October 2025
5 posts published by robertawrites235681907 during October 2025| roberta-writes.com
Thank you to Kaye Lynne Booth for hosting this month’s In Touch with Nature post which features warthogs (also now known as pumbaas – thank you, Disney).|
Esther’s challenge is money. You can join in here: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/10/15/writing-prompts-87/ Funny Money (tanka prose) When my family moved to Cape Town from George, we lived in rented homes for the first year. The first rented house was in a suburb called Kirstenhof and that was a bad experience as the carpets were full of fleas … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Esther Chilton’s writing challenge, Changing Leaves & CFFC #poetry #photography→|
Unbury the Dead by Laurel Hanlon I reviewed this book in my capacity as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. If you would like your book reviewed, you can contact Rosie Amber here: http://rosieamber.wordpress.com/. I always enjoy a good vampire novel, especially during Halloween month. Unbury the Dead, debut novel by Laurel Hanlon introduces the … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Book reviews: Unbury the Dead and A Bold Bargain #fiction #bookreviews #readingcommunity→|
Thank you to Nolcha Fox, editor of Chewers by Masticadores, for publishing episode 2 of chapter 1 of my work in progress novel, The Soldier and the Radium Girl. I am sharing the first chapter of this novel to test the water as to whether it interests people. I would appreciate your comments as I … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Reblog: The Soldier and the Radium Girl Part 1: The Bloom of Youth, Chapter 1: Enlist in haste, repent at leisure (cont.)” by Roberta Eaton Cheadle→|
#BadMoonRising Through the Nethergate by Roberta Eaton Cheadle #horror #historicalfiction #bookgiveaway Thank you to author, Teri Polen, for sharing this post about my book, Through the Nethergate, as part of her Halloween Bad Moon Rising series. You name a genre, and this author’s written it – adult novels, young adult, poetry, children’s books. She’s also … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Reblog: Bad Moon Rising post on Teri Polen’s blog #halloween #badmoonrising→|
I missed last week’s challenge, so I have used the prompt words for last week (club) and this week (shade) in this short piece. You can join in here: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/10/08/writing-prompts-86/ The Club House When my sister, Hayley, was a newborn baby, we lived in a house in a new area called Jukskei Park in Johannesburg. … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Esther Chilton’s Writing Challenge and Flower Hour #photography #poetry→|
Thank you to Nolcha Fox for serialising the first chapter of my work in progress book, The Soldier and the Radium Girl on Chewers by Masticadores. This is the first section. Jake Tanner 14 April 2017 He’d enlisted, and he could honestly say it was Nora Bayes’ fault. Jake had been enjoying a soda with … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Reblog: “The Soldier and the Radium Girl Part 1: The Bloom of Youth, Chapter 1: Enlist in haste, repent at leisure” by Roberta Eaton Cheadle→|
Dora’s challenge is: What does October mean to you? You can join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2025/10/07/poetics-tripping-the-october-light-fantastic/ The pictures of flowers included in this poem are for Terri’s new Flower Hour photo challenge. You can join in here: https://secondwindleisure.com/2025/10/07/the-flower-hour-weekly-photo-challenge-debut/ October Flowers (shadorma story) in a blaze of pollen and heat October takes the stage purple jacaranda blooms … Continue reading Ro...|
Miira (Innerscape #1) by A.C. Flory What Amazon says In 2101, the average life expectancy is one hundred and ten. Miira Tahn, last Lady of Dhurai, is dying at just fifty-two. Faced with a slow, agonizing death, her only hope is Innerscape, a virtual paradise in which the Residents inhabit beautiful, digital bodies indistinguishable from … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Book reviews: Miira (Innerscape #1) and Happy Hour and Other Sorrows #fiction #bookreviews #reading community→|
Truedessa’s Tuesday d’Verse guest post was to write a poem using the line The Song My Paddle Sings. You can read other contributions here: https://dversepoets.com/2025/09/30/dipping-our-poetic-paddles/ Canoeing (haibun) When I was a girl, Dad bought Cath and I a blow-up canoe for a joint Christmas present. It was shaped like a kayak and was a vivid … Continue reading Roberta Writes – d’Verse, Dipping our Poetic Paddles and CFFC→|
Today, I am showcasing the incredible photography, artwork, and poetry of Michael Sammut. You can follow Michael Sammut on his blog here: Tell us a bit about your photography – are you a prof…| roberta-writes.com
Lillian’s quadrille prompt requires the use of the word petal, you can join in here: Punam’s Poetics Tuesday prompt is happiness which you can join in here: I combined the two prompts i…| roberta-writes.com
8 posts published by robertawrites235681907 during September 2025| roberta-writes.com
Esther Chilton’s prompt for this week’s writing challenge is charge. You can join in here: Taking Charge When I was a young girl, I often took charge at play time, and I was the ringlea…| roberta-writes.com
Melissa is hosting Tuesday’s d’Verse prompt: Where do we go from here? You can read more about it here: Our Home Walking through my house the original farmhouse for this area purported …| roberta-writes.com
If you are interested in seeing my latest artwork, you can see my post on my website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/a-hartebeest-with-texture-robbiecheadleart/| roberta-writes.com
It’s been a crazy day. TC’s having some tests in hospital and the admittance took hours and hours (okay five hours but my goodness!). And then, there is work … On a much happier a…| roberta-writes.com
