Prompt: Something on your "to-do list" that never gets done. The item that sits with patient spiteUpon the list, by day and night,Is not to climb a mountain peak,Nor some profound, poetic streak.It’s simpler far, yet seems to growA dread that only I can know.It mocks me from its linen throne,A simple, solitary groan:"Change bedroom …
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Describe a risk you took that you do not regret. The Perilous Craft To write a book, a daring feat,A journey wrought with fire and sleet.You birth your soul in silent ink,And offer it for all to think. ~ Each word a risk, each line a leap,From mountain's edge to oceans deep.You walk the cliff …
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What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? The Five F’s I Can’t Live WithoutA Survival Guide in Rhyming Doubt I once tried a life with no Faith in the mix,Just me and my socks and my odd bag of tricks.But soon I was lost — like a goose with no clue,So I prayed, …
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How have we adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? Photo by Miguel u00c1. Padriu00f1u00e1n on Pexels.com People have adapted to COVID-19 in many ways, both personally and socially. Here are some of the major ways they have adjusted: Work and Daily Life, Remote Work & Hybrid Schedules: Many companies adopted work-from-home …
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Putin rolling on the floor laughing with the Trumpster not getting the joke (him being the joke)! What a busy month it's been, only 28 days in the month, but 25 posts. My total now being over 200 since I started. I think I deserve a lie down. February is my birth month and I …
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Seven Sisters Cliffs, near Eastbourne. Well, that's another month done and dusted, soon be Christmas, and then, before we know it 2025. Let's not dwell on that, when you get older, the months just fly by. The years disappear, it's almost as if we are in a hurry to get it all over with. Talking …
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A photo of the Atlas Mountains near Agadir, Morocco. I have just returned from two weeks in Morocco. I want to pretend it was for research on a new novel or travel blog. But it wasn't. It was just a holiday with my wife. When I was here, I had a conversation. It wasn't much …
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I went into the mall today. People cut in front and I say, “sorry.” A toddler trips me up, and I say, “sorry.” A woman rams me with her pram And I say, “sorry.” Someone shoves me from behind, And I say, “sorry.” Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, is all I utter. No one seems to …
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5th September 2024 I started a blog in early 2022, I have not written anything on said blog since then. I know what you're thinking, what the heck has Joseph R Mason been doing for the last 2½ years? Procrastinating? Has he been ill? Is he dead? Well, none of those things actually. I have …
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