No resolutions here. I’m keeping them tucked away in my head for they are small, easily felled creatures. And really, they can be set loose any day. Of course, calendars are rather arbitrary things, aren’t they? We take our calendar for granted, but other places measure time differently. Apparently there are seven different calendars in …
We all have a story why we write or make art or create whatever it is we create. How far back does the story go? Does my story go back to the first book I fell in love with? (Watership Down) Does it go back to my mother’s love of books? My grandmother’s love of …
I hid the babies in my closet. There were three–baby rabbits that fit in the palm of my hand. The stray cat that had taken to sleeping in our carport had killed their mother, and my step-sister and I found the babies in the dirt by the pool. N. wasn’t living with us anymore, but …
I have to rise and shine at 2:30 in the morning! And as I will probably be so worried about oversleeping and missing my flight, I can’t imagine I’ll really sleep much. But that’s fine. The trip is worth it. But Story-a-Day marches on. The prompt today is a story starter about someone waking up … Continue reading
I barely have time to write about how I don’t have time. Today’s prompt was for a newsflash. I decided to go back to my novel-in-progress for an idea. And it is possibly the most poorly proofread piece ever. Thanks as ever for reading. Must dash. Earth Girl Wins Space Lotto! Mexitonio, Earth—Miracle June Delphine, … Continue reading
On the one hand, I have a brainful of things bothering me. On the other hand, at least I can write something, even a mess. Thanks for being here. The prompt was to write letters (or something letter-ish, like texts, emails, or some such). So, here’s what I’ve got! Dear Ms. Hargrove, You’ve asked us … Continue reading
This wasn’t my best writing day. I received news this morning of the passing of someone important to me, a woman who was another mother to me when I was in college and grad school. I’ve spent a good part of the day trying to figure out how to afford the plane ticket to go … Continue reading
Today’s prompt was to write one side of a conversation. I thought about writing letters, but you wouldn’t see all the letters, just the letters on one person. I recently read a collection of Vincent van Gogh’s letters. Most of the letters were to his brother, Theo. Theo’s replies are not in the collection. No … Continue reading
The Story-a-Day prompt was to write a prose sonnet. The instruction do say you don’t have to rhyme, but I wanted to rhyme anyway. Iambic pentameter, however, was more than I wanted to tackle. So, I chose a Shakespearean sonnet. And while I didn’t obviously mention the Shakespeare characters I had in mind, they’re in … Continue reading
Today’s prompt was to write a story using only dialogue. So, I gave it a shot. I didn’t even use any tags. The hardest thing was thinking about pauses. I wanted a moment for my two characters to stare at each other in silence and have the last person to talk be the first person … Continue reading
