Welcome to Promote Yourself Monday. All Go Dog Go Cafe community members are invited to post one link to one specific piece of their writing (600 words or less please!) they have published on their blog, Facebook page, or Instagram feed into the comments section below.
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Happy Monday Everyone!
Here is my selection for Promote Yourself Monday – Please Enjoy!!
https://godoggocafe.com/2019/10/21/forever-fantasy/
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Adored these poetic lines Robert
“like the disappearing
shadows on the ground”
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So happy this reached out to you Ivor!! I’m so glad you loved those lines!! I’m a bit happy with them too! Sometimes a line or phrase sparkle and as the poet we end up amazed too! Ha! Have a great week, My Friend!!
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Always my pleasure
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A lovely and heartfelt piece, Chuck!
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loved reading this again! Thanks for sharing!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come join in the fun at The Go Dog Go Cafe’s free event – Promote Yourself Monday! Come share one of your best poems/pieces with over 5,000 patrons. Show off your work and tempt them to follow you?? Be sure and reblog the Event Page on your blog so your followers can promote themselves too!!
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to all the father figures out there lots of love from LA ❤
https://wordslessspoken781842219.blog/2019/05/13/aidan-hallston/
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Totally relatable for me here Geelong, growing up with so many foreigners in my area, when I was young…..
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Amazing writing, as usual!
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Thanks friend 😊
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very touching and nostalgic. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you for reading friend
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Something new.. not really shure how to classify it. But here it is. https://sirhanz.home.blog/2019/10/20/kaleidoscope/
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I think we are all worthy, of being a lover and friend
Time bends in the end
Time rewinds and amends
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Revealing oneself poetically! Superb!
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Well penned! That last question is so haunting,because I feel that same way many times.
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Thank you. 😄
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Hello everyone! Hope you’re doing well. Here’s the link to my latest blog post. It’s the first book review on the blog as we earlier used to post Poetry and other topics only. check it out and subscribe to it if you enjoy the content😊
https://mistella.co.in/index.php/2019/10/19/the-new-one-minute-manager-1-book-review/
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thanks for the book review! As a hopeful director, I need to pic this book up!
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Oh that’s great!! And thanks a lot for reading the review. This book’s truly gonna add something good to your life.
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Reblogged this on Ivor.Plumber/Poet and commented:
A happy Monday to my dear reader. Come join in the fun at The Go Dog Go Cafe’s free event – Promote Yourself Monday! Come share one of your best poems/pieces with over 5,000 patrons. Show off your work and tempt them to follow you?
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Thanks for always reblogging and showing your Go Do Go support! It is great to internet know you!
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Blogging can take up a lot of time, but now I’m basically retired and I’m enjoy my blogging more. And our writers group Go Dog Go Cafe is wonderful place to meet/discover new writers and friends 😊🌎
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https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/aurora/ Hi, thank you for the opportunity.
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Yes, a wondrous light…….
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Great prompt response!
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Beautiful piece.
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Beatuful! I love the “ound” sound in the ryhming sceme for the last stanza. Even that seems to reflect the word “aurora”. Great job!
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Hello and happy Monday! Tea, anybody…?
https://randomrantsruminationsramblings.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/tea-is-for-trouble/
Hope you enjoy this cuppa! Have a good one, folks, God bless y’all!
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Mines a lemon and ginger, thank you.
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👍😊🙏🏽
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What a fun tribute to such a talented beverage.
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Thanks, many thanks!
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You had real fun writing that one, I think!
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Oh, yes! And I hope you did, reading! Many thanks!!
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Entertainment at its finest!
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Hey, thank you, E! Glad I could put a smile on your face!
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Love a good cup of tea!! My favorite is a darjeeling tea. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you for reading & commenting! Enjoy your tea!
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Hello and G’day, here’s my little piece, that I wrote recently, and I put together this morning.
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/feet-and-excuses/
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That link doesn’t work Ivor. I think because of the 10/21 vs. 10/22 thing in the link. Here’s the one I found on your blog just now:
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/feet-and-excuses/
I like your haikus. Reminds me of that quote by Mariboli, “You either produce excuses or results. The rest is just noise.”
♥.
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Yes, that happens with links, I think it’s WP problem.
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Ah okay. Glad it’s sorted. ♥.
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Hello Ivor, for some reason your link is not working.
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Thank you Linda, I think I’ll have to reload the article 🤔😊
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Apparently my link is not working, so I’ll add a new link here
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/feet-and-excuses/
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Lovely! I always like seeing how Haikus compliment each other! Thanks fr sharing!
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I wrote a week apart, and then I thought I would put them together, and I’m so pleased you liked my article 📄
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Reblogged this on Life and Times of a Quirky Character and commented:
Share your own piece and be sure to look at what others have posted! Happy Monday!
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So many great posts already! Happy Monday Everyone! Here is a poem of mine: https://liyonadancer100.wordpress.com/2019/10/14/nightmare-flower/
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Do check out this post that I wrote about the price that we bloggers have to pay for churning out our posts.
https://saltedcaramel670.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/what-does-blogging-cost-to-your-personal-life/
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I really enjoyed reading your answers to the questions! I myself relate to a lot of your answers! Especially the neck and sholder strain from sitting at the computer. 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!
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I am so glad my answers resonated with you.
Thanks for reading.
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Here’s the first post I did featuring inscribed books I own: https://andrewmcdowellauthor.com/2016/10/16/inscribed/
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What treasures!
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Thats so awesome!! I honestly don’t have any inscribed books! So seeing your collection is very inspiring!
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I wrote this one last week trying something different. https://phillipknightscott.com/2019/10/12/a-figment/
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The theme and image work well together. I like the use of parenthetical remarks, which provide more figments. Well executed!
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Thanks so much!
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Wow! Awesome piece! I really liked the use of the parenthesis. As my mind is want to think about 10 things at once, it was a cool way to make the poem feel very much like an inner dialogue.
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Thanks so much 🙂 I have the same problem
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Hello… This is just one of the pieces I’ve submitted to Laura, of “Lauravent69”, “31 Days of October Challenge”.
https://beckiesmentalmess.blog/2019/10/16/all-inside-your-head-poetry-the-31-days-of-october-challenge-day-16/
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Love this! I can imagine reciting this to the little ones at night to help calm them before they fall asleep! Maybe even as a childresn book! 🙂
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It’s funny, my mother said the same thing. LOL!
Thank you kindly. 😊
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A little love for Monday💗
https://midwestfantasy.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/scent-of-love/
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Thanks for sharing!
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Happy Monday! Here’s a haiku from last week – https://amanpan.com/2019/10/17/timeworn/
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“Now only a dream” such is the way we remeber the past, isn’t it? Love the haiku! thanks for sharing!
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So thrilled I have been chosen as Poet of the Week by Colleen! Read my winning entry here: https://colleenchesebro.com/2019/10/21/colleens-2019-tanka-tuesday-poet-of-the-week-honorable-mention-no-149-photoprompt/#comment-71779
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Congrats!!! Thanks for sharing! It is always great to see what other writers are up to!
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Thank you.
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Reblogged this on Charmed Chaos and commented:
Good Morning All- It’s Promote Yourself Monday at the Go Dog Go Cafe! Stop by the site, share your latest, and read some of the other entries. We have a fun group of people who visit. Have a lovely week- Linda
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My thoughts wander on a Sunday drive to the river…. Happy Autumn, all!
https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2019/10/21/an-imperfect-bride/
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Love this! Its alwas the spontaneous journies that are the most beautiful 🙂
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Thank you, liyonadancer100!
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Here is a tiny tale.
https://johawkthewriter.com/2019/10/19/beacon-weekend-writing-prompt/
I hope you have a wonderful week.
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Thanks so much for sharing! I love the hopful tone at the end!
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Always glad to share, and delighted that you enjoyed it, my friend. 🙂
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Sharing my latest piece https://michnavs.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/stars-fled-from-your-eyes/
Happy monday everyone
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So beautiful! I really enjoyed this piece. thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you
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Grab a cup of cappuccino and read all of the wonderful works listed here.
Hope you enjoy my Monday Share … Isadora 😎
https://insidethemindofisadora.com/2019/10/21/be-who-you-are/
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love this!! The line “Take your time to catch the frame of every rainbow” is such a beautiful sentiment! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you 😎
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I’d like to share my picks for Poet of the Week and honorable mentions on my weekly challenge: https://colleenchesebro.com/2019/10/21/colleens-2019-tanka-tuesday-poet-of-the-week-honorable-mention-no-149-photoprompt/. Great talent! Thank you for the opportunity. ❤
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So awesome! Thanks for sharing! It is aways fun to see what other writers are up to!
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I recently re-read this story of mine from over a year ago and thought I would take this opportunity to share it: https://eluminoracreations.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/the-raven-man/. Thanks for reading!
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This is so great! I love the idea of a lost magician reading the sign and misinturpreting the words! Ha! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you for commenting! I had fun writing it.
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Hello everyone, I hope your Monday is less rainy than mine [sigh] 🙂
Here is a short poem about nostalgia: http://earthlybrain.com/nostalgia/
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That’s a lovely little poem…I especially like “there was never a reality as beautiful as your dreams”
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Love this! The lines “yet
there was never a reality
as beautiful as your dreams” I feel this basically everyday 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!
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A new book review.
https://horrorharridans.blogspot.com/2019/10/real-cie-reviews-outrush.html
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I enjoyed reading more about Outrush! And I have to agree with your critique about male dominance over female characters. It is very hard to relish in those moments when you have personal experience that negates andy “romance” that might be felt by the characters.
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I’ve been away for a while, but I’d like to share a poem riffing on the effects melody and song can have:
https://thecheesesellerswife.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/melody/
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Well penned! Thanks for coming back to join the fun! It was great to read this piece! Hope you can join us again next week!
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I hope so too, but I am starting a new job next Monday!
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Congrats on the new job!!
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Thanks!
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I just started doing 1-minute videos every week for under1000skies to summarize the five Gems every week. This will continue again after the Eowyn Challenge ends in a few weeks. Here’s the link to the video on Instagram. For this one I used one of my own songs from Elanthian Love Songs – A Bard’s Tale: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w7Wj-ldcM/
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Thanks for sharing!
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My pleasure. I appreciate the platform and will try to visit more often. ♥.
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It’s always interesting to see where you go with a prompt, this one was… a cheap motel
https://tedstrutz.com/2019/09/16/today/
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A great piece! thanks for sharing!!
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Happy Monday! Here’s my post for today.
http://mkvecchitto.com/2019/10/21/frustration-released/
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A perfect poem to cast away the monday blues!! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Reblogged this on Brave & Reckless and commented:
Better late than never! It’s Promote Yourself Monday at the Go Dog Go Cafe.
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Its never too late!! 🙂 A motto I try to live by
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A quick little haiku before bed! https://www.djranch.org/2019/10/21/haiku-swing/
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I love the painting! great job!
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