Category: tutto e niente

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

put ’em up!

Tina Stewart Brakebill

one day I’ll say my piece

and rise above the horror

one day I’ll speak my mind

and live to see tomorrow

Image Credit to Wonderful Wizard Of Oz: Dorothy And The Cowardly Lion Drawing From 1St Edition 1900 Of LF Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

Thanks to the dumpster fire we’re currently living through as well as the following for the word prompts (SPEAK, ONE DAY, and HORROR) that inspired this 22-word … I don’t know what it is: a poem, a promise, a threat??

Anyway, visit their sites for better examples.  

Weekend Writing Prompt #435 – Speak

 

Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt (17 )

 

FOWC With Fandango — Horror

 

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

she said but he said-Flashback Friday

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

Flash Fiction, tutto e niente

always a bridesmaid

Tina Stewart Brakebill

As Jenny took in her reflection, she made a noise that sounded like a cross between a growl and a barking seal. How could she! The haphazard array of polka dots made her look like a giant allergic reaction. This was absolutely the last time she’d ever agree to be a bridesmaid!    

Esther asked us to tell a story in 52 words using the following words in it somewhere:

  • SEAL
  • GROWL
  • ALLERGIC
  • HAPHAZARD
  • POLKA
Can You Tell A Story In…

 

 

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

the agonies of change

Tina Stewart Brakebill

days became decades

forged in fire but still easy

our love endures all

Reena’s 400th Prompt asks us to play a game. Visit the site of An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations

Click on any one of the 12 pictures. Read the divination and write whatever comes to mind.

I landed on the card above. We’ve been together for 42 years, so this one really resonated. Visit Reena’s page to read more.

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #400

 

Flash Fiction, tutto e niente

this time

Tina Stewart Brakebill

Memories flooded my brain as the smoke from the flickering candle enveloped me. The hint of menthol cigarettes lingering in the air only amplified my déjà vu. My cowardice urged me to turn and run, but before my feet could obey this frantic command the sight of the Two of Swords reminded me of the weight of the choice ahead of me. I couldn’t let one bad incident stop me from seeking guidance. Maybe if I had listened that time, instead of mocking, I would have taken a different road, so instead of taking flight, I sank into the chair. Holding my question in my mind, I shuffled the cards and made a promise to myself:  this time, I would listen, really really listen.

The Two of Swords card, conceptualized by Pamela Colman Smith

I had fun today, creating a six-sentence story and incorporating some additional word prompts that included CARDS, AMPLIFY, CHOICE, and INCIDENT. Visit the site below for more info and more great writing. 

Writing Prompts
Amplify
It’s Thursday’s Six Sentence Story Blog Hop
FOWC With Fandango — Incident