Category Archives: HUMOR

THE GOLEM OF DOUBT

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A golem is a monster – a shapeless creature made of earth – a hefty, hulking blob conjured into existence from a dimension seldom visited by human beings except, perhaps, in our nightmares. Once it has been called into this … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, HUMOR, SHORT STORIES | Tagged a writer's process, adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, golem, Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency, scbwi, self-confidence, self-doubt, Stephen Fraser, writer | 4 Comments

THE CLASH OF TWO CHALLENGES

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Liesl wielded the cumbersome wand over the ancient cauldron with the agility of a lumberjack felling a sapling. Dwarfed by the knotted rod’s size, it was obvious why the young girl’s name had been first shortened to little Elisabeth, then … Continue reading →

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‘TIS a ‘TWAS

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas the night I decided to write a ‘twas poem, One week before Christmas when no one was home. But for dream entrenched hounds, their paws all a’twitch, The house was as still as the warts on a witch. I … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Christmas, Donna Weidner, Season's Greetings, T'was the night before | 8 Comments

THE SWORD IN THE LAMP

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Today, the saber wielding mad scientist from my childhood dream of becoming a heroic do-gooder has been awakened from its decades long slumber in the depths of my sub-conscious mind by a lamp. Yes, a lamp. Not the genie in … Continue reading →

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ALAS, ‘TIS A BUMMER

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Forsooth, ’twas an immensely sad day for the girls and me, for upon this wet and blustery day, surely a mirror of our sorrow, it has become more than apparent that our knight in plush fleece and khakis, Sir-Walks-A-Lot, and his band of merry … Continue reading →

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BAVARIAN BLUE

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The trees may be different, but the sky is the same Its luminous blue sets memories aflame – Of time spent in Bavaria

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, ballooning, Bavaria, beer, blog, blue skies, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, friendship, memories, Munich, Oktoberfest, writer | 4 Comments

Bee’otch ON THE RUN

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

After a recent close-encounter-of-a-wild-kind, I thought I’d ask Jazzy to guest post this week’s adventure. It took an extra biscuit and the promise of two bacon-cheese flavored beggin’ strips, but I managed to convince her. It especially seemed fitting since … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE, SHORT STORIES | Tagged adventure, blog, coyote, dog, Donna Weidner, L.L.Bean, pet, writer | 16 Comments

HALLOWE’EN HAUNT

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

T’is the eve before November first, The night vampires rise to quench their thirst. T’is the time men are shackled to walls and beds for fear the moonlight will burst their threads transforming them into

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GOBLINS, GHOULS…and OREOS?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

It seems to me that every year retailers begin selling their holiday wares a month earlier than they did the year before. At the rate they are going, by 2020 we’ll be spinning dreidels and decking our halls with holly … Continue reading →

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WHEN SH-NIKE HAPPENS…

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…things can go incredibly wrong. You could end up needing stitches and a lot of body work in the small span of a mere forty-eight hours like I did. I blame it on hormones