Note: This is a piece I recently shared on Medium, “my other blogging network”… I’ve been tagged a number of times regarding this concept, gentle nudges of inspiration, and I was feeling a bit guilty about ignoring said prompts and not jumping into the fray. And so it came to be, on this otherwise uneventful […]

Down the Rabbit Hole: My Inglorious Attempts at Creating 10-Word Stories

choices round choices flat choices show us where we’re at choices lead us to the door choices call us scream for more choices encircle or fence some out choices whisper sometimes shout It is up to you what you find to open up or close your mind. ©Ali Grimshaw 2022 Inspired by dVerse Poet’s Pub […]

Chasing Waterfalls – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

Plaza Mayor (June 2019) When it comes to traveling, some of us might not have the luxury of spending many days in one place. Whether it’s due to rushed planning or limited vacation time off from work, it can be hectic trying to research and cram in as much as possible into sightseeing a city […]

72 Hours in Madrid: Things to See and Do

Renard talks about the never-ending writing that is involved in blogging.

The Writing Never Stops

This week at the Carrot Ranch, Charli Mills challenged writers to In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that features a red convertible. Who is driving or riding? Where is the car going? Maybe it isn’t even a car. Have fun and go where the prompt leads! Royal’s Red Convertible When I […]

The Red Convetible #99WordStories

Rory, in today’s morning post asked this question; Is a life filled with compromise a bad thing? To be practical, one has to make many compromises in personal and professional life. No one gets things just ideal or perfect for them. If it’s not one thing, it’s another but compromise is the answer if we […]

Coffee morning- Question time

Marseille, August 2022 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us openly break the numeric rule and share far more words (all excellent of course!) so the key rule is to have a title of six words – and then create […]

A la mode française in Marseille

Welcome back to another Sunday Poser This week my question is; There is an interesting debate going on in our corner of blogosphere: On your blog post what you value more; likes or comments? Though I like that my posts are being liked, I do love to have people leave meaningful comments on them. In […]

Sunday Poser # 95