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Daily writing promptWhat bothers you and why?View all responses Nobody likes cleaning up messes, faffing about if you like, dithering, and not making progress. Right now, I am cleaning up a mess of my own making. Paint on wood can be the most delicate thing. What? You say, just slather it on. Can't do that. A good …
Daily writing promptList 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.View all responses From a catch as an education in science, I recall nine things I believe to be certain: sunrise and sunset, the moon, stars, gravity, the carbon cycle, evapotranspiration, the speed of light in a vacuum, and mass wasting. The tenth thing I …
Daily writing promptAre you seeking security or adventure?View all responses The question gets posed like it's on some psychological pre-employment quiz: do you seek security or adventure? I ask, is it a Lady or the Tiger sort of thing? I prefer the options from that old TV show where you choose from door number one, …
Daily writing promptIf you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?View all responses One of my favorite authors dedicated a book to the students of my grad school by noting that they had more dollars than sense. They also had pizzaz and hosted some of the …
Daily writing promptWhat do you think gets better with age?View all responses You have to pick your battles. Carefully watch your karma, and be sincere. Your parents tell you this, your older friends tell you this, and concerned teachers tell you. But by and large, you ignore this wisdom until the lumps and bruises pile up, and …
Daily writing promptWhat time do you go to bed and wake up currently?View all responses So I bet you have never heard of Mr. Wakey Wakey, have you? It was a Naval boogyman; a story told you young sailors on their first deployment. You were in a vast, cavernous ship built during the Second World War. …
Daily writing promptWhat strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?View all responses I live in sartorial elegance. My desk is a folding table left over from some camping trips; the chair is a repurposed dining room chair with an extra cushion added. But the view is of the wooded area of …
Daily writing promptWhat are you most excited about for the future?View all responses TANSTAAFL. "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch!" * Remember this whenever you get offered something slick, wonderful, and almost too good to be true. People pushing for the future are always offering something better than the stuff shown in …
Daily writing promptWhat could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?View all responses We are a bunch of selfish oafs if you ask me. Compromise, hell no. Give up something I prize; you must be kidding? So when asked what I'd yield for harmony, I balked. Being a quibbler, I automatically asked: for …
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite genre of music?View all responses I was never a fan of the Childe Ballad form. Odes to lovers who turn slasher on the banks of the Ohio due to True Love and unplanned pregnancies were not my thing. My genres were blues, Jug band music, and, as it evolved, …
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