that like to graze out in the fields without bother.” ― Suzy Kassem, Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – LAZY. Do click through […]

Shot – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it … look at it and really see it … try it on … live it … exhaust it […]

Ephemeral – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“To trace the remote in the immediate; the eternal in the ephemeral; the past in the present; the infinite in the finite; these are to me the springs of delight […]

Random – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” ― Margaret Mead Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – RANDOM. Do click through for the rules if you, too, […]

I’ve Been Shot – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”  – Jane Goodall Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – PROMPT […]

Spring is Sprung – (One-Liner Wednesday)

“Don’t go through life, grow through life.” – Eric Butterworth Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – PROMPT Spring is Sprung. Do click through for the rules if you, too, […]

Had to Run- (One-Liner Wednesday)

“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” – Henry Ward Beecher Post inspired by […]