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March 18, 2016

Forever Yours…

By Kat Myrman
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PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Dearest Julia,

Each day I sit here enveloped by gloom, more so because you are not here to help me bide the time. I keep your favorite trinkets near the window. Like the swelling muddy river below, memories of our adventures flood my head with melancholy.

This house has become a prison to me since the accident. The visiting nurse brought fresh flowers hoping to cheer me. But eventually they died, reminding me of you.

Do you think of me in heaven, dearest? I pray each day that God would allow me to join you there.

Forever Yours,

Charles

~kat 18 March 2016
(99 words)

A flash of fiction in letter form for Friday Fictioneer’s Challenge based on the photo above by our hostess, Rochell Wisoff-Fields. Read other stories HERE.

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March 17, 2016

Regret – A Six Word Story

By Kat Myrman

A Six Word Story in response to Nicola Auckland of Sometimes Stellar Story Teller’s weekly challenge. This week’s Story Prompt is: REGRET. See other stories by clicking HERE and scrolling to the comment section.

She wished she had said, “no”.

kat ~ 17 March 2016

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March 17, 2016

Touched by Lightning

By Kat Myrman
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Photo Credit: Al Forbes @ A Mixed Bag

Hannah loved storms. She spent hours watching strobes of lightning, counting, “one-one thousand…two-one thousand…three…” until the thunder boomed, rattling the house.

One spring day, Hannah found herself out in the elements when a massive storm rolled in.

With no shelter in sight, she headed back through the pasture toward the road where her car was parked. “What’s a little rain,” she thought, “I won’t melt!”

Suddenly, she felt a tingling from head to toe. There was a bright flash of light. Hannah didn’t see it as much as she felt it…a massive, magnificent burst of energy in every cell of her body. For a brief moment Hannah realized she had been struck by lightning. “It doesn’t hurt,” she thought. Then everything went black.

A local farmer found her after the storm. She had survived, but her recovery would be long and painful. They say that being struck by lightning is like being cooked in a microwave oven…from the inside out!

But Hannah will tell you that she still loves storms.  Since her tryst with lightning she has developed a peculiar talent. She no longer needs to count between the lightning and the thunder…she just knows.

kat ~ 17 March 2016
(196 Words)

A story in response to the photo prompt above by Al Forbes for his Sunday Photo Fiction Challenge. If you would like to read other stories or enter your own, click HERE.

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March 15, 2016

Cupboard Haiku

By Kat Myrman


Beautiful treasures
Collect dust in our cupboards
As if things matter.

kat ~ 15 March 2016

A Haiku for TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge based on the prompt word: Cupboard. Read other haiku or ener your own HERE.

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March 13, 2016

Word of the Day Haiku Challenge 3

By Kat Myrman

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This week we have Haiku inspired by two Words of the Day. Let’s take a look back at Tuesday and Friday!

Tuesday’s Word of the Day from Dictionary.com: Isonomy – noun. Equality of political rights

Your isonomy
is very important now
with elections soon.

PJ (Priceless Joy) @ beautifulwords

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Friday’s Word of the Day from Dictionary.com: Psittacism – noun. mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech.

Some psittacisms
like a Mother’s do”s and don’t’s,
haunt the guilty.

Smug bible thumpers
drone vapid psittacisms…
Actions speak louder.

Catchy talking points,
When fools use psittacisms,
There is no debate!

kat @ likemercurycolliding

If you would like to join us this week, here are the rules! 😊

Word of the Day Haiku Challenge

1. Pick a day that works for you. Once you pick your day, stick to it. This is what makes it fun and quite a challenge.

2. Choose an online dictionary that features a word of the day. I use dictionary.com but there are others. Pick your go-to dictionary.

3. Create a Haiku using the word of the day. In this challenge, no synonyms allowed.

4. A Haiku is a three line poem with the syllable structures 3-5-3 or 5-7-5.

5. (Optional) If you want, you may also post a expanded history of the word, your thoughts about the word, or some unusual facts about the word of the day.

6. Post a link to your Haiku in the comments so I can find you.

7. I’ll post the weekly roll call list on Sunday. So you have until Saturday at midnight (EST) to post your haiku.

8. Have fun!

PJ (Priceless Joy) @ beautifulwords

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