Today in NZ vs PAK, New Zealand lost.
Out of grief, I wrote a short poem…
You lose today, you win tomorrow!
Don’t lose hopes, though, for sun will shine!
Let your anger, let your sorrow,
Fire up your heart and determine
Your victory in our hearts!
Every end is a new start,
You never lose when you’ve won our hearts!
P.S. BlackCaps, really well played! We are going to stick with you forever! (And the Aussies too)
Thank you, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, for opening such a great contest @ Friday Fictioneers for this photo prompt.
On a long summer day, I had gone to a long-forgotten alley, in a much-remembered building. Phoenix Theatre.
It wasn’t a place where people went just to entertain themselves. No, it was much more.
It was a monument. A reverend, venerable monument. A legacy of past. Immortal, like its name suggests. And magical.
Inside the hall, curtains were drawn. Lights were off. The movie started… And all the scenes came alive.
I just gasped with shock, a pleasant shock. Until, one movie character came and dragged me inside the screen. Like it did, to every watcher.
(99 words)
Today is my tenth day as a blogger, and since I quite like the number 10, I really want to make this day special!
So here we go…
Far, far away in distant, dreamy land lies planet Cygnet. It is, I must say, a land deep inside my mind and heart where I retreat to escape reality. Well, I am a little confused where to start… So please excuse me if I’m a bit jumbled up…. 🙂
Once upon a time, long, long ago lived Sashie, a large elegant swan-god who roamed all the universe on his silver wings. But unfortunately, he was all alone.
One day, he was accidently hit by Hou the Comet and lost one eye and his divine form.
He cursed the comet that it could never move again and Hou, out of guilt, agreed easily and promised he would create hundreds of companions for him.
Extremely pleased, Sashie acknowledged comet as his son and gifted him the eye.
Soon, Hou became planet and came to be known as Cygnet or the swan-child and Sashie lived as the first living being.
This is just one of the many folktales about how the world was created, but certainly the most famous one. I hope you like it!
P. S. Do any of you like to build magical worlds too? Do you have a place to retreat from reality? I would love to know! ❤
Thanks a lot @ Forestwood for this Friendly Friday Challenge! Here is my picture. I hope you like it!
Now it’s been nearly week that I’ve started blogging. And I am really proud and happy to say, I’ve already created three posts, yay!
At first, I wanted to deeply thank those 5 people who have accompanied me in this journey! Thank you, so much!
I also wish to thank all those viewers and commentators who have given their precious time to me! 🙂
My blog, actually is kind of an open diary. I love to post writing ideas since I always browse more and more prompts in the web. But I shall post my journey as a dreamer and a writing-addict too very soon…
Dear reader, do let me know, what you would like to see in my blog. Thanks in advance! 🙂
Today is World Music Day so I would like to ask you about your favourite songs, singers and composers.
I personally love Utaites, you know, those people who sing at Nico Nico Douga, a Japanese video publishing platform, and are really mysterious types and have anime avatars.
My favourite song, among all genres, are is “Sayako” sang by an utaite, Shamuon.
My favourite singers are all utaites, especially Shamuon and Urata
My favourite lyricist is Hachi/ Kenshi Yonezu
Who are your favourite music personalities? I would love to know! Happy music day!
Have you always wanted to write everyday but can’t get interested enough? Then don’t worry, 30 days challenge is just perfect for you!
Write about your dream castle. How does it look like? Where is it? Who lives there? What are the special features?
In middle of the stretches of a great sandy desert, is a big tree. Every midnight, the leaves glow as if made of stars and fire.
One morning you receive a mysterious parcel. It has a few seashells, a dice and a letter that made you gasp in surprise.
You are the heir to a large, historic kingdom. Before your coronation, you discover that you are actually a descendant of the great dragons.
Once upon a time, there was a jar that could store dreams and even make them true. But all the dreams that came out had turned into nightmares.
Describe the most bizarre café you can dream of. Does it float in the air? Or is it beyond the oceans? What food do they serve? Comets? Who serves the food? Octopuses?
It is medieval times and the greatest blacksmiths have forged a sword that glows whenever a lie is told. Unfortunately it lands in hand of a medieval spy.
That’s for this week! The next is coming very soon! J
P.S. Most of the ideas are fantasy based since I like fantasy a lot! Do let me know about your favourite genres and I would try to give ideas on that genre too! 🙂
Let’s make this challenge more exciting and share the works we come up with! It could be a kind of writing community and I’m sure it’d be fun! Happy writing!
Have you ever wanted to preserve and immortalize each and every moments of your travels? Every sight, smell or sound?
Believe me, travel journal is an amazing way to do so! You can capture each and every feel of your amazing journey with just a page and paper.
Here are 70 ideas for your travel blog to get started. Enjoy!
•Where are you going?
•Why are you going there?
•What is the meaning of the name of the place?
•Why do you think that name was given?
•How do you think the place will look like?
•What do you want to do there?
•Is there something you’d want to avoid?
•How are you going to the station or port or airport? By foot? By cycle? By cabs?
•How is the station like? Is there anything special?
•How do you feel when you are at the station? Impatient? Excited? Suspenseful?
•Describe any random stranger.
•Stations or ports or airports are lively places. Is there anything exciting happening there?
•Are you late or before time?
• How is your train/bus/plane/ship? Comfy?
•Who’s sitting beside you?
•How long is your journey?
•What are you doing in your journey?
•What is the scene out of the window?
•Did you eat something in your journey? How was it like?
•Has your train/plane/ship/bus arrived on time?
•What’s your first thought after reaching your destination?
•How does the air smell like? Polluted? Fresh?
•How is the weather like? Humid? Cold?
•What scenes do you see first?
•What are first sounds you hear? Factory groans? Gurgling river? Birds?
•What is the first thing you eat? How does it taste like?
•Where are you going to stay? Hotel? Homestay? Friends’ home? Holiday home?
•How far is your residing place?
•How will you reach there?
•Who was the first person you met at your residing place? Staff? Hotel manager? Friend?
•Describe the room you’re staying in
•Describe the view out of room window
•What does your room smell of? Sea-salt? Wood?
•Write something about people you met at that place
•How is the locality like? Villages? Slum? City?
•How are the local people like? Smiling? Frowning?
•What are the local foods?
•What is the dominant taste? Sweet? Spicy?
•What do the locals wear?
•Is there anything unique about the local culture?
•What are the local religious buildings? Churches? Mosques? Temples?
•How does the local market look like?
•Where are you having meals? At the same place where you’re staying? At some other restaurant?
•Who served you food? Yourself? Your friend? A waiter?
•Describe the ambience of your meal times
•Who is eating with you? •What are you eating?
•What are you discussing between your meals?
•Do you like the food? What do you like or hate most among them?
•What are you going to do after meal?
•Describe what you did in the whole day
•Where did you went?
•What did you eat?
•What activities did you perform?
•What part did you like the best?
•What part did you like the worst?
•Who travelled with you?
•How was the weather like?
•Where did you stop for breathers?
•What places did you went? By what? Why?
•Did you meet any new people? If yes, describe them
•How are you feeling now as the trip is over? Relief? Sad?
•How are you going home? By bus? By train?
•How did you say goodbye to your new friends or neighbours?
•Describe your journey home
•What was the best part of the trip?
•What was the worst part of the trip?
•Did any place or destination surprise you?
•Did you learn any lesson?
•Describe an unforgettable moment
Is there something you will really miss back at home?
•Compare your home and the destination
So here you go! Thanks for staying along me for so long! Hope you enjoyed these ideas! Have fun writing!
P. S. I shall be grateful to hear from you too, like suggestions and stories!
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
Faraway, in The Universe Of Fantasies, there is a little planet called Cygnet, where anything and everything happen. In the Lands of Imagination, lies a little but infinite Den Of Dreams. Scribbles of poetries, snippets of stories, long yellowed letters, little sketches of the cave walls… and lots of musings of a Dragon lies here. Welcome to my little Den Of Dreams! And thank you for being here. Oh, by the way, I am Serene, who is really excited and grateful to have you here. 🙂
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
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