Porthole

Sixteenth week of the Year 181

Sixtenth Week.

July 2 - a pleasant pinkish day.

Senior Center, didn't eat.
Walk to market (slow, struggling) Bought vittles.
Worked on a villanelle and drabble.
Baked a cake.

July 1 - a mild pleasant day.

Got up and walked to the Senior Center. Got some greens for a pork-burger later.
Cooked and ate.
Chat with Laxmi, Willie, Travis.

July Contests:

Shadows & Light (14th) "Shadows and Light Poetry Contest"  Round 133
Community Not up yet 7/1
Senior "SENIOR CENTER FORUM" 
Traditions "Poetic Traditions Poetry Contest "  Working on a villanelle "villanelle (for my eyes) dip in the ocean of an oolong sea" 
Drabble "Aral Sea" 
1st Chapter "Chapter One "  [Thriller/Suspense, Parenting, Occult] (31st)
Children "Writing 4 Kids Contest "  I.C.U.
Bard [2nd chance] (31st) Maybe lengthen "Before the showing (300 words) [139] " 
Tour de Ports "Tour de Ports" 
Hook #14 (31st) "Hook of the Book"  not posted yet.
JI "Journalistic Intentions"  Olympics... I know where I'd go with this...
Kit "Kit's Higher Ratings Contest" 
Prompt Me "The Prompt Me Contest"  July1 ...
         — This planet spins so fast I can barely hold on!
         — Then get off the merry-go-round*, Donnie.
Faith "Share Your Faith"  July not up
Crosstimbers "Shorts in July Contest"  SULTRY, INFERNO, and FERVID... Here Comes the Sun, Summer Nights, Summertime
Twisted "Twisted Tales Contest"  (31st)
What if? "What if...? "  {August 31st}
Dialogue 500 "The Dialogue 500"  Not up yet.
Heart "Write From the Heart - Story Contest"  (25th)
One line lyric "The One-Line Lyric Challenge"  "She waters her garden" ... where she's planted her ex, midst pansies, white daisies, belladonna, bluets. She asked, do you love me, as he f*** one last time. Now she's planted his bones 'neath fresh compost and lime. ... would keep the rhythm.

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