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My smile:
Last night I had a new aide and she smilingly gave me my shower. Some times I don’t get one at all or if I do the aide is grumpy as all get out. Last night was a pleasure.
Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
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Here are this week’s questions:
1. Do you have a favourite movie you never tire of watching? I would say there are a few. One of them is “Sound of Music.”
2. Do you have a favourite song or special song as a couple? My ex and I never had a song per se.
3. How do you relax in the evenings? Reading or writing mainly. I rarely watch TV.
4. Do you celebrate special birthdays or anniversaries? My family has pretty much stopped celebrating birthdays and anniversaries. Which is fine with me since I hate shopping for gifts and now I don’t have the money to shop for gifts.
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Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
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Your three words today are:
RAVAGE
DEVOUR
DETOUR
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The rabid creatures ravaged the human parts left behind by their leader after he had his fill of the bloody human flesh. They began to devour the parts they were able to take off of the others in the pack. They were fighting with each other over what little remained. The ground was a bloody mess strewn with bits of bloody human flesh.
Once he has his fill, the leader detoured around the lowly creatures still fighting over the remains. He would move on to look for other humans to devour for his next meal. Finding humans to feed on was getting harder all the time. The human population was not reproducing fast enough and the leader knew he would have to move on to another location to satisfy his and his followers needs.
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Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
Fandango’s Rules For the One Word Challenge
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.). The word is “officer.”
I am also using The Word Of The Day Challenge – Graduate
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As the graduates lined up in the building on campus, a police officer was outside frantically trying to direct traffic and get all the cars parked. There were twice as many cars as available parking spots. The officer had no idea what to do with all the cars that were lined up and waiting to be parked. He took out his cell phone and called the school’s dean and asked if he had any idea where he should put all the cars that still needed to be parked. He left the dean pondering a solution as he went back to trying to fit more cars into the parking lot and along the road.
Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
Fandango’s Rules For the One Word Challenge
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.). Today’s word is FUEL.
I am also using The Word Of The Day Challenge – Neglected
I am also using the Three Things Challenge for today #M699.
Your three words today are:
YANK
YIELD
YESTERDAY
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Yesterday, during our barbeque, we encountered a fuel crisis. It turns out that Ronny, the one responsible for checking the propane tank, had neglected to do so when I asked him to last week. As a result, we found ourselves with a yard full of guests and a non-functional grill.I had to yank the tank out of the holder on the side of the grill, willing it to yield to my tugging. I finally managed to get it out and had Dave run to the local propane filling station to fill it up. Thankfully, they were open, and we had our barbeque without further problems.
Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt Rules:
Squandered
By Tessa Dean May 2024
Don’t squander your savings. You will need it for your retirement.
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Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
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Your three words today are:
JUVENILE
JINX
JAUNT
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The residents here might be in the age range of 62 to 99, but most of them act very juvenile. They are frequently throwing temper tantrums just like children do.
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Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Story Starter, 18 May 2024!
You will be given a sentence to start off your response. It is your choice whether you write using poetry or prose.
Your story starter for this week is:
Good luck with your ‘Story Starter’ – I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Don’t forget to tag ‘Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’, ‘Saturday Mix’, and hashtag #StoryStarter.
As always, make sure you link to your fabulous creation via the comments or pingback.
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Calling It Quits
By Tessa Dean May 2024
She threw back the glass of wine and stormed out of the room, nearly stumbling over her own two feet. What was Jack up to, she thought to herself. She returned to the dining room, picked up the letter, and began rereading it, tears streaming down her face.
Jack couldn’t be serious. He had never been cruel to her before. They had always been a loving couple, supporting each other through thick and thin. Why now? She headed off to search for him to find out what he was up to.
She searched the downstairs completely and found no sign of him. Maybe he had left after dropping off the letter. She headed upstairs, although she didn’t expect him to be there as the letter seemed final. He wouldn’t go to her room after that, and other than bedrooms and a bathroom, there were no other rooms up there.
There was no sign of him, so she headed back downstairs. She opened the front door and looked to see if his car was still parked behind hers. It was gone.
She picked up her cell phone and quickly dialed his number. It rang once but then went to voicemail. He didn’t answer, and she became angrier. Where was he? How could he tell her they were through by letter and not tell her in person? Plus, he hadn’t left a reason in the letter why he was through with them as a couple.
What had she done? Surely, they could have talked it over and resolved it. She picked up her car keys and headed to her car. Determined to find him and demand an answer.
She drove to his house and found her best friend, Mandy’s car there as well as his. What was she doing here? Had they been seeing each other behind her back? She jumped out of her car and approached the front door. She reached for the doorknob and turned it, surprised it was open. She entered the house, headed to the living room, and found the two of them locked in an embrace, kissing passionately.
“Jack, Mandy, what is going on here? Jack, you gave me a letter saying we were through for no reason and then left. I followed you here only to find you and Mandy kissing passionately. When did this start?”
“Listen, Rhonda, I am sorry, but Mandy and I are in love. I didn’t know how to tell you, so I wrote you that letter and hoped you would accept that we were over. I didn’t want to tell you about Mandy because I know you are best friends.”
“Were, Jack. I will not be best friends with someone who would take my boyfriend. We could have talked about our relationship if something was wrong. You didn’t even give me a chance. You just ended it with no explanation. How could either of you do this to me?”
“I’m sorry, Rhonda,” Mandy said. “I didn’t plan on this to happen, but Jack approached me about how he felt that your relationship lacked real love and things just happened. We have only been together for about two weeks.”
“Two weeks? And you think that makes it alright?” Rhonda turned around, and with tears streaming down her face, she slapped Jack across the face and said, “I hope you are happy now. Good riddance to you both.”
Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
Rules for the Word of the Day Challenge:
Today’s word of the day is CHEAT.
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My stomach turned as they put the plate of squid in front of me. Squid belongs in the ocean and not on a plate as far as I am concerned.
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Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com
Fandango’s Rules For the One Word Challenge
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.).
Today’s word is “righteous.”
Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.
Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Please check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, ÿplease manually add your link in the comments.
And be sure to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this prompt. Show them some love.
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I felt righteous indignation as I watched the residents who did not follow the rules and come to dinner on our seating. Every day, three times a day, they come to the first sitting for the meals and they are supposed to be at the second sitting. Some of the people don’t feel that the rules pertain to them. And when they are told their response is that nobody told them which is a downright lie. The staff is tired of telling them so they let them get away with it and it really makes me mad. Why have rules if you aren’t going to enforce them? Some of the staff will force them to leave, but when they can get away with it, they do. Watching them get away with it really ruins my meal for me. I believe strongly that rules should be enforced.
Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com
Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com
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