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30 Days of Writing - #29 - Breaking the Rules

I'm not really sure what dear Nicky thought Perhaps that we were fools But a core group of dedicated bloggers Sharpened their writing  tools. And on June the 1st we launched ourselves Into an exercise like mules We dragged our words upon our backs Yet some posts shone like jewels. We visited each others blogs Left comments, many cool Some were funny, others serious But none of them were cruel. Some bloggers actually stuck it out Though some days it felt like gruel And often there were occasions When posting became a duel. Like the time we roasted other bloggers Some writers were quite fuelled To toast and roast their counterparts T'was like being in high school. And now there's one more day to go Our eyes tear up like pools But it certainly will be interesting  To see just who broke the rules. I confess, I didn't break the rules. See if anyone owns up to such a transgression by clicking the link thingy ove...

30 Days of Writing - # 28 - The Turning Point

Twenty-eight days already? Geez, it seems like only forty. And this is my turning point. Sure, sure, I'll close out our little writing challenge with two more posts. But in my mind I have been coming to a turning point. And today is it. Funny today's theme is "turning point", too. Coincidence? Anyway, during the last 28 days I've written humorous posts, serious posts, pieces about my childhood, poetry, limericks - the list goes on and on. In my personal life I've had turning points like returning to college after university, changes in jobs, changes in wives, births of children, deaths, a diagnosis of cancer and that list goes on and on too. We all have turning points. Some are minor, some are major. You can bet if I miss a turning point on the highway, it's major. Mrs. D sure lets me know about it. Cheesy Mike's apparently experienced a major turning point. He got a kitten a little while ago and launched a blog about cats. Imagine! A...