The Beginning At Last

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  • Over The Top Tuesday (02/20/24)

    Over The Top Tuesday (02/20/24)

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    Good day to all! I hope everyone survived Monday relatively unscathed. And if you are returning to work after nice, long weekend, well…Sorry ’bout your damn luck. 😄 Remember, today is the last day to get your No Theme Thursday Submissions posted if you have not already! Wednesday is fast becoming one of my favorite…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 10)

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    The Never Ending Evening As Xi Xiao stormed out of his office, Emil Vasilev let out a long sigh. He studied the cigarette burning between his fingers. He stared deep into the head, gazing hard into the glowing red embers hidden beneath a cloak of grey ash. A bemused grin crossed his face as he…

  • Meandering Monday (02/19/24)

    Meandering Monday (02/19/24)

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    Good day to all, and welcome to the new week! To those who have today off for the holiday, enjoy! To those who have to work, my deepest sympathies. 😄 This week is the last official week of classes until April, but the instructors said I can continue showing up in March to work on…

  • Sci-Fi Sunday (02/18/24)

    Sci-Fi Sunday (02/18/24)

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    Good morning and Happy Sci-Fi Sunday, everyone! I hope everyone has had an enjoyable and restful weekend thus far. To those of you who also have a three-day weekend, lucky you! 👍 This week is a mix of classics, homages and, well… Stuff. 😄 The ol’ brainbox kept coming up dry this week, so poor…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 9)

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    A Different Approach Xi made her way angrily to Vasilev’s office. She was completely enraged. First, that her subject made her look quite the fool, and second, that her work had been interrupted. As soon as she was done with Emil, she would take care of that annoying little bird once and for all. When…

  • Superhero Saturday (02/17/24)

    Superhero Saturday (02/17/24)

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    Already past the midway point of the month. Where the hell did it go? Damn. Anyhow, happy Saturday, everyone! I hope your weekend is a great one, and if you have plans, I hope they are enjoyable ones. Not much planned around here. Some errands, some writing (What kind of trouble will Agent Eva get…

  • SLDS Challenge (02/23/24)

    SLDS Challenge (02/23/24)

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    Susan T. Braithwaite, I am truly annoyed at you right now. Every damned week, you make these prompts more challenging than the last. Again, this week, I had to fight my way through Hell and Creation to get a decent image for your SLDS Challenge. But at last, I think I have coaxed a reasonable…

  • Budgeting 101

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    Good morning and welcome to this easy, hassle free guide to budgeting! Following these simple steps, you too can be a budgeting whiz! Step 1: Work, make money and pay bills: Step 2: Make sure you buy food! Step 3: Put something away in savings: Step 4: Live a little! Life’s too short to do…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 8)

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    The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 7) Hell Beside, Heaven Within, Act 2 As Eva sat on the floor with her eyes transfixed on the melting walls, Xi picked the chair up off the floor. She went to the door and summoned Driver. “In the chair,” she gestured towards the wall where she had set it. Driver…

  • Fantasy Friday (02/16/24)

    Fantasy Friday (02/16/24)

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    Good day and TGIF, everyone! At this time last week, we were in the midst of spring-like temperatures, and now we’re a bit more back to normal with below freezing temps and wind chills. Next week, my course at the local college wraps up. I may sign up for another course in April. I am…

  • School Update – 3 Days Left!

    School Update – 3 Days Left!

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    Final exam… COMPLETE! So, I ended up being way, way ahead of schedule, and finished the pre-exam 5 minutes in, and the instructor set me up for the final. No, it’s not a diploma, not by any stretch, and there was no ceremony, but this program ran the gamut from very basic computer tasks, apps…

  • No Theme Thursday (02/15/24)

    No Theme Thursday (02/15/24)

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    Good day to all, and welcome to this week’s edition of No Theme Thursday! This week, I am giving the barbarians, gypsies, dragons and sorceresses a break and stepping a bit outside the box. I wanted to challenge myself to work a bit outside my wheelhouse, and hopefully it will inspire some of you as…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 7)

    The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 7)

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    The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 6) Hell Beside, Heaven Within Xi glanced over at Driver and nodded her head toward the door. “You can wait outside. I’d like to chat privately with our guest,” she said flatly. Driver nodded and headed towards the door. “Chat privately” was Xi’s coy way of saying “No witnesses.” Truthfully, even Driver,…

  • Wandering Wednesday (02/14/24)

    Wandering Wednesday (02/14/24)

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    Good day and Happy Valentine’s Day to all! I hope if you are spending the day with your special someone, it is the absolute best day ever! Take an extra moment today to truly appreciate all the special folks in your life. Life is precious and so are those around us. Let them know it.…

  • No Theme Thursday 2/8 Challenge Submissions

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    Good day/night to all! Today, I will be posting the Challenge Submissions for the 02/08 edition of NTT. This week, I am thrilled to share submissions from the following bloggers: Aasthawrites from Literary Evaluation Blog Pooja G from Lifesfinewhine Amy from “It’s Amy,” I said. Destiny from Destiny’s Designz Mr. Philo from Philosophy Through Photography…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 6)

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    Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 5) Warning: The following excerpt contains drug references which some may find offensive. Woeful Accommodations The look of absolute pleasure on Xi’s face chilled Eva straight to the bone. The glint from the tip of the syringe perfectly matched the glint in Xi’s eyes. Eva felt that awful hollow feeling in the…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 5)

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    The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 4) Dedicated Professional Xi Xiao couldn’t help but revel in the feeling of excitement coursing through her body. Much like a child on Christmas Eve, the anticipation of a new assignment was downright exhilarating. The tingle she felt up and down her spine intensified with each step down the staircase. She…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 4)

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    Click here for pt. 3 (Links to 1 & 2 also ) The Doctor Is In Emil didn’t bother changing out of his tuxedo yet. Instead, he went to his office, poured himself a drink, and sat down at his desk. He lay Eva’s black leather clutch in front of him and proceeded to empty…

  • The Kovalenko Chronicles (pt. 3)

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    So, since I did a pt. 2, I figured I might as well keep going with a pt. 3 and so on, and try to make something of this thing. For those who have enjoyed the story thus far, I express my deepest appreciation. I will do my best to give you something worth reading,…

  • Monday Meanderings

    Monday Meanderings

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    Good day and welcome to a new week! Hope everyone’s Monday goes as smooth as possible. Staring down a potential snowstorm rolling in tomorrow with 6 – 12″ possible accumulation. Good times! As I type this there’s about six minutes left in the Super Bowl and it’s all tied up. By the time y’all read…

  • SLDS Follow-Up

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    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.…

  • Sci-Fi Sunday (02/11/24)

    Sci-Fi Sunday (02/11/24)

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    Welcome to another addition of Sci-Fi Sunday! Hard to believe we’re already near the midpoint of another month. Crazy! I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend and making the most of it. Looking forward to a possible snowstorm after two days of 50-plus degree temps. My sinuses do not approve. 😄 Anyhow, enough of…

  • Beat the Count

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    1… Damn it, my head feels like it’s on fire. Fuck. Is that my blood? Is this even real? 2… Why are there clouds all around me? Is it raining? What the hell is this? 3… What the hell? I’m hearing voices. Where are you? Shit. This is my blood. 4… “Just stay down, boy.…

  • SLDS Challenge (02/16/24)

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    Back with my entry for Susan T. Braithwaite’s Spies, Lies and Digital Skies Challenge. I bitched plenty about last week’s prompt, and this week’s was even tougher. I spent way longer working on this one than that one. Thanks, Susan! 🙄😋 This week’s prompt: Undercover mission at a glamorous event. Seems simple enough, eh? Yeah,…

  • Superhero Saturday (02/10/24)

    Superhero Saturday (02/10/24)

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    Good morning and welcome to another episode of Superhero Saturday! Today’s feature takes us all across the multiverse as we visit heroes from many different realms and realities. There’s action, there’s adventure and even a little romance in this week’s installment. Have a great day and let’s get on with the show! Does everything that…