Weekly Wisdom from Karen
A winning collection of stories from new writers on ILLUMINATION
Hello delightful readers, wonderful of you to drop by for your weekly reads from new writers on ILLUMINATION.
Kevin Farran’s The Lightness of a Sparrow’s Thoughts is unusual as it is a story about a sparrow hopping onto a poem written by a woman who in turn is transfixed by the bird.
You were still, once broken, like river ice formed anew. ~Kevin Farran
The image of the sparrow hopping across her script and the script itself is pulchritudinous.
Kevin also offers a ten-second takeaway:
Smile at someone you don’t know today, that ray of light may be a sparrow to their sadness.
Dayton Parks’ How to Change Someone’s Mind caught my attention because it’s a pretty nifty skill to have in your repertoire. It’s like choosing when to fight your battles. Timing is important.
People do appreciate facts when they are presented as a new or different way to think about an issue. They don’t appreciate facts used against them as a club.~Dayton Parks
Acidwriter’s short story is a super read with a great twist. Say no more.
Here’s some incredible wisdom from Mayank Mishra. A fascinating story of measurement!
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People Who are Me caught my eye as it is almost the title of a pretty famous book.
As you might expect from the title, Allison P. lists her ineffective habits. Embarrassingly, I relate to several of them. Living on my own, who cares whether I’m in PJs or not? Allison P. knows what she should be doing to make herself feel good and achieve more, as do I. And I’m pretty sure you do too.
We’re all on this struggle-bus together.~Allison P.
A traumatic event can trigger life-changing events. cj lone shares her experience and offers some inspirational wisdom on how she changed her life.
Coffee and tequila had become requirements to quarantine, just as much as getting on Zoom for work meetings.
This Week’s Publication
Ravyne Hawke has organised her publication home page into easy to find collections of her work by month, publications worth mentioning, and Medium writers appreciation. The home page wouldn’t be complete without her featured stories.
If you love poetry, I highly recommend paying a visit to Ravyne’s Nest.
Here are her favourites in my review.
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Thank you for your time dear readers.
