Inspiration point (IP)
This Week's Inspiration Point is to take any proverb and let it inspire a story or poem. Expecting cats killed by curiosity, chickens that have been counted prior to hatching, hands that feed you getting bitten, stitches in time and hot irons striking. I suspect it may have been an Inspiration Point in the past, but repetition is the mother of skill, as they say.
Inspiration point
Special, Very.
We have two big dogs. When we have workmen, they are put in cages. One cage is in the tv room, the other cage is in the kitchen. The only thing that...
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What We Remember
Lemon trees soaked in light. A herder calls. You sit amidst Spain’s cracked hills, in olive shade. No need to talk— we’ve heard your voice. Though...
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Never
What can you say when a dear friend passes away? That they were good and kind and loved my many? That they were respected and stood by their beliefs...
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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Eight
We were brought together, recalling that I couldn't help gazing into Samuel's big blue eyes, this refined gentleman that I felt I'd known in another...
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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Seven
I recall feeling quite surprised, and impressed when we entered double iron gates, that took us along a lengthy drive. We arrived at a large imposing...
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