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Well…  Once again, I forgot to link up, for 10 hours; but better late than never!  Friday Fictioneers is brought to you each week by the indefatigable Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, who leads our band of merry writers, in weekly photo-prompt flash … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 78 Comments

As soon as I saw the photo this week, I knew where I’d go… it just took, me awhile to pull myself out of the happy stories I’ve written of late, to address this “squeamish” photo– brought to us this week … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 32 Comments

I’m late again this week, although one might argue that posting Friday Fictioneers on Friday, is clever. Wink wink. This is also my very first foray into Science Fiction. Please be patient, it’s not my genre, but this photo took … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 60 Comments

*As you start this post, know that there are some great links here. I spent a lot of time digging them up– there are so many, it’s hard to choose!  Play them. It’s been a full week since I heard … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 35 Comments

Friday Fictioneers: 100 Heart-Broken Words

After weeks of happy stories with happy endings, this week I don’t have that story in me. As if all the horrible news around the world weren’t enough, the death of Robin Williams on Monday really rocked me– as it … Continue reading

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Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death, Flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Life, News, Tales From the Motherland, Writing | 47 Comments

Here I am, circling the drain again– banging my head against the same old wall– built with bricks of crumbling self-esteem, and topped with barbed-wire of razor-sharp self-loathing and remorse. On the heels of a stellar summer of travel and … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 55 Comments

Welcome to Friday Fictioneers, a weekly 100-word flash fiction challenge with a photo prompt. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields leads our merry band of writers, asking that we do our best work, and make an effort to read and support our fellow Fictioneers. … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 48 Comments

When I first saw the photo prompt last week, my immediate thought was of Hiroshima. I’m not sure why, but it nagged at me for days. However, I was really busy, and wanted to write something “happy,” to counter my … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 29 Comments

Talk about late for the party! It’s been another crazy week of things that keep me from writing. As you can see from Rochelle’s photo, I had the wonderful fortune to meet up with Amy Reese, a fellow Ficitoneer, when … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 35 Comments

Note:  I wrote most of this post, on the plane home from BlogHer14, five days ago. I was feeling energized, excited and enthusiastic to share the experiences I had there. But re-entry was not easy. I got home to all … Continue reading

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Posted on by Dawn Quyle Landau | 34 Comments