Friday Writings #236: Of Gardening and Living and Such…

Today, I wanted to write/speak/read all about gardens and feels. But the air outside is thick with heat and smoke, so… my thoughts are on fire. I’m feeling terrible for Canada. So many flames. According to the weather forecast, Canada (and my bit of New York City) will be getting some rain this weekend and early next week. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and my heart hopeful… for cleansing rain. 

While we wait/spell/pray for the cooling showers, my dear poets and storytellers, I invite you to find inspiration in one (or all) of the following quotes: 

“Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood

 “A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.” May Sarton 

“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.” Rudyard Kipling

 

Please add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant. 369 words maximum (excluding title). Let your poetry or prose be old or new, inspired by the prompt or by a topic of your choosing. Visit other contributors. Read their writings… Comment on their words… Wish for rain for those who need it… 

next week, We’ll invite you to return to a favorite Friday Writing prompt of the past. And if you already wrote for your chosen prompt, please write something new.

Friday Writings #215: The Flamethrower at the End of the Tunnel

I’ve been rereading my favorite passages/quotes from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. Life has been… extra interesting lately—and not always in the best of ways—so, spending time in stories that make me think and cackle is soothing.

I always enjoy what brews out of Terry Pratchett’s words/worlds. So, dear poets and storytellers, you won’t be too surprised that for today’s optional prompt, I’m very happy to invite you to write poetry or prose that explores one of Pratchett’s quotes: “There was a light at the end of the tunnel, and it was a flamethrower.” 

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As always, add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant, please. 369 words maximum. Let your entry be new or old. Write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing. Visit other writers. Read what brews out of their words… and share your thoughts. 

next week, we’ll invite you to write about dancing, a specific style or dancing in general.