Category Archives: HUMOR

FIRST PERSON, PRESENT, TENSE

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

No. The commas are in the right place. I’m here. Alone. Now. And this is a tense moment. While I’m staring down at the narrow, dirt trail and maneuvering a mine field of rocks, roots, stone outcroppings, AND an occasional hilltop inhabitant catching a few rays I’m … Continue reading →

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DEAR fill in the blank

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

What do you think of when you see a wall of post office boxes? I wonder about the recipients – who they are, what kind of mail they get besides bills, catalogs, and birthday cards… Dear Ice Berg, How many … Continue reading →

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KNOCK! KNOCK!

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

WHO’S THERE? The folks at Daily Press – and man do they have a fun way of inspiring awareness with their weekly photo challenge. When I set out this week with the intention of recognizing the color orange, the fog lifted … Continue reading →

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IN CELEBRATION

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When my writers’ group, which I still fondly refer to as Seven Chicks On A Sunday Afternoon, decided that we needed a name, the Write Now Salon was born. The WriNoS (wait till they hear that one) gather once a month and party free write to champagne prompts … Continue reading →

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WHEN RAVEN CALLS

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Raven clings to the towering worn-out pine like a shining star still snagged on last December’s holiday tree. But does he truly cling? Perhaps it’s simpler – more effortless. Perhaps he’s merely perched, perusing his neighbors welcoming their day.

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WORDSMITH 101*

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Welcome to Wordsmith 101. In much the same way as a personal trainer’s fortitude and determination sculpts slabs of sagging flesh into taught, defined muscle and the swordsmith’s attention to detail forges a molten lump of steel into a keen, sturdy blade, so does a wordsmith wield the … Continue reading →

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THE STOWAWAY

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Three hours in, and it’s a crapshoot as to whose self-control has disintegrated faster than tissue paper kissed by a lit match. From where, oh where did that blast of vile wind spring forth? What insidious organ expelled you from its … Continue reading →

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ONE MORE REASON TO ‘TWAS

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas the 6th of January, one more reason to feast, ‘Twas not only Little Christmas, but the birthday of our beast. Five years ago, she’d been placed here on earth Apparently, with intentions of spreading merriment and mirth. For why else … Continue reading →

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A Sixties Family Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

While I’m away this week, I hope you’ll enjoy Tony Quarrington’s look back in time as much as I did… A Sixties Family Christmas.

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SEVEN CHICKS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

We’re seven savvy chicks, soon to be eight. We write on one Sunday each month Over pie, peanuts, even haggis, To prompts while we sip tea and munch. Whether foul of mood or weather, we meet, Pens firing reflections onto the sheet, Heart-wrenching, gut-churning, ofttimes offbeat. … Continue reading →

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