Donkey Hoetay's Notebook

An apple a day....

Jan 26, 2024 at 1:05pm

Happy ninth anniversary!!

Pumpkin Spice Sox

Jan 26, 2023 at 3:09pm

Happy anniversary

NaNoNette

Jan 26, 2023 at 12:13pm

Happy Writing.Com account anniversary.

May 17, 2022 at 8:57am

on your Quill success!
Winner - Cultural - Best in Genre for
Winner - Death - Best in Genre for
Honorable Mention - Emotional - Best in Genre for

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Jan 26, 2022 at 10:44am

Happy 7th, my dear!!!
Any new stories for me???
Kindest Regards, Lilli

Oct 12, 2021 at 10:57am

Popping in and snooping around for a new story...
Hope all is well with you!

Jan 26, 2021 at 5:56am

Happy 6th!
I hope you are well and doing okay!
Kindest Regards, Lilli

hullabaloo22

Mar 22, 2020 at 1:53pm

I came across your piece in the 'Read and Review' section where it gives random writing to read.
I've been on Booksie for about 4and a half years now. It's very easy to post there with copy/paste. A few members of WDC have started posting there as well as here; I wouldn't say it is the same as comments made on pieces are visible to all, and there is a definite community feel to the place where you get out what you put in. If you decide to give it a go, send me a private message there and I'll follow you. My user name is the same!

Mar 22, 2020 at 6:45pm

Hey thanks for the info. I’ll give it a whirl during the week.
By the way I took the liberty of rummaging through your portfolio. You are über prolific and a couple of the pieces I read were simply fab.
I’m Derek btw.
Cheers
Stay safe.

Jan 27, 2019 at 10:40am

Happy 4th WdC Anniversary!!!
Hope all is well with you!
Kindest Regards, Lilli

Aug 30, 2018 at 9:53am • Edited

To the anonymous writer/author who nominated my piece for this year's best short story; I thank you humbly. "Invalid Item"

, 'twas a joy to pen really, and I'm glad it made at least one other person gasp. Step out of the shadows, masked nominator, and raise your hand. Anyway...thanks again.
Derek

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Aug 30, 2018 at 11:22am

Ahhhh the 'eyes' have it. Bette Davis' eyes ! So it was you. well thank you dear. Now I see why you don the mask.

Cheri Annemos

Jan 26, 2018 at 5:42pm

Happy Anniversary! Three years strong. Yea, you!

May 22, 2016 at 7:19am

So my first born graduated from high school yesterday and I wanted to give her something unique. I knew I wanted to write something inspirational but my prose lacked form. It was not quite a poem and it was not quite a letter. So I let it be, and coined a new term to describe what I created. A 'Po-etter'.

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My definition of a Po-etter? It is an item of praise where you simultaneously talk about and talk to the subject. Kooky?

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Cheri Annemos

May 22, 2016 at 10:21am

I see a beautiful free verse prose for someone who you are more than proud of.

Apr 28, 2016 at 11:52am • Edited

My vacuum cleaner sucks and I'm not happy.
Which is ironic, because this is precisely what I need it to do to please me.
Company is coming, and I'm rushing to clean my fuzzy, dusty carpet.
But my damn vacuum cleaner is on the fritz and is just noise with no action today.
It's a reputable brand, from a stand up company, who claimed it'd suck for years, but today, it just plain sucks!
I look outside and the company is here, and I'm so mad I want to swear a bad word at my sucky vacuum cleaner.
So before I open the door, to let the repair man in, I shout at my sucking machine and yell...
Vac-uuuuu(m)!

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Indelible Ink

Apr 28, 2016 at 12:12pm

"But my damn vacuum cleaner is on the fritz and is just noise with no action today."

Funny, but in that particular sentence, if you substituted "husband" for "vacuum cleaner" you would sound exactly like my wife...

Feb 9, 2016 at 2:30pm

Just finished my latest piece. I call it 'In the Garden of Eden'. As you read it, you'll see that it's essentially a confession and it so totally has nothing to do with religion. It's short... not like my regular behemoths. Check it out.