Dec 18, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

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  2. Hello everybody. This one is a post with star wars jokes and puns. The main theme of my blog is alcoholism but I like to do random musings and quotes and jokes as well. Thinking I should do content aspergers related a bit more often. What do you think? Too niche or should I appeal to that niche as I have aspergers and think I should connect with my community
    http://sobriety.blog/2017/12/18/star-wars-jokes-special-aspergers-edition/

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  4. Hello guys! I’m Mofe. I love writing about issues of life and emotions. I just wrote on child trafficking and I would love if you guys could check it out. I feel it is an issue that needs to be addressed. I hope you like it and I’m open to your comments.
    http://mymurphyblog.wordpress.com
    Thank you😊

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  7. Hello, hello, hello!

    My blog is about a sailing trip aboard a one dollar boat dubbed with the name of “Patches.” Before living on Patches, I had no more than four hours experience of sailing, so this is all totally new to me!

    My newest post is about Day 1 of Sailing Across the Gulf of Mexico:

    https://www.chasingpatches.com/2017/12/18/sailing-across-the-gulf-of-mexico-day-1/

    I would love some comments on my page letting me know what you think, any feedback welcome! If you don’t know what to comment, let me know what you would do to pass the time on a boat!

    Whenever I have WiFi, Mondays are my favorite days because of the Community Pool. If you give me any feedback on my blog, I would be happy to return the favor!

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      1. It was one of the neatest experiences of my life. I did start tearing up for a few minutes while laying on the bow of the boat watching them swim and jump by. I wish everyone could experience it!

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    6. Oh, and something I thought about while scrolling through your home page. I’d like it better if the “Home” page contained excerpts of the actual blogs, which you would click on to go and read the full post. The way they are now, it’s just A LOT of scrolling to try and to get to other posts. It deterred me from looking for your older ones. Just my 2.. or 254345 cents on the topic.

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      1. Thanks for checking it out! I just left a comment on one of your poems. Also, love that you have the You’ve Got a Friend song linked in your About page, I listened to it while scrolling through your blog. 🙂

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  8. I haven’t posted on my blog for a while due to lack of motivation and self-esteem. I’m hoping to regain my enthusiasm for writing and to get my blog back out there.

    This is what its about: I started my blog a while ago because I got scared of the fact everyone’s going to uni and starting their lives whilst i’m here on a gap year not knowing what I want to do. I though I love to write and read so why not start a blog and so I plucked up the courage to do so. I don’t know where this will lead but i’m writing about travelling, health and food so if that interests you then this should appeal. 

    So please give my blog a read and comment any tips you have for me or things you liked on certain posts as i’d really appreciate that and i’ll be sure to check yours out too.

    Thank you for your support.

    https://strawberrytravelsblog.wordpress.com

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    2. We all lack motivation sometimes and that’s ok. It’s also ok to not really have a clue about what you want to do at 19, although it sucks at the time when you are trying to make enough money to buy decent wine!
      I hope things settle and you find a path. Keep writing!

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    4. Before I dive in and read your post – If you take a look at my archives you will see I had a gap of 14 months! I had no motivation to finish anything, lots started but couldn’t finish. In October this year I forced myself to complete something I wasn’t truly happy with – but it broke the cycle and could finally write things I’m proud of.

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    3. For some reason, your photos didn’t load for me. Maybe just my computer? Interesting post though. I actually set a short story of mine that I wrote years ago in Amritsar though I didn’t know much about it. Thank you.

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  10. Hello Friends,

    I Hope you all are doing well! I really enjoy reading your blogs on this pool!

    I want to share something special with you guys! December 19 is a very special day for me because my Blogsite – Aywriteslife was started on that date.

    So, tomorrow it is going to complete an entire year! I will be posting something really special tomorrow, so do stop by !

    But that’s planned for tomorrow! Right Now, I would like to say a Big “Thank you” to all of you for your continuous support. I would have never reached this milestone if you guys weren’t there to motivate and encourage me to write!

    Your comments and replies leave a big smile on my face! Thanks a lot for the love😇

    Lots of Love

    Aywriteslife

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      1. I actually read your post, and the original posting the other day, but had yet to comment on it. I love quality re-blogs. The post was insightful, and for what it’s worth, I read the source material too.

        This topic struck me because prior to making a serious attempt at writing original fiction, I was freelancing writing media reviews. After years of that, I was bothered by the fundamental notion that I was simply critiquing other people’s work. They were “doing” and I was “commenting”. So I feel like writing can be a very tangible thing that is “done”. Physical books certainly help to reinforce that. They aren’t houses or boats, but thoughts and opinions can still be put on paper to become less abstract. Is that a bit too “meta”? TL;DR Great post! Do more cool re-blogs.

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  17. Hello readers and fellow bloggers,

    My latest blog post is a little more personal then I thought I would get. It has to do with my year of losing weight and being the “skinny” girl, gaining some back and feeling physically and mentally weak and how I’m currently working my way back to health but doing it the best and healthiest way for me. Hope you enjoy –

    https://missbeckster.com/2017/12/16/my-year-of-being-skinny-and-my-journey-back-to-health/

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  19. I’d like to invite everyone to come by and check out my poem, “The Newspaper Murder Mystery.” I wrote it several years ago and had it sitting in a folder ready for a good time to post. I don’t think there’s a good time for this as it doesn’t fit with any set theme or season. There’s no real rhyme or reason here, but it’s short. Take from it what you will, but I hope you’ll enjoy. Comments and feedback are always welcome, and please leave them in the comments section of the post page, and click the like button on the post page. If you like what you see, feel free to browse around, and follow along so you don’t miss anything as I post several times a week. Thanks in advance.
    Drew

    The Newspaper Murder Mystery

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  22. I’d like to invite everyone to come by and check out my poem, “A Sleeping Cat in My Lap.” Poetry people. Cat people. Anyone and everyone’s welcome. Of course, cat people will probably be able to relate this poem. Comments and feedback are always welcome, and please leave them in the comments section of the post page, and click the like button on the post page. If you like what you see, feel free to browse around, and follow along so you don’t miss anything as I post several times a week. Thanks in advance.
    Drew

    A Sleeping Cat in My Lap

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  24. Hello everyone 🙂 I have recently penned a few poems and a few prose pieces which I would love to share with all of you.
    Any feedback is highly appreciated.
    If anything in my writing strikes your fancy, don’t hesitate to follow as I always return the favour 😀
    Thanks in Advance !

    Misogyny

    Firefly

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    1. Already following–I like to peruse your reviews because I’m often reminded of movies I haven’t seen in years. I loved IN BRUGES, so may still check that one out sometime. Plus, Frances McDormand is pretty great, but…Well, we’ll see. OK, I admit I didn’t make it all the way through your review–hefty. Nice work, as always, though.

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  30. (Finally, I get to say something!!) Hello, all you bloggers and blog followers out there! Yours truly is going to take a Christmas break from blogging myself, but before I do so, I think that you should check out some new posts I have just published in the past few days, as well as posts that I have published earlier this month; One of the posts in which I have published today offers you to enter in my giveaway for a chance to win one of two digital copies of my newest Amazon Kindle edition children’s picture e-book, “The Spirits of The Seasons”; That, and so very much more are awaiting you at KALEIDOSCOPE at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com! Merry Christmas, with 💗-JW

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