Tag Archives: D. G. Lambo

enVISIONing A WORK-IN-PROGRESS

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Every writer has their own modus operandi when they begin a new project. Since my artistic abilities are rather lacking, I like to create a vision board. I browse magazines, scavenge for items in nature, snap photos, rifle through old … Continue reading →

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A COSMIC DELICACY OF GALACTIC PROPORTION

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

In a chocolate galaxy, far, far away, the Flavonol3-O-beta-glucoside O-malonyltransferase gather in a non-disclosed location deep within the dark nether regions of the cocoa nebulae. Their mission: to effect the fabrication of a product so bold, so intense, so indescribably … Continue reading →

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CONFESSION OF A LATE IN LIFE WRITER

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Have you ever felt like a unicorn? The odd-one-out? The rarity in the herd? In the children’s book writer’s world, I have. Unlike many of my contemporaries, I didn’t spend lazy summer days, dark, stormy nights, and every other waking … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, Essay, PONDERINGS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, Cinderella, Clifford the Big Red Dog, D. G. Lambo, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Gulliver's Travels, Kon-Tiki, Scholastic Book Club, The Seven Voyages of Sinbad, The Thousand and One Nights, The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island, unicorns | 11 Comments

WHAT’S GOT MY GOAT TODAY? – The Pet Peeve That Got Away

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

We all have strong opinions on one thing or another – the issues that get your goat. There are plenty to go around, right? I don’t think I need to list any. You know yours. I know mine. We probably … Continue reading →

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ALIEN THOUGHT FOR A FOGGY DAY

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Despite all of the previous hoaxes, he was sure the latest video of a UFO hovering over the park was the real thing. Waking up to a low-pitched hum and suspended in viscous gel the shade of mouldering bread instead … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, VIGNETTE, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, alien invasion, D. G. Lambo, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, The Call of the Pen, Write Now Prompt | 12 Comments

IF YOU COULD TURN BACK THE SUNDIAL…

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…WOULD IT BE to a time when dropping into a rabbit hole was just that— a twisting tumble into a bottomless burrow, a spiralling spin down an endless earthen tunnel,

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WHAT THE ICEBERG SAID

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Bold. Blue. Megalithic. To think I might have begun as a whispered word on an ancient’s breath,a droplet in the spray of a neolithic sneeze, the spatter in a sputtered warning, “Run!”a single snowflake spit from a cloud, delivered on … Continue reading →

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THIS Weekend! Visit the BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL From Home!

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Attention Book Lovers! #BayAreaBookFestival #Unbound is bringing authors and programs to the comfort and safety of your home starting May 1-3. “Our aim is to bring you a meaningful slice of literary goodness: one we hope will be a powerful … Continue reading →

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TP TAILS – Laughter is the best medicine

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Many of us have heard the one about the five loaves and two fishes, but what about the two rolls and one Joe Dog?

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MINING 4 MEMORIES IN THE LEAST LIKELY PLACE

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

webs of spun silk billow in morning’s mild breeze sparkling orbs handiwork of moonlight’s toil twinkle plucked from the cosmos of recollection a cache of memories cling to spider’s haphazard roadmap many muddled fuzzy out of reach others beckon for … Continue reading →