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Tag Archives: Romance
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With her faded dress and worn shoes, she knew she couldn’t go to her normal haunts, like her favorite bookstore or the tea shop where they served her favorite scones. She’d dashed out of the house intending to just drop some … Continue reading
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Tagged love, playground, Relationships, Romance, writing challenge, writing prompt
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Three Burrows, Maybe Four
Meesies likes it when the forest is oh so quiet and peacefullies. I can wander about and munch on little crunchie squigglies and snuggle away in my three cozy burrows. I am thinking of digging a fourth in case my … Continue reading
Posted in writing challenge, Writing Work
Tagged hedgehog, Romance, writing challenge, writing prompt
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Come Back To Me
He was stunned – the stranger in front of him looked exactly like the girl he’d been dreaming about. He’d had the dream for weeks now, the same dream each time. He was sitting on a bus dreamily staring out … Continue reading
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Tagged Romance, writing calisthenics, writing challenge, writing prompt
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Waiting for a Man To Face His Fear
Waiting for a Man To Face His Fear He’s just across the street. the street lamps should pop from the tension between us. As I sit, I knit a scarf of lavender patience, with threads of trust glimmering softly in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Writing Work
Tagged 1998, patience, poem, poetry, Romance, trust, waiting, writing work
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Eiffel Tower at Dusk from Montmartre
Posted in A Picture is worth a thousand words
Tagged dusk, Eiffel Tower, Lynette Kaufer, Montmartre, Paris, Romance, travel, twilight
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I’m In The Mood For Love
I love vintage sheet music…the lyrics, the artwork, the double entendres. Here are three romantic covers…in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Posted in Free Vintage Ephemera
Tagged free ephemera, love, Romance, romantic music, sheet music, Valentine, vintage sheet music
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My Next Guy: A Checklist
We learn along the way. Sometimes the hard way. When we fall in love, our checklist of desired qualities can be set aside while we are swept off our feet and madly in love. My last relationship had some very … Continue reading