Category Archives: descriptions

“Come With Me if You Want to Die”

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

Your heart or your writing, anyway, because this week we were asked: “Do you have any fear(s) that AI (artificial intelligence) will take over the production of poetry, scripts, short stories, novels, articles, reference works?” Oh, the takeover of the … Continue reading →

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The Z That Stands For…

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

If you grew up in America and are of a certain age, you not only know the answer, you probably sang it in your head. We all watched, or at least heard, the theme to the Zorro series that ran … Continue reading →

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Handling House Hues

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

This week: What color is your house? Did you pick the color? If you changed it, what color of paint (or stain) would you pick? Fortunately, I have not had many choices. That even sounds strange to me, considering I … Continue reading →

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Earnest Mistake

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

I was strapped for a topic, having only read friends’ works lately and being afraid of offending those whose works I have not praised, so when I saw a book I was moving on a shelf, I decided to say … Continue reading →

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HELP, I Need Somebody

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

 The Hound posed this week’s question: “If you were independently wealthy, would it change anything in what type of material you write… or in what manner you would write?”  The quick answer would be no.  I write what comes to … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt: Clothes Encounter

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

This week we have a Writing Prompt:   I’d known from the time I opened my eyes that it was going to be a bad day.  My mother was standing at the door.  I had no idea what time it was, … Continue reading →

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Old King, New King

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

It’s been a while since I touched on Stephen King. Generally, people hate him or love him, and for a variety of reasons.  My mother hated him because she saw parts of one or two of his movies and found … Continue reading →

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So Long, Babe

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

Here I was this week, a difficult week in many ways, and hard-pressed for a post.  Trying to wrack my brain, The Husband brought up a book that he had purchased the other day and asked about where it had … Continue reading →

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Review: “Titanic”

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

 No, not the ship, well, not that ship, and certainly not the horrible move about that ship.  This one is a spaceship. “Douglas Adams’s Starship Titanic, A Novel”, written by Terry Jones.  Confused?  So was I, especially after I started listening … Continue reading →

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Sixties Space Sexism

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

The Husband and I are unashamed Trekkies,   not Trekkers, we’d never dress up and go to a convention, but we do love Star Trek.   Mind you, I am talking about the first five series. From what I have heard, … Continue reading →

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