HI Becky, yes the Brady Bunch is quite the thing! That little dialogue of yours aptly descibes our reality in the pandemic…maybe one day we can all laugh about these things!

My favorite phrases is “the last year zoomed by” – that is so true in so many different ways. Your piece shows us many of them. Well done!

The frustrations of the pandemic…online book clubs just aren’t the same…LOL. I agree with Shelley, I want to know more about the conspiracy theory 😉

Great Hallowwen piece! I didn’t see the ending coming at all.

HI Jane, your take on the prompt is lovely. I am really curious to see where this is going…

Ah that explains it. yes I think „sports & leisure“ would work better. What a weird concept…if my son had a pop quiz in PE, he‘d be totally confused….

Hi Amy, now that’s a very nice synonym for pimp! 🙂 I love the supernatural atmosphere, I can see it before my inner eye just like a movie…if you ever expand this to a longer story, let me know! Love this.

HI Jane, oh I love the magic! I want to see the movie 🙂

Yes, that‘d be something! It‘d be fun for the moms to meet, too 😉

Hi Kim, love the rhythm and the language of your poem! The topic is very urgent indeed. We really should wonder much more why we still need to discuss. We should all roll up our sleeves and get to work! If each of us does our share, the planet will be better off. But with politicians like Trump who negate that climate change even exists…

Hi Kim, thank you for your kind comments. Yes, I do think we‘re drifting towards a society of narcissists…social media are a big part of that. I‘m proud to have inspired you for something else…keep me posted, will you?

Hi Kelly, great take on the prompt. Scrabble just isn’t poetry ;)…I guess it’s THE game for a pedant…or for a mom with kids. In both cases you’re a stickler for rules…

Hi Jane, it’s hard to keep up a continuing story with the prompt and the word count, since they won’t always serve your purpose, right? That’s where I see the opportunity for some editing when the challenge is over (it’s the same for my story). Here, I’d say you did well, my curiosity is there, waiting for more…I want to find out more about…[Read more]

Great idea, Jane! I have been thinking about doing the same. Although I might even expand mine…we’ll see. Keep in touch and tell me what you’re up to, ok?

HI Shelley, tit for tat, I guess! I really had to chuckle. Well done.

Hi Becky, I liked reading your flash. The first paragraph reeled me right in. Poor Tanmay! If kids are really smart, then the regular stuff sometimes is no challenge anymore. The end was also surprising because I had imagined Tanmay to be good in all the subjects, so I was surprised that he might not excel in the pop-quiz. One question: why would…[Read more]

HI Christa, how very interesting! I didn’t know the origin of pedantic…such a clever take on the prompt.