On this day,
Was born in 1849, Frances Hodgson Burnett, English author of such as, “Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden,”
also, in 1713, Irish novelist, Laurence Stern, best known for, “Tristram Shandy.”
Category Archives: Self compositions
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #263 #Autumnal fantasy
I went for a walk with a local wench
we stopped and sat down on this oak bench
the leaves on the trees were both golden and brown
wind blown flurries falling to the ground
with this rain of beauty from above
my thoughts strangely turned to love
but when I said how about it dear
she said no chance, especially here
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How Refurbished Electronics Reduce E-waste And Contribute To Environmental Sustainability
Are you a tech enthusiast with a knack for buying and flashing the latest electronic gadgets? Ever wondered where discarded electronic items end up? …
How Refurbished Electronics Reduce E-waste And Contribute To Environmental Sustainability
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Literatus Obitus
On this day,
In 1910 Count Leo Tolstoy, Russian author of, “War and Peace and Anna Karenina,” passed away in a railway carriage at Astopovo,
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Ronovan writes #Haiku weekly poetry prompt #489
So carpe diem
for it may not come again
a bird in the hand
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Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt #338 #Ghost writer extraordinaire
In eighteen hundred and sixty two, was born a young man to be called Montague, educated at Eton but against the wishes of his father he chose to write great short stories of a taste macabre.
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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #262 #Patience is a virtue
Under the log pile, within the sticks
a very odd looking creature sits
long of neck and short of limb
he hopes that none will notice him
for if he can catch an insect to eat
then he is sure of a tasty treat
but if he is spotted in his lair
be sure no creature will pass by there
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Dies Natalis
On this day,
In 1850, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author of such stirring tales as, “Kidnapped, Treasure Island and The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
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Fibbin Friday, I lie it’s Saturday
1 A bunion
2. A guide to the isles
3. A feeling deep in side her
4. Sideoftheplatypus
5. Cannelloni
6. Fizzy paper
7. Extreme weather condition in Portugal
8. Hebridean name for a gale, (It’s what we)
9. Boris Johnson
10. A fast moving whale
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Dies Natalis
On this day,
In 1821, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, Russian author of, “Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov.”
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When the pen takes control. 