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 Today is the Magpie Monday prompt call for September of 2021! Join the fun by offering an idea, and get a reading copy of a story in return. Full details are on dialecticdreamer ’s page! Please, drop by; new readers are very welcome! 

 Today is the Feathering the Nest prompt call at dialecticdreamer’s blog! Offer an idea, and get a short story in return! Gentle fiction means no swearing, sex, or violence, and this prompt call focuses on fluff and comfort. Full details are in today’s post, so come and join the fun! 

It was my 30th birthday a few days ago. It feels odd, to be in a new decade & a new phase of life. I did get to talk to my parents & text my sister, which was nice. My partner was amazing & gave me a few gifts including a 3d printed fidget that's really nice. Its a 4x4 cube that opens into an 4x2 strip & then closes up again.

I made chocolate babka for my birthday instead of cake. It was my first time baking that but I bake fairly often now. I've made other enriched doughs like challah before too. It turned out well & is super tasty. I made 1 loaf in a loaf pan & 1 loaf I made into a braided knot & baked it on a sheet pan. After they came out I brushed them with vanilla sugar syrup. 
I need to find a better recipe. I was using the dough from 1 recipe & the filling from another. The filling was just the paste, which melted out of the braided loaf. It burned & coated some of the bottom of the loaf. I also wanted to play with the flavors next time. Chocolate was good but it would be great with caramel or apple cinnamon too.  My partner J wants me to try to make conchas, so that is my next new recipe to try. Once we eat all of the babka. 

 

 Today is the Feathering the Nest prompt call for readers who enjoy gentle fiction, a small, cozy story to read during a coffee break or while waiting for the water to boil for pasta. Come visit dialecticdreamer page for full details, and perhaps a story written earlier will appeal. It’s easy to offer a prompt and get a reading copy in return, and I look forward to seeing the new ideas!

 Today is the Magpie Monday prompt call over on dialecticdreamer ’s blog! Offer an idea, get a gentle fiction story in return! The theme this month is AMA- Ask Me Anything or small scenes that don’t seem to fit anywhere else with full details on today’s post. Come and join the fun!

Today is the 100th Creative Jam on crowdfunding  page. Congrats to the community!  The theme this time is "Good vs. Bad." so if you have an idea, go leave a prompt and you may a poem in return. Also feel free to come to get ideas!  Come join the fun! 

Today is the poetry fishbowl on ysabetwordsmith' s page. The theme this time is "Because Science" so if you have an idea, go leave a prompt and you'll get a poem in return. Come join the fun! 

Amanda gorman is going to perform a new poem at this year's superbowl! 

Wow! I am so pleased to be seeing more of her.