In honour of the month November
Photography and Poetry
&
Ordinary Days, Life in Suburbia
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Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast” Charles Dickens
Contrasts, Two
Enjoyed the fall
On many a stroll
At the door
Winter is knocking
With white
Everything blocking
In honour of the month November
Photography and Poetry
&
Ordinary Days, Life in Suburbia
&
Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast” Charles Dickens
Contrasts, One
Black on blue
The Autumn is due
For turning of Winter
Like a splinter
In your index finger…
In honour of the month of November and Thanksgiving Day
Poetry and Photography
Holiday Celebration
“Thank you consists of just eight letters that form two of the most meaningful words in the English vocabulary” Doborah Norville
Giving Thanks
Give a little
Take a little
Put a little back
Be thankful for what
You already have
Meanwhile
You’ll never know
When the opportunities
Come a knocking
On your door
So a very
Happy Thanksgiving
To one
And All
Writing 101, Day Eighteen, Compose a series of anecdotes
Part One
“I’m not funny in person. I mean I’m really not. I’m one of those people who always screw up anecdotes” Bill Bryson
Writing 101, Day Eighteen, Compose a series of anecdotes
The spectrum of moods you can create with this format is extremely wide. You might aim for a warm, lighthearted vibe, like a travel blogger channeling her love of the road through a string of portraits of the people who took her on as a hitchhiker. Or tackle a serious, tough issue like discrimination through the fragmented lens of anecdotal storytelling, as shown in Teri Carter’s sobering piece enumerating the instances of racism she’d encountered in her own family.
Not sure how to approach this assignment? Here are some ideas:
* Tell a story composed of scenes in each of which you eat your favorite dish, or enjoy your signature drink.
* Build a narrative of your own personal growth (or your attempts at achieving it) by evoking some of your past birthday parties.
* Write a post in which each section begins with the phrase “You may never believe this.”
* Recount the same anecdote several times, but do it from a different POV, style, or genre each time, so that each retelling exposes something new in your tale.
* Other examples include “Twelve Ways of Looking at Water” (common element: water), “The Bride Was Gone” (common setting: wedding), and “The Yellow Bus” (common thing: yellow bus).
Writing 101, Day Eighteen, Compose a series of anecdotes
Part Two
“As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer” Robert Quillen
Anecdote Time
Never judge a book by its cover. A paperback can be just as entertaining as hardcover.
If you want to dwell in the past, buy yourself a time machine.
You have to learn how to walk before you can run. I found out that the hard way after my hip-surgery.
Looking into a mirror is like… Well, you obviously need to take a selfie!
Time, time, precious time, where have you gone? Don’t tell me, you lost your watch again?
In my youth, the grass was always greener, food tasted better and life was much happier… Then we woke up and put the dog out to pee.
Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes… Be damned sure they are the same size as your own ones!
Today, I woke up, the day was stormy, the skies were gray, my mind felt dull... Well, you can’t always expect to be in the tropics, now can you Dearie?
Don’t do as I do, do as I say! Apparently, you can get away with murder?
People who are smart, beautiful and talented… Really piss me off!
” If TGIF is Thank God It’s Friday, Then today must be SHIT, Sure Happy It’s Thursday”
Throwback Thursday 2015-11-26
Today is time for a walk down memory lane again and dig into the archives of Rantings Of A Third Kind since the beginning of time. Well at least from the beginning of this blog 😛
Here are a few featured today:
Let the Rantings continue!!!
“Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder” Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Boxing Match
The gloves are on
The arena awaits you
From the illusion of winning
Your head is spinning
The chanting getting louder
You’re feeling prouder
The plan was a clean fight
No hitting below the belt
The deal fitting your own self
No more time for flight
The crowd is cheering
You are leering
At the ding of the gong
The fight is on
Dancing around
Pulling punches
No one going down
The referee announces
No one is winning
It is time
To up the ante
The gloves come off
The game now on
You start to scoff
Your mind’s set only on the con
Spitting out words of slander
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
Hair being torn
Nails like thorns
Feeling the scorn
Scratching, screaming
Ending only in
Real blood and tearing
No one is winning
It is time
For plan C
“Screw you guys, I’m going home!” Eric Cartman
What Ever!
You were smiling
Feeling charming
And quite beguiling
The sun was shining
This was supposed to be
A great day
For a song or a play
But then it turned out to be
Something else completely
It turned out to be
One of *those days*
Struck you in the face
Run over like a ten ton truck
And disappear without a trace
What the fuck?
Feeling like a schmuck
Completely out of luck
Standing in the rain
Without an umbrella
Almost going insane
And not from singing a cappella
So I say “What ever!”
And take my leave
Writing 101, Day Seventeen, A map as your muse
“I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book” Roald Dahl,
Writing 101, Day Seventeen, A map as your muse
But the truth of the matter is, there are more maps in the world than anyone can count. Every person draws a map that shows themselves at the center.
— By Catherynne M. Valente, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland
With maps, we tell tales about ourselves and the places we come from, that we miss, that we’ve reshaped in our minds. We use maps to identify and explore locations and points in between, to track movements, and to make sense of our lives — past and present.
Today, let a map be your muse. Select an area anywhere in the world on Google Maps (or your preferred online map tool), or a section on a paper map, and use this as inspiration for your post.
Some ideas:
* Tell us about your connection to a place.
* Pen a poem inspired by the area’s topography.
* Write a piece of memoir in the form of directions from point A to point B, in which each item reveals something about you or the area, like in Anna Fonte’s “How to Get There.”
* Use this geographic map as a model for a mental and more imaginary map, like this map of the lyrical essay from Nina Gaby.
* Switch to Street View and write a story based on what you see.
* Write an essay set in this location, like Dinty Moore’s Google Maps piece, “Mr. Plimpton’s Revenge.”
* If you don’t want to include a map, you can approach the assignment without one, like this personal essay by Maggie Messitt.
* If possible, include a photograph of your paper map, a screenshot of the online map, or an embedded Google Map in your post
Go To:
“X” marks the Spot
Writing 101, Day Seventeen, A map as your muse
“Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise” Christopher Columbus
“X” marks the Spot
Looking for the pirate’s treasure
Nothing really can measure
The excitement and pleasure
And the feelings of pressure
An adventure for a lifetime
A tale before bedtime
A passage through time
When you finally reach
That one specific beach
And the day you siege
It is time to do as you preach
The treasure you found
Was right on the ground
What was once lost
Is now once more found
If you want to know
Come on, I will show
Your mind it will blow
But let’s take it slow
Maybe you were blind
But, look and you shall find
Finally without a strife
Only with, the purpose of life
After all
The X always marks the spot!
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