The Colliding of the Trains

Day Eight: Death to Adverbs Today’s Prompt: Go to a local café, park, or public place and write a piece inspired by something you see. Today’s twist: write an adverb-free post. The day is nearing its end and I didn’t make it to a park or public place.  I decided to …

Choose

Day Seven: Give and Take Today’s Prompt: Write a post based on the contrast between two things — whether people, objects, emotions, places, or something else.  Today’s twist: write your post in the form of a dialogue.   Connie had just returned home after a stressful day at school. She knew …

Lessons in Love and Loss

Day Six: Writing 101 A Character-Building Experience.  Today’s Prompt: Who’s the most interesting person (or people) you’ve met this year?  Today’s twist: Turn your post into a character study.   I study him as his stooped figure shuffles across the room, cane in hand, knowing one day it will be my turn. …

The Note

Today is day 5 of Writing 101.  The twist threw me – brief isn’t something I generally am.  Husband came up with the idea for the note. Thought I’d give it a go. Thanks for reading. Today’s Prompt: You stumble upon a random letter on the path.You read it. It affects …

Evernote – First Step to a Paperless Home (Part 1)

I am on a quest to have a paperless house.  Well, not actually paperless – more like paper-less as in having less paper.  My mind gets overwhelmed with clutter and the paper clutter has been a battle for years. I’m about three months into the process and am finding the effort …

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