Weekly Wisdom from Karen
Fiction, resolutions, depression, novels, and laughter; something for everyone.
Thanks for joining me for the last Weekly Wisdom of 2020. I won’t be sad to see the back of this year, that’s for sure. My wish is for 2021 to be a year of recuperation and rejuvenation for our planet and its inhabitants. To see justice and liberty for all, especially the needlessly hungry and poor.
On a more positive note, let’s start with this upbeat piece.
I like the way Anushka Choudhary approaches her resolutions for 2021. She is practical in the way she suggests making improvements in our lives instead of breaking impossible to keep resolutions we have made in previous years.
To end this cycle of determination, optimism, failure and disappointment, this year let us do something different. Instead of making resolutions, that we all know won’t even last till February, we should make simple promises to ourselves that we can keep at least till June.
Phil Truman is an author and what he writes reads well. His characters are entertaining and believable plus his descriptions are fun. I liked the first chapter. The dialogue is great too.
Author’s note: I post a lot of fiction on this platform, which probably explains why I’m not too popular. But no matter, because that’s what I do — write novels and short fiction. My aim is to entertain; not instruct, give advice, opinionate/pontificate, and, apparently, rake in the moolah I keep hearing about. I’ll leave that to those more qualified.
A brilliantly penned story from Chetna Jai. The black cloud or dog hovers above or around many of us a one time or another. Chetna’s tale explains how it feels with grace and empathy.
She had spent the past few months in melancholy. By her lonesome looking after the baby. It was another run-of-the-mill day. Make a routine for yourself, was the advice she got from family and friends. It will make it easy on you and the baby. Day in; day out. She committed. She heeded. While it worked, it was ho-hum. No-one said take advice with a pinch of salt. She wasn’t naive or ignorant, although she did seem to suffer from brain fog after having the baby.
An intriguing question and story from Carel Kolchinski. Particularly the number 45 …
He had been thinking a lot about his mortality. In fact, it had become something of an obsession; the meaning of life, death and what came afterwards — if anything.
We’ll finish off with a hilarious flash fiction story. I’m still smiling now, minutes after reading it!
A diamond was stolen from Princess Noor’s ring. The ring was still on her finger, with the prongs that held the diamond bent slightly.
Star Read
Star read of the week goes to Timothy O'Neill. It reads like a chapter in a book and is set out that way. Personally, I don’t mind long paragraphs at all; they work very well on a big monitor. However, if I were reading this stunning story on my mobile phone it would be a hard slog. I do believe it’s the author’s prerogative to format how they choose, though.
Thank you for reading.
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In her spare time, Karen Madej is a writer and editor for ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, and Technology Hits. She also enjoys reading, photography, and power walking while listening to upbeat music. Her goal is to help as many homeless people as possible and campaign for Universal Basic Income at every opportunity.
