Category Archives: Rochelle’s picture prompt

NOSY OLD BUSYBODY!

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

  I was a new resident in the neighborhood.  I passed this house everyday going to work, then coming home.   I began to notice that the blinds were opened a bit just above the window sill.  An old woman was … Continue reading →

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THE LEANING TREE

Posted on April 12, 2019 by

  1952:  With girlish glee I measured my adolescent growth by the Leaning Tree. 1955:  Four inches taller but I still walked straight as I passed under the Leaning Tree. 1956:  My sixteenth birthday pictures were taken under the branch … Continue reading →

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DANGER IN TOMMY’S TODDY

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Glistening ice causing lacy trees Freezing fast in frigid breeze. Street light shining for those still out Shows way home for a gadabout But Tommy struggles to get to the gate Too much drink has made him late, He lays … Continue reading →

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PRDT-Xa MISCALCULATES

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

BREAKING NEWS: PRDT-Xa  designed amazing technological advancement which can function robotically as a giant keyboard – translates all keyboard characters – even Khmer’s 74 characters. It will not be useful in America since it will not be fully developed for … Continue reading →

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FIRST RESPONSE

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

I sit and look across the lake.  Lights are beautiful.  I snap a still.  Then decide to do a video.  Beautiful as it whirls….. What’s happening?  The ferris wheel crumples to the ground. “Oh, Wow, what a shot! Reporters will … Continue reading →

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BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE GET OLD

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

NOTE:  I question whether this is in poor taste.   I am not being cynical, making light of a problem, nor being humorous.   I am exaggerating, but I am recognizing that this kind of problem exists.  We need more medical research … Continue reading →

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GLASS ROSES

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

  Edna smiled in appreciation for her birthday flowers.  Flowers that she could not kill.  She had hinted over the years, that she did not want potted flowers.  She had never had a green thumb, and her failure to keep … Continue reading →

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GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

“I’ll see if they will bring out a new door to replace this one,” said my husband.   He knew he would have to carefully preserve all the broken pieces to prove his point.  If all the pieces were in place, … Continue reading →

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WHY PINK? DON’T KNOW…

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

“Strange how they leave me in here.  Why pink?   I don’t know.  I understand the shells.  There’s four inches of water in the tub.  I swirl the shells around.  Take the blue ones to make a geometric design.   Then take the … Continue reading →

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THANKS TO HANK ZIL – NOBEL FOOD PRIZE NOMINEE!

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

PHOTO PROMPT © Russell Gayer In the land of Geomeo, labored survival scientist, Hank Zil.  Amidst the famine, he determined to create a type of corn that produced more than the “ear kind” which  now grew in their limited river valley … Continue reading →

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