Rafferty's Rules

Recent Posts - page 2

• Been Sick

  By RachelUndefined on June 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  I’ve been really sick lately and haven’t felt up to blogging. I haven’t even felt up to writing! The doc has me on antibiotics now, though, so hopefully I’ll be fine to resume both blogging and writing by Friday.

• Top Ten Beer Commercials

  By RachelUndefined on May 29, 2018 • ( 0 )

  I have always loved watching well-made commercials. As a child, it was not unknown for me to ask Nanna Carmen to fast forward through the shows she recorded for me in order to skip to the ads. There are a… Read More ›

• microprompt 848: slug

  By RachelUndefined on May 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  I was having a hard time deciding on a post for today, and my response to the twitter tag #microprompt was slightly too long for a tweet, so I just posted it here, instead. I’ll take a screenshot to post… Read More ›

• Unravelled

  By RachelUndefined on May 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Terry waited for Julie to pass before emerging from the shadows. “Hello, Michael.” he said coldly. “Terry! But you… you’re…”

• Top Ten Postmodern Jukebox Covers

  By RachelUndefined on May 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Ever since my husband introduced me to Postmodern Jukebox, I have been a huge fan. Begun by Scott Bradlee in 2011, the hugely popular Postmodern Jukebox is basically popular modern songs sung in vintage music styles. While the concept may… Read More ›

• 5 Things I’m Watching on Netflix

  By RachelUndefined on May 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  So, I’ve been watching a few shows on Netflix recently. Well, if I’m being honest, my daughter has been watching them, and I’ve been caught up in the shows while attempting to work on my laptop. Here are some of… Read More ›

• Luck

  By RachelUndefined on May 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  ‘Fake’. That’s what we all thought when we saw the video of the homeless guy tearing out the cop’s throat with his bare teeth. Two point three million views and not one person thought it was real. Sure, the word… Read More ›

• Top Ten Animated Shorts

  By RachelUndefined on May 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Anyone who has spent any time at all on my blog or social media accounts will know by now that I enjoy reading short stories. What you may not know is that I also enjoy watching short films. Short films,… Read More ›

• Easy Tasty Side Salad

  By RachelUndefined on May 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  This is a super easy, economical salad that is quick to put together and will be popular with the whole family. My sister showed it to me when I stayed with her for a couple of weeks. I loved it… Read More ›

• Echoes

  By RachelUndefined on May 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Peering over the rusty gate, she noticed patches of moss growing on a broken stone path. Dandelions and toadstools littered the overgrown grass hiding the dens of field mice. An old tyre rested between the roots of an ancient oak… Read More ›

• Top Ten Holocaust Movies

  By RachelUndefined on May 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  A person would have to have been living under a rock to be unaware of the terrible tragedy known as the Holocaust. Despite the efforts of ‘deniers’ and the fact that genocide has occurred far too frequently both before and… Read More ›

• Infestation

  By RachelUndefined on May 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Infestation: noun — the presence of an unusually large number of insects or animals in a place, typically so as to cause damage or disease.¹ I slam the dictionary closed. The word certainly describes my life at the moment. Infestation…. Read More ›

• Top Ten Revenge Songs

  By RachelUndefined on May 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  As long as there have been humans, there has been revenge; the act of punishing another for a real or perceived slight. Humans are not the only animals known to exact vengeance, but we have certainly honed it to an… Read More ›

• Atheist or Not?

  By RachelUndefined on April 30, 2018 • ( 1 )

  Let me just begin this post by apologising in advance. I’m just going to be posting my thoughts rather than attempting to put together a structured post. That may cause my musings to be a little disjointed or difficult to… Read More ›

• Blogging Resumes Soon

  By RachelUndefined on April 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  My normal blogging schedule resumes Monday. For the newbies, the schedule consists of: Miscellaneous Monday: Anything that takes my fancy from quotes, to jokes, to opinions — anything goes. Top Ten Tuesday: Top Tens listed from 10 to 1. Fiction… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 30

  By RachelUndefined on April 23, 2018 • ( 1 )

  A WIP that you constantly check for updates Normally when I catch up with a work-in-progress (WIP), I just wait to read the updates until I feel like reading the story again, or until the story is complete. However, there… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 29

  By RachelUndefined on April 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  An unusual pairing or trope you didn’t think would work but turned out well I am a big fan of unusual pairings in Harry Potter fan-fiction, but even I can admit that some pairings seem strange at first. However, I… Read More ›

• 30 Fanfic Challenge – Day 28

  By RachelUndefined on April 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Favourite quote from a fan-fiction “There’s [sic] isn’t really any such thing as heroes and villains, Sirius. Good and evil don’t exist. Very few people get into this stuff because they’re legitimately evil. People have goals and motives and when someone… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 27

  By RachelUndefined on April 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Story you wish someone would write Some stories that I really want to read are: A Harry/Flitwick story with a cheerful Harry falling in love with, and wooing, Filius Flitwick A Harry/Griphook story with a sarcastic Harry being subtly wooed by… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 26

  By RachelUndefined on April 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Story that made you laugh out loud There are quite a few stories I would love to include in answer to this question — Make a Wish by Rorschach’s Blot and A Black Comedy by nonjon are two that come… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 25

  By RachelUndefined on April 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Head-canon you’ve accepted that, while not necessarily supported by canon, isn’t contradicted by canon either My answer to this question can be summed up in one word — Wolfstar. For those who don’t know, Wolfstar refers to a romantic relationship… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 24

  By RachelUndefined on April 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Head-canon you’ve accepted that is not supported by, or directly contradicts, canon I believe the best answer here would be the names of Hermione’s parents, Harry’s grandparents and Gringotts’ director. The reason I’m choosing this over any other head-canon I’ve… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 23

  By RachelUndefined on April 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Best story you read for the first time in the last twelve months There are three stories that have really stood out to me in the past twelve months. It is interesting that only one of them is written in… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 22

  By RachelUndefined on April 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Least favourite plot device used in too many stories you otherwise enjoyed Independent Harry stories are amongst my favourite Harry Potter fan-fiction tropes. Unfortunately, despite my enjoyment of this type of story, there is one plot device that is often… Read More ›

• 30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 21

  By RachelUndefined on April 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Fandom you haven’t read but might one day Firstly, just to clarify, the word ‘fandom’ in this case refers to fan-fiction, not the source material. I had a lot of difficulty with this question because if I have read/viewed/played the… Read More ›

• ‹ Older Entries
• Newer Entries ›