Reflections #AtoZChallenge 2016

Reflections A to Z Challenge 2016 This year, I participated for the 2nd time in the A to Z Challenge. Some letters were tough, for others the word I wrote about appeared in my head days, or even weeks before I wrote the post in question. Last year I had thought that for this year's … Continue reading Reflections #AtoZChallenge 2016 →

Z is for Zoned-Out #AtoZChallenge

Z is for Zoned-Out Last night I zoned-out again. I was sitting on the carpet no longer completely present, no longer completely realising what was going on around me. S called me back to what was going on. I think that zoning-out is something that happens, to everyone. It happens mostly at the end of … Continue reading Z is for Zoned-Out #AtoZChallenge →

Y is for You #AtoZChallenge

Y is for You "Where do you come from?" He asked gazing at her. "I come from wherever you would like me to come from, as for I have no origin nor precise destination!" she replied. "You, you, you know?" he stuttered, turing a bit red in the face, "you confuse me!" "Do I?" "Yes, … Continue reading Y is for You #AtoZChallenge →

X is for Xavier #AtoZChallenge

X is for Xavier Xavier rolled his cigarette and gave a sign to the waitress that he was in dire need of another coffee. He opened his battered canvas bag and produced an almost as battered looking stack of newspapers. Even though he had promised his mother that he would stop smoking, he couldn't resit … Continue reading X is for Xavier #AtoZChallenge →

W is for Waiting #AtoZChallenge

W is for Waiting waiting for the bus waiting for it to snow waiting for the second pink line waiting for a yes, for a no, an answer waiting for a green light waiting for the rain to stop waiting to be admitted to universitywaiting for the postman to come waiting for love waiting for … Continue reading W is for Waiting #AtoZChallenge →

V is for V #AtoZChallenge

V is for V When I speak English I have a very strange accent. A mixture of American and British English depending on the words spoken and the people I talk to. When I moved to France and came back to the USA to visit a year later, everyone said that I had a British … Continue reading V is for V #AtoZChallenge →

U is for Unique #AtoZChallenge

U is for Unique You are unique! You are unique, just like this stone in my hand. You are unique! You are unique, you are beautiful. At least as beautiful as a beautiful flower. You are unique! You are unique, you are captivating just like this hallucinogenic mushroom. You are unique! You are unique, you are mysterious … Continue reading U is for Unique #AtoZChallenge →

T is for Teaching #AtoZChallenge

T is for Teaching My favourite T word was already used last year. Seen that I am not in time with this post, I am a bit late, I did realise that many people did write about time too. You might enjoy this post in relation to time. I have no idea when I first … Continue reading T is for Teaching #AtoZChallenge →

S is for Secret #AtoZChallenge

S is for Secret Many many years ago, our next door neighbour came to see my mother to share a secret with her. I found my conversation with my mum interrupted so that our neighbour could share what weighed her heart. She said that it would be better if I left the room, because she … Continue reading S is for Secret #AtoZChallenge →

R is for Rainbow #AtoZChallenge

R is for Rainbow When water and sun meet we are lucky to see a rainbow. When in the biblical story of Noah's arch the rainbow is seen, it is interpreted as a sign of hope, a sign that it will not be raining forever. When I see a rainbow, I make everyone around me … Continue reading R is for Rainbow #AtoZChallenge →