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The Memoir Challenge: Enjoying the Similarities and Differences Between Generations and Locations

Welcome to Always Write, Irene Waters. I met Irene in […]

Last Picture for September

Bushboy challenges bloggers to post the last picture on your iPhone or SD card for the month. Our last photo was a copy of a cashier’s check for the condo […]

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Symmetry Maintains Equilibrium and Brings Photography into Balance

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #116: Symmetry presented by Patti Moed came […]

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#Tanka: Kittens Backward and Forward

Time for Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday. This week we are working on the form #Tanka 5/7/5/7/7 Nineteen and a half Scardy, my beloved friend Woebegone, my heart A place to foster […]

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Let ‘Er Blow – Water Droplets

This post is for #Sunday Stills hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. After reading Suzanne’s post about putting your best “foto” forward, I spent a little more time on these photos […]

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Prior Commentary on Blog Challenges

I’ve been friends with Yvette for at least five or six years and love chatting with her and admiring her photos. Her sense of humor and intelligent thoughtfulness augments the […]

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Your Best Blogging Tip

Originally posted on Retirement Reflections:
Recently, I asked a group of friends for their #1 blogging tip. While some of their answers surprised me, I’ve already been able to use…

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Homecoming

Originally posted on Goutam's Writings:
Always on the road his son was. The road; Which lay outside the village Like a thick black serpent. A serpent that everyday devoured…

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YOUR Midlife Symphony – the Proactive Way to Avoid Irrelevance and Invisibility

Welcome to Leanne Le Cras. Thank you so much for […]

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#Haiku The Night Skies of Elderwood, Maui, and Melbourne

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This month’s theme is: The Night […]

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#Inspiration, Hope, and Courage in the Heat of Turmoil

What towering turmoil troubles you today and from where do you draw inspiration?

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7 Reasons Why Nobody Is Reading Your Blog.

Originally posted on New Lune:
One of the most common struggles every blogger faces is probably not gaining traffic or followers as much as they would like to. For some…

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COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 195 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT #Haiban This week’s Tanka Tuesday poetry challenge was an Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt provided by Lisa Thompson. Thanks Lisa. “Don’t Eat the Toadstools.” … called her […]

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As a Photographer You must Be Interested Not Interesting

You may have wondered how great photographers find the spectacular […]

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#Lens Artist 114 #SundayStills The Inside Scoop on Negative Space

#Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #114 – Negative space #SundayStills – Inside […]

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#Cinquain Poetry: Audacious Photography

#TANKA TUESDAY! #cinquain poetry This week, Annette Rochelle Aben selected the words for the syllables only challenge. That means you can’t use those two words. You must find synonyms to replace them. Fun, […]

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Fire Status: Thursday

Originally posted on Cee's Photo Challenges:
I’m sitting here looking out our TV room window at 8:18 am on September 10. It’s a little lighter out than yesterday at…

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Back to School in the time of Covid.

Originally posted on HorseAddict:
Today our Grandson , Silas , went back to school and he is starting Grade 1. This day was an acclimatizing day and school proper will…

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Love will echo throughout Eternity

Originally posted on No Half Measures:
There are some TV shows that I could watch over and over and over. During this pandemic and while I’ve been forced to be…

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Everyday bits and bridles.

Originally posted on HorseAddict:
This week the Lens Artists photo challenge comes to us from Patti and she has asked us to feature Everyday Objects. So here are some things…

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#Cinquain Poetry: Reach Your Destination with Maps

Map out your thoughts about maps, or borrow mine then write a cinquain with me. See where your mind travels.

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Why Cee Neuner Has Successfully Hosted Photo Challenges for Twelve Years

Selfless, encouraging, not afraid to try new things, Are those qualities you want in your life? See how Cee Neuner has developed those qualities in her photo challenges.

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“For the Love of Challenges” Explained

Great teachers tell you what you are going to learn, then they teach you, then they tell you what you learned. Me? Maybe not in that order.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #110 – Creativity in the Time of Covid

Originally posted on Travels and Trifles:
THE ARTIST’S STUDIO-JANE IWAN PAINTINGS IN PROCESS “Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions…

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94: At Home

Originally posted on The World Is A Book...:
Due to the lockdown, we are spending more time at home. But, hopefully this isn’t limiting our interest in photographing. This week,…

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How Four Strangers from Around the World Coordinate a Popular Weekly Photo Challenge

Have you wondered what might happen if you brainstormed with your blogging friends? See what happened when these four virtual strangers put their good ideas together.

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Home Warranty Problems Dry Up When You Vent Through Poetry

Are you up for a challenge? This may take you a while, but it's like solving a puzzle. It feels so good when you're finished.

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Why One Blogger Chose to Participate in Rather Than Host Photo Challenges

Has your blogging schedule consumed your life?Find out how one blogger relaxed her posting schedule.

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Saddle Up Saloon; Interviewin’ the Interviewer

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
“Howdy. Welcome ta the Saddle Up Saloon. I’m Pal, this here’s Kid.” “Howdy yourselves. I’m Marsha…

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Active Problem Solving #Haibun

Turn your photos into stories using different forms of syllabic poetry. Learn how to write poetry through this challenge.

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How to Run a Successful Poetry Challenge for Four Years Counting

Maybe you've thought about hosting a writing challenge. Before you do, read this post to find out some of the ins and outs. If you love poetry, you'll love learning about this challenge.

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Yellow Stills or Still Yellow?

Meeting a blogger, and showing off the countryside, traveling with a friend - two of my favorite things to do. Taking pictures, it doesn't get much better.

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One-Word-Prompt Writing Challenges – Two Quick, Easy Ways to Stretch Your Imagination

What can you do with a one-word-prompt? Esther Chilton has two great suggestions - a limerick or a five-word story.

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How Responding to a Photo Challenge Focuses Your Writing and Increases Your Followers

How many pictures do you have that sit unused and unseen in your files? Hundreds, thousands? Be creative and put them to use where you and others can enjoy them time and again.

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Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Meet the Authors – #YAFantasy Kevin Cooper, #Mystery Mary Anne Edwards, #Historical Apple Gidley

Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine:
There are over 150 authors in the Cafe and Bookstore and I wanted to keep it…

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