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Quote for One Liner Wednesday - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Marcus Tullius Cicero This quote is for One Liner Wednesday.

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Favorite Topics

What topics do you like to discuss? To answer today’s prompt, a few topics I enjoy discussing are: Books Travel Religion (or lack of in my case) Music Politics (occasionally)

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A Had to Share Poet

Catherine Weiss

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Nikki Giovanni Quote - One Liner Wednesday

Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com We can never let words be silenced. Nikki Giovanni (June 7th, 1943 – December 9th, 2024) This post is for One Liner Wednesday. I actually had the wonderful opportunity to meet Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech during an author reading by another wonder writer. She was the host that night and I found her to radiate with positive energy from just her…

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Celebrating the New Year: Poetry Inspired by Nature

This is my response to the first poetry prompt of 2025 from dVerse. Choose an image, all taken by Michael Sammut, and create a poem using the image you chose as inspiration.

Meadow Argus / Photographed in Solomon Islands / Michael Sammut Again, a New Year has arrived, bringing a feeling,childlike wonder as the heavy snow creates a whiteblanket outside, covering trees, grass, roads, withcomforting warmth that's felt this time of winter.Butterflies are shocked at their own form after being a caterpillar so long, breaking free from allrestraints, elegantly it spreads…

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Kerby Bear

Photo by Hector Portillo on Pexels.com Daily writing promptDescribe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?View all responses One item that I was extremely attached to as a child was my Kerby teddy bear. My grandfather ordered it for me when I was in 2nd grade for Christmas. Kerby is wearing a Santa outfit and I was in awe because my name is unique, at least in my…

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Life Without a Computer

Your life without a computer: what does it look like? Walking around my hometown, floating in the New River that runs through my hometown, and reading novels. I haven’t had much use for a computer since smart phones became available but I have been using a Chromebook lately.  It takes getting used to but it does have benefits. Growing up in the 90’s, I had basic computer skills learned in high…

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Writer's Workshop - 4. Someone Who Helped  You

Here are the prompts for this week’s Writer’s Workshop: Write a post based on the word attention. Write a post in exactly 10 sentences. Write about a time you stole something. Tell us about someone who helped you. Write about your first day of school, whether it’s your first day of school ever, first day at a new school, first day of high school, college, grad school… whatever. Tell us…

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One Liner Wednesday

Mark 4:14 This was short and to the point so I had to share.

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One Liner Wednesday - Harper Lee

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read; one does not love breathing. Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird This is for One Liner Wednesday with Linda Hill.

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Black Cats and Crows by Ward Davis

Black Cats and Crows by Ward Davis

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X - A Book Review

This is my book review for the 2024 Nonfiction Reading Challenge hosted by bookdout. This is my book review on ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’ written by Alex Haley using his extensive interviews with Malcom X. *Spoiler alerts ahead* Malcolm X had received many death threats over breaking ties with Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam.  He sat down with reporter, Alex Haley, to tell his…

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Prayer of an Anonymous Abbess

Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from becoming too talkative, and especially from the unfortunate habit of thinking that I must say something on every subject and at every opportunity. Release me from the idea that I must straighten out other peoples’ affairs. With my immense treasure of experience and wisdom, it seems a pity not to let…

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Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2024 - Nonfiction Nibbler

So I’ve just discovered this non-fiction reading challenge hosted by Book’d Out and I think it’s a perfect way to begin the month of April. Choose a goal, read, review, and share your review on Book’d Out. I chose Nonfiction Nibbler which means I’ll be reading and reviewing 6 nonfiction books before the end of this year. To learn more about the challenge and to sign up, visit Book’d Out. You…

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Quote from Martin Luther King Jr.

Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent. Martin Luther King Jr. This post was written for One Liner Wednesday.

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Finding Simple Words

One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. Jack Kerouac This post is for One Liner Wednesday. Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com

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Choose Yourself - Three Things Challenge

Three Things Challenge # M579 Don't hedge bets against yourselfif you are backed against the wall. Don't ride the fence; choose a path. ., This was written for the Three Things Challenge.