Tag: books
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You can have my toys…
When you pry them from my cold, dead fingers. 😋 I don’t think I’ve ever truly grown up, and I have the sneaking suspicion I never truly will. Nor do I think I want to. The things I’ve enjoyed the most, I have enjoyed since I was a very young lad and I never saw…
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Ink Stained Love
Today I received a very pleasant surprise in my mailbox. When I went to fetch my mail, I found a package from our very own E-Dawg, Ernest Federspiel. Within said package was a brand spanking new copy of his first published book, Ink Stained Love, with a personal message from the author himself! To say…
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#PowerfulBooks 06.30.24
From Alice’s post: “In this series, I post covers of books that made a great impression on me. They may have made me laugh, think, or cry. I may not remember every character or every detail but I have not been able to forget about them. Just the cover. No review, no explanation. If you…
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NTT Challenge: 04/25/24 Edition
Welcome one and all to this week’s NTT recap for 04/25. I think this is the most posts we’ve ever had thus far for an NTT, so thank you one and all! I am blown away by the response this receives, and even more so this week. A standing ovation for everyone! 👏👏👏 We had…
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NTT Challenge Entries (03/14/24 Edition)
Hello, and welcome back to this week’s listing of the No Theme Thursday entries for 03/14/24! We had a ton of entries again this week, and also more new participants! I’d like to extend a hearty welcome to both Stephanie from Singing Gecko and Kymber Hawke from Story Spinner! It is an absolute pleasure having…
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To Sharpen the Blade Once More (8)
T’was a light rain falling when Korv awoke. He had not slept well the night before and had to will himself to get out of bed, lest the temptation to stay there become too great. He made his morning brew, and decided to stand outside for a few moments and enjoy the quiet of the…
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To Sharpen the Blade Once More (3)
Feeling a renewed sense of purpose after his fight with the iron bastard, Korv returned home to rest and relax. He would eat and set about reading the prose written by the fine folks of his village. Korv made a simple meal for himself. While he enjoyed his treats, Korv knew that excess of anything…
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Why, indeed?
This is one of those prompts where I am kind of scratching my head, because I am not the arbiter of what is or isn’t a good word. That said, I will play along because, why not? 😄 Limitations. Talking the self imposed kind here, because I know there are folks out there with legit…
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SLDS Follow-Up
When I posted my entry for this week’s SLDS Challenge, I wrote an accompanying snippet of text to go with the image I chose. Aasthawrites asked me where part 2 was. Well… I didn’t have a part 2, I told her. I had written it on a whim to give some context to the image.…
The Beginning At Last 