Tag Archives: Penumbra Papers

Tuesday Titles: Witchy Things & Tidbits

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Silver James

Loki and Pete are my Halloween cats. Black and orange. They’d make good witch familiars. They are also Cowboy cats, as in my OSU Cowboys and Cowgirls. Go Pokes. Except football is a lost cause. Long story, or as they … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Backup Plan

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Silver James

Happy Friday! It may or may not be raining here. (The forecast as of the time of my posting this was for rain. 🤞🏼Two things about today’s music–it is inspiration for a chapter in the book (which I am considering … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Adding It Up

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Silver James

Edit: The blog WOULD have been on time if I’d set the time right. 🤦🏼‍♀️Annnd I messed up the coding. Boy do I need coffee!!! No AC! It’s Fall! And I have new words for Wednesday. And the blog is … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Well Done

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Silver James

Happy Camel Day. I have words. I also managed to take first place in last week’s Thursday Threads. I had fun with this prompt: *“Never seen it done before.”* It also gave me ideas on how to tie some unrelated … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Witchy Season

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Silver James

We are almost half-way through October. Already. How is that possible?!?! *flail* Yeah, yeah. I know. The sun rises, the sun sets, and days go by. Anyway. It’s October. That means Halloween! Sometimes we want cute treats. Sometimes we want … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Magic

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Silver James

Once again, no win, place or show in the Thursday Threads flash fiction challenge. Recent judges are being cool and either picking favorite lines or mentioning what they liked about a piece. Last week’s judge, George, had this to say … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Perfection

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Silver James

Here we are mid-week once again. And guess what?! (I’m never sure if that’s a question or a request in the form of a statement. Anyway…) I have words form last week’s Thursday Threas. No wins for me but this … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Blueberry Cheesecake Brownies

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Silver James

Serious questions. Who loves cheesecake? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Who loves blueberries? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Who loves chocolate? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Who loves brownies? 🙋🏼‍♀️ That’s what I thought. Therefore, our recipe today hits a homerun, touches all the bases, delights all the likes. Right? Right! I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Rhyme or Reason

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Silver James

It’s a new week and that should mean a new words in a snippet except… Yikes. Two weeks in a row now. First, I judged Thursday Threads then last week, the writer hosting the challenge was out of town. Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Umbrellas

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Silver James

Well. I didn’t win last week’s Thursday Threads. In fact, I didn’t write anything. Not for the flashfiction challenge. I was the judge. As a result, y’all are getting a bit more than usual. This is part of a scene … Continue reading →

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