September 2025 - Page 2 of 2 - The MockingOwl Roost

September 15, 2025

Chopped image of a home at the end of a cul-de-sac - TEXT: Cul-de-Sac Summer Camp, Writing Memories: Creative Nonfiction - Andrea Vasile

Published by Andrea Vasile at September 15, 2025

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Cul-de-Sac Summer Camp

Our camp was boy heavy. The leader was Tony. We would follow him anywhere. He knew all the cool things to do, like leaning on trees with one foot and tossing rocks at fences. There was Luc, a tiny, quirky guy who would engineer all our imaginings into reality.

September 14, 2025

Cute animals anyone? Check out my favorite things: quokkas, some of the cutest and happiest animals on Earth! Image of cute, smiling quokka. TEXT: Quokkas, my favorite things, Rita Mock-Pike

Published by Rita Mock-Pike at September 14, 2025

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My Favorite Things: Quokkas

Need your fix of cute animals? Check out quokkas. These little marsupials are the best!

September 12, 2025

Woman with crimson makeup on looking boldly into the camera, her hands expressing interest and assertiveness by placement on face - Three shades of red make up the background - TEXT: Crimson Moxie, protest poetry reading, Written by Rita Mock-Pike, performed by Sue Cook - anti- pink tax and domination of women protest

Published by Sue Cook at September 12, 2025

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Crimson Moxie – A Protest Poetry Reading

We're told to hide away, don't discuss, never show, never acknowledge. Except alone, in hidden corridors, secret passageways where only "our kind" might tread.

September 11, 2025

Published by Paula Frew at September 11, 2025

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Poetry

One Day in September

**Contains Triggers: 9-11 “The world doesn’t breathe on that catastrophic day.”

September 10, 2025

Image of woman at center of a swirl of magical blue streams, dressed as Elsa from Frozen - TEXT: Big Applause for Frozen the Hit Broadway Musical - Samantha Szulmoz - A Stage-to-Film Review

Published by Samantha Szumloz at September 10, 2025

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Film Reviews

Big Applause for Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical

The quality of the show exceeded my expectations by virtue of its stage effects. The sets, lighting, projections, costumes, and flawless scene transitions introduced me to the technical aspects of musical theatre I never thought I would be interested in as an actress who only performed in school productions.

September 9, 2025

Blue outline of an owl's face over an aqua-colored background with wood grain. The owl has vivid orange-yellow eyes. TEXT: The Mocking Owl - Poetry Reading - Poet: Rita Mock-Pike, Performer: Evan Grey

Published by Rita Mock-Pike and Evan Grey at September 9, 2025

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The Mocking Owl, a Comedic Poem

This little mocking owl, my friend, this mocking bird I know, he taunts me from the tree outside with laughs and giggles loud.

September 8, 2025

Image of love letters scattered on table with momentos and dried flowers - TEXT: Love of a Lifetime - Yasleh Hani Wati binti Mat Yassin - Time Travel Romance - ten years

Published by Yasleh Hani Wati binti Mat Yassin at September 8, 2025

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Romance

Love of a Lifetime

I wanted to write this even though you left this morning. I didn’t get to say all that I wanted to while we were together.

September 7, 2025

Published by Paula Frew at September 7, 2025

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A Grandparent is in the Eye of the Beholder

“I will always be your Popi and no one else’s. I know you’re a special girl, though, and don’t want Tommy to be sad. If you want to be a good friend, sharing with him would be nice.”

September 6, 2025

Teacup on black background - Strawberry velvet cake tea review

Published by Rita Mock-Pike at September 6, 2025

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Tea Reviews

Tea Review: Strawberry Velvet Cake by Ahmad

I decided to try one last Ahmad brand tea this year. Since I loved the Strawberry Sensation so much, when I saw the Strawberry Velvet Cake dessert tea, I thought I’d give it a brew.

September 5, 2025

Midnight Burger title image with diner sign reading "Midnight" in yellow on red oval and a blue ribbon behind, and BURGER in black lettering on yellow boxes. TEXT: A Fiction Podcast Review - Gretchen Wallett - The Podcast at the End of the Universe and One of Its Reviews

Published by Gretchen Wallett at September 5, 2025

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Podcast Review

Midnight Burger — The Podcast at the End of the Universe and One of Its Reviews

In essence, Midnight Burger is a true homage to the old radio shows of the 1930s and 1940s. Every episode is well-written, acted, and has excellent sound technicians that bring the story to life.

September 4, 2025

Punch, the puppet, dressed in red, standing on a white background. A large red 'x' crosses out his body. TEXT: Life After Punch, Steve Bowman, Flash Fiction - The story of Judy after Punch

Published by Steve Bowman at September 4, 2025

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Flash Fiction

Life After Punch

But what about Judy’s happiness? Does she count for nothing? Her therapist Dr. Hand tells her she must find her own happiness, and that her life with Punch does not define her. But those are words on a couch in a sunny office. It’s much different in a hazy kitchen with moldy toast on the table and rotting burger meat on the floor.