Tag 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 →

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, Donna Weidner, first-person-present-tense, humor, thoughts on writing | 19 Comments

CURIOUS INCIDENT WITH MY DOGS IN THE DAYTIME

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

On the heels of National Dog Day I’d like to shared this update on a former post: The disgruntled residents of Tibroningham may rest easier tonight knowing that Self Appointed Pooper-scooper Sherri M. is hard at work making our world a cleaner place to live. Earlier this week, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Weidner, humor, National Dog Day, small town parody, Tiburon, writer | 15 Comments

FIFTEEN YEARS A SLAVE

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

It’s 5:10 a.m. The race is on. Who will be the first to announce the dawn of a new day? Mother Nature slashing a blaze of dazzling light across the horizon just before she catapults that blinding orb into the sky? No. She’s not scheduled to wake up for … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, fifteen years a slave, humor, pets, torture | 11 Comments

HECK HATH NO FURY LIKE MS. MUFFET SCORNED

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I invite you to read my submission for Susanna Leonard Hill’s March Madness Writing Contest The Challenge: Write a children’s story, in poetry or prose, maximum 400 words, that is a fractured fairy tale. Feel free to add a theme of spring, or mix … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged blog, Cyclops, Donna Weidner, fractured fairy tale, humor, Little Miss Muffet, March Madness, poetry, Susanna Leonard Hill Writing Contest, writer | 32 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 →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, SHORT STORIES, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, baobab, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, humor, middle grade fiction, paranormal, potions and brews, snowy owl, WRITING CHALLENGE | 8 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

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, ADVICE, All Hallows, author, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, ghosts, gouls, Halloween, holiday, humor, November, poem, poetry, vampires, WRITING CHALLENGE | 13 Comments

A SIX WORD MEMOIR

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I LEAPED – I SLEPT – Dang! Intercept. In response to the WordPress Weekly Writing Challenge: Reel Talk

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged author, dogs, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, humor, pet antics, pets | 4 Comments

GOING GREEN

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

We’ve all been there. You go out for a meal with family, friends, a new lover, a blind date, or your co-workers. In the interest of eating something a bit healthier than the deep-fried buffalo wings and sweet potato fries … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, food, foursquare, going green, healthy choices, humor, personal hygiene, pet peeves, writer | 18 Comments

GOT BUPKIS?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I do. I got bupkis. I got nada, nix (actually it’s nichts), nothing. I’ve walked the pooches, cleaned the house, done the laundry, and started reading THE GIVER all in an attempt to come up with an idea for today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, humor, Inverness, muse, Orkney Attractions, Scotland, writer | 19 Comments

MENOPAUSE AND MONKEYS

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

What do you do at 3:28 AM when you’ve been lying awake since 2:37 AM plagued by tiresome night sweats and listening to your monkey-brain natter on about how you really need to get back to sleep only to have … Continue reading →