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Fiction Monday – 303

May 12, 2026

Welcome to the three hundred and third edition of Fiction Monday.

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” ― St. Francis of Assisi … More Fiction Monday – 303

Fiction Monday – 302

May 4, 2026

Welcome to the three hundred and second edition of Fiction Monday.

“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.” ― Paulo Coelho … More Fiction Monday – 302

What’s Your Default

May 4, 2026

What’s your default
when you’re by yourself,
when there is no one to please,
no one to convince,
no reason to pretend? … More What’s Your Default

Fiction Monday – 301

April 28, 2026

Welcome to the three hundred and first edition of Fiction Monday.

“Treat others how you wanted to be treated.” ― Proverb … More Fiction Monday – 301

Fiction Monday – 300

April 20, 2026

Welcome to the three hundredth edition of Fiction Monday.

Six years ago,
a beginning—
nudged by a few friends.

Today,
I prepare another edition—
the 300th.

Three hundred…
how insane is this?

I did not see this coming. … More Fiction Monday – 300

Fiction Monday – 299

April 13, 2026

Welcome to the two hundred and ninety-ninth edition of Fiction Monday.

“Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart … More Fiction Monday – 299

A Conversation Across Time

April 11, 2026

I was scared
to glance in her direction,
like I have always been scared
to plan my future,
because somewhere
not too deep within me,
I fear
I’m not doing enough. … More A Conversation Across Time

Fiction Monday – 298

April 7, 2026

Welcome to the two hundred and ninety-eighth edition of Fiction Monday.

“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters, and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.” —Virginia Woolf … More Fiction Monday – 298

Fiction Monday – 297

March 30, 2026

Welcome to the two hundred and ninety-seventh edition of Fiction Monday.

“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.” —Elisabeth Kubler-Ross … More Fiction Monday – 297