Daily Prompt: Keeping up with the Jones’ What I really covet is not tangible. It cannot be bought, or replaced. What I really covet is time. Time, in my opinion, is more valuable than money. Time, like money can be easily spent, but it can never be earned back. Once time is gone, it is … More I Covet Time
On Thanksgiving night, stores across America begin opening for Black Friday Sales. People line up in and set to be the first ones in the door when the sales begin. One word to describe the Black Friday madness? Hectic. *One word of advice if you’re planning to go Black Friday shopping this year: If you’re … More Black Friday: Is it worth it?
Thanks is truly universal. Each culture expresses thanks in ways that are unique, but ultimately all the words have the same underlying meaning. On this Thanksgiving holiday, take the time to not only thank those who are close to you, but also those who live further away. Everyone deserves appreciation and gratitude for helping. But … More Thanks is Universal.
Weekly Writing Challenge: Haiku Flames light up the dark sing melodies through the sky blur into brightness. … The wet pavement top reflects the light back upward casting a sheer gleam. … After rain always comes a rainbow in the most unlikely places. -Kat(: This is part 2 of the Weekly Writing Challenge. Part 1: Weekly … More Photography & Poetry: Fall Leaves
Weekly Writing Challenge: Haiku A fiery ball in the midst of an ocean swimming deeper down. … The marigold sky peeping through the open door the last light till dark. … Twilight settles in The evening sky not light but also not dark. … Once the night is black sparkling stars sing through the sky … More Haiku: Light into Dark
The English language is delicious to the ears. The way the letters perfectly flow together, the breakage of each syllable against the tongue, the enunciation of each sound made by the mouth. It’s such a beautiful miracle. And we have completely crushed this beauty by pronouncing the word of the year of 2013 to be … More The Word of the Year is “Selfie.”
There’s nothing like getting in the Christmas spirit. People say I start decorating for Christmas too soon. They say it’s ridiculous how stores start selling Christmas decor right after Halloween. They say 54 days is more than enough time to purchase everything you need for Christmas. They say Christmas is such a dominant holiday that … More 25 Reasons why YOU should love Christmas.
Astonishment, distress and grief were felt throughout the nation on Nov. 22, 1963. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Kennedy’s assassination was a dark turning point in our nation’s history. It shocked almost everyone since he was an extremely popular president. He was killed in an instant; one … More Commemorating the Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Weekly Writing Challenge: Characters In a writing class that I was in last summer, I was presented with the challenge of writing a story using a different persona, or voice. I was to create a character for myself that spoke and thought in a entirely different way than I did. We were to indirectly inform … More Weekly Writing Challenge: Characters- Persona
Daily Prompt: Perspective From far, from close, from above, from below. The view is different. It all depends on your standpoint of where you are. The view would be different if you were 10 feet away from an object, as would it be if you were 100 feet from an object. It’s all about perspective. … More Perspective
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