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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Hey, amazing platform so thanks for this. Here is my latest bit of poetry. Look forward to seeing what post
Hope you enjoy
https://binnzythewriter.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/happy-new-tier/
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Not much to cheer about at the moment… but we have to grin and bear it… 😂
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Not at all. But yeah. Could be worse right
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Haha..not much worse…
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Here’s a haiku of mine. https://robinleeann.com/2020/12/15/sink-down-haiku/
I hope everyone has a great week. Happy holidays!
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I do like that Robin….
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Thank you!
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A sticky situation Robin…😀
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😂😂 we’ve got this bro
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https://jstoutwriting.wordpress.com/2020/12/18/while-anna-sleeps/
This post was really popular this week, as posts about my fiancé and Tegan usually are…
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A gorgeous dream… sounds wonderful…
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Feeling great going into another week. Hope you enjoy! 😊 https://dontforgetthehalf.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/today-is-a-good-day/
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Good morning. Hope all are well. Here is my poem. Not sure if I have shared it before, here, so please forgive me if I have
https://blindwilderness.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/burn-on-5/
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May your light keep burning Lorraine….
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Thankyou so much Ivor ❤️
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Greetings from sunny Australia once more. I’m sorry to report I’m not a very happy Father Christmas this year. Bloody covid.
https://donmatthewspoetry.com/2020/11/30/ho-ho-ho-now-no-no-no/
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He’ll feel better once Linda arrives…
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You talking ’bout luscious Linda?….The one with the long legs and golden locks?
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The very same! I hear she’ll be making an appearance later today…
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I’m glad it’s after the kiddies are in bed…..
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Not so sunny down here in Geelong, on our longest day !!… a skinny Santa has run off with the sun, and left us with buckets of rain… naughty Santa…!!
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Sounds like it’s you who’ve been naughty to deserve presents of rain……will admit weather is no longer predictable these days….
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The naughty weather lady spending too much time on Santa’s knee…
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Hi everyone, here’s the link to my weekly prompt post, What do you see;
http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/12/21/what-do-you-see-61-21st-december-2020/
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A perfect prompt for this time of year!
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Thanks Ingrid.
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Hoho, the child in me
from bathing in the summer sea
to dreaming of snowy pine trees
pretty butterflies and busy bees
moss covered circus marquees
and the day I sat on Santa’s knee
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This is a marvelous poem Ivor. Thanks 🙏
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Thank you Sadje.. 💙🌏🤗
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You’re welcome
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I’m Working on the poem now Sadje, a little addition and some editing , then I’ll put it on your site… 😀
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Thanks Ivor. If you can post it on your site and link it to the
prompt, that’ll be great.
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Ok I’ll try that…
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👍👍👍
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Good morning! Check out the final EIF Poetry Challenge of the year: https://experimentsinfiction.com/2020/12/16/eif-poetry-challenge-12-the-poetry-of-childhood/
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A gorgeous challenge Ingrid… refer to my little response to Sadje’s post…
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Thank you, Ivor! 😊
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Do you want to enter this in the challenge? No worries if not, I just wasn’t sure from your comment!
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Oh yes I do Ingrid… I’ll email it through shortly, I’ve just finished writing it… and feeling quite emotional, and some of the lovely comments are very touching…. I’m an emotional guy… xx
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And it is an emotional time of year! 🙏
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I’m not sad, the warmth, the joy, and the memories of the occasion overwhelm me…
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I know exactly what you mean!
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Hello everyone! Hope you’re all doing well.
Feel free to check out and join in on the Little Writing Workshop of Horrors Novel Collaboration: https://lucysworks.com/2020/12/20/novel-collaboration-identify-chapter-8-part-ii/
This is the latest chapter and we could always use more readers and writers! It’s a sci-fi dystopian that takes place on an experimental island.
Hope you can enjoy the story. 🙂 Thank you.
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Such a great idea to draw on the talents of this community!
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Whoops.. link didn’t work for me… I’ll try your site direct soon…
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I fixed the link. It should work now. 🙂
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Thanks Lucy, I’ll check it out… xx
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A stunning saga Lucy…
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https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/miranda/ Thanks for the forum.
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Sounds like Big Hank had it coming…
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Reblogged this on Ivor.Plumber/Poet and commented:
Dear readers and followers, have happy and safe Christmas, and here’s a great opportunity for your writings to be read by other writers, and also to find and meet other writers. You are very welcome to participate, come along and visit our writer friendly site…..by clicking on the link at the bottom of this article >>
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Dear readers and followers, have a happy and safe Christmas, and here’s my Festive season poem..
>> https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/taking-shape/
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Thank you for your blog generosity. Have a nice Holiday.
http://paperkutzs.com/2020/12/20/eeeekkkkkk/
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There lurking inside an old chime
Hides the lizard wizard of time…
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Merry Acrostic Christmas and happy Monday everyone!
https://maryjmelange.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/of-this-star/
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Merry Christmas Mary, and may the stars of joy shine upon you…
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Thank you, Ivor! May joy also show itself to you this season.
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Here’s my latest. https://andrewmcdowellauthor.com/2020/12/21/qa-with-elizabeth-holland/
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Interesting answers Andrew…
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Thanks, Ivor. Happy Holidays!
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Happy Monday to everyone! Here’s my piece: https://patbunnyblog.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/i-dont-want-to-forget/
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An engrossing and fascinating stanza Pat….
“Our past selves collided in outer space.
Far too deep in love, that we were.
Lost in the darkness, unable to read the map.
Our feelings were merely something to transfer.”
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I’m so glad you liked it 🖤
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When motivational mantras don’t cut it! 🔥”The Art of Resistance”
https://thesoulwhispersblog.com/2020/12/18/art-of-resistance/
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A superb article, I enjoyed the read, and yes too much resistance, can blur out life’s overall enjoyable realities..
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I’ll be keeping a comparatively low profile until after Christmas (personal issues abound) , but will try to be a good Go-Dogger in the future. I’ll (probably) be back to comment here later today, after my ZOOM Medical Visit. Meanwhile, I posted this this week & hope you dig it : https://rlavalette.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/so-they-say/#comments
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Enjoy your break Ron, the Cafe is always open…
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Hello everyone. Here’s my very short piece for this week
https://anakinyc.wordpress.com/2020/12/12/a-drive/
Have a great holidays week!
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A frightening experience, wondrously portrayed…
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Here’s the last written piece which I have posted on my blog. I’ll have something posted again tomorrow.
https://www.tomslatin.com/i-used-to-worry-about-rain/
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A wonderful article Thomas, yes life is a bittersweet marathon
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Thank you! Here is a link to tomorrow’s article…
http://www.TomSlatin.com/im-going-through-changes
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Thank you for the link
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Happy Winter Everyone,
Here’s a surfing poem for all those who are feeling chilly. Gentle Waves by Mark Tulin.
https://lunatheblog.com/2020/12/14/gentle-waves/
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Lovely Mark, so reminds me of my old surfing days….
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May you never forget them, Ivor.
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I still love the surf, but the board riding days are past me
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happy Monday everyone love and blessings from LA
https://wordslessspoken781842219.blog/2019/12/21/ferris-wheel/
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Exquisite… like a wheel of time floating in the sky…
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thank you friend xo
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Hi everyone!
I’d written this after seeing how many people suffer from self hatred.
Please do read this and let me know what you think! 🙂
https://cynicalsouls.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/lets-make-a-new-friend/
Leave a link behind so that I can return the favour 😀
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