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Category: anxiety

Rabbit in the Garden

On August 9, 2022 By mapelbaIn anxiety, effort, short story, Story-a-Day, student, writing4 Comments

I asked my students to write a 26 sentence story. The first sentence must begin with the letter A. The second sentence with the letter B. The third with C, and so on. I allowed them the same cheat I used when this was a Story-a-Day prompt--instead of having to start a sentence with the …

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Lost Objects in Space and Time

On July 31, 2022 By mapelbaIn anxiety, art, dreams, imagination, life, timeLeave a comment

I read Rob Walker's newsletter The Art of Noticing. He returns often to lost objects. What lost objects have stayed with you over the years? Why do they matter? But if I still possessed every object lost, I'd be living under a mountain of things, much like the Junk Lady in Labyrinth. I've written about …

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Fear and Change

On April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 By mapelbaIn anxiety, change, dad, effort, fear, life, memoriesLeave a comment

There was a large spider on the floor-length curtains. Large is relative, of course. I'd say it was about the size of the palm of your hand. I've told this story before, but this is in case you missed it. And the point this time is different. I was probably five or six. Before this …

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Anxiety Monster

On March 20, 2021 By mapelbaIn anxiety, Bloom County, Patreon4 Comments

So so so often I work on a story, rewrite several times, put it aside and come back to it to rewrite again, finally feel like it's finished and share it, only to have panic and suddenly realize how much I got wrong. Such feelings are common for many of the writers I know. Perhaps …

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