Random Rants – Page 2 – Tina Stewart Brakebill

falling

September 29, 2025 Tina Stewart Brakebill

I love the Fall. I love jackets and scarves and boots and hot chocolate and blustery days. But I also love the feel of Fall. I love knowing that the changing colors and the bare tree branches aren’t just about the end of summer. Falling leaves are a vital part of the cycle of life. I also love the crackle under our feet when I’m walking hand and hand with my guy. We’ve had a lot of Autumn walks in our many years together and Autumn really does bring renewed love.

But mostly, I love the BOOTS!

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memories unwind

of soft scarves and falling leaves

autumn’s love renewed

thanks for a great inspiration.

Haibun: “The Fall of the Leaf”

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

the world is on fire

September 28, 2025 Tina Stewart Brakebill

the world is on fire

but still we say let’s do drinks

and analyze raw data

but it’s an art not a science

so we take no drastic measures

as we blame social media

then we wake to another shocking catastrophe

the world is on fire

As this might indicate, I’m full of sunshine and light this morning. HA! The muse goes where the muse goes, but I’m still hoping for a better day.

Thanks for a challenging Sunday Whirl. Check out the word prompts below.

Wordle 725

Haiku & Other Poetry, History, Random Rants, tutto e niente

she said but he said-Flashback Friday

September 26, 2025 Tina Stewart Brakebill

For Fandango’s Flashback Friday, I reached back to the days when we still thought that maybe there might be lasting consequences for the lies.

Fandango’s Flashback Friday — September 26th

This was originally published in September, 2018.

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she said but he said

wilting efforts and fresh lies

laid bare to the world

brown wooden cubes

Double thanks to Putting My Feet in the Dirt and RonovanWrites

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

the return of the exiled wannabe king

September 21, 2025 Tina Stewart Brakebill

rough like bark and brush

babbling water turns putrid

as the snake returns

with false speech and slight of hand

his rap still charms the sparrows

This Sunday, Benda gives us the following words in her Sunday Whirl:
hands brush water sparrows snake babbling slot rap piped bark exiled speech

Doesn’t really help to vent but I had to go where the words take me!

Wordle 724

Flash Fiction, Random Rants, tutto e niente

tomorrow is another day

September 20, 2025 Tina Stewart Brakebill

Determined to shake off the misery for just one day, Margaret vowed to adhere to her self-imposed 24-hour digital detox. Word puzzles filled her first hour. A quick trip to Trader Joe’s for flowers was next. All was good, but then she caught sight of her woebegone expression in the revolving door. Without thinking, she clicked on Insta and the dopamine rush cast a temporary “woe-be-gone” enchantment. Damn, she had failed again! Oh well, there’s always tomorrow.

Weekend Writing Prompt #434 – Woebegone