Category Archives: Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday — Surrender

Posted on November 26, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

As I’m waiting for my “official” Thanksgiving celebration — smelling the delicacies cooking for a Saturday family gathering — it seems like a good time to tackle this week’s Five Minute Friday exercise. It’s on my list of thanks this … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Enjoy

Posted on November 19, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

What a busy time! But I still had to carve out five minutes to join with Kate Motaung and the Five Minute Friday crew for this week’s exercise in timed, keyword-driven writing. The word this week is ENJOY. After the … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Common

Posted on November 12, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

It’s late Saturday afternoon so I guess I better settle down and let the neurons out. They’ve been waiting patiently since this week’s prompt was announced yesterday … well more precisely Thursday night. What the heck am I talking about? … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Journey

Posted on November 5, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

I have to tell you. When I read the prompt this week for Five Minute Friday, my heart skipped a beat in excitement, my mind raced in anticipation and joy filled my being. Of course, all those are common occurrences … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Eat

Posted on October 29, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Ready for this week’s Five Minute Friday on Saturday installment? I am! Actually, I’m going to defer to my late wife. After all, being the great innovative cook she was, I was more the recipient of this week’s prompt — … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Park

Posted on October 22, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

The promptmasters at Five Minute Friday have been very, very inventive with their prompts lately. At least for this contributor to the weekly writefest, I’ve had to dig deep into the gray matter. Since I don’t pre-peek into what my … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Mail and Catching Up

Posted on October 15, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve been missing in action from Five Minute Friday for a few weeks. There are a lot of reasons … my health … falling behind … catching up … literally finding time. But the exercise is so important to me. … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Listen

Posted on September 17, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Saturday and time for the latest Five Minute Friday installment. I’m just awaiting test results so it’s as good a time as any to sit down and let the mind wander on this week’s prompt. When finished, I’ll join … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Heal

Posted on September 10, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

It’s time for Five Minute Friday, the weekly timed keyword-themed writing challenge hosted by Kate Motaung. Her words — and those of the others who congregate around the virtual table to share — are at http://katemotaung.com/2016/09/08/five-minute-friday-heal/. I encourage you to read … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Path

Posted on September 3, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Saturday! Time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. Even though I’m typically a day late, I cherish this exercise. It’s give me a chance to shut off the world and focus on a specific word prompt. It … Continue reading →

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