Do you feel rules were made to be broken? “You can’t do that,” Lily said. “Sure I can,” Ava replied. “And I just did.” “But it’s against the rules,” Teddy whined. “Rules, shmules! They don’t know me!” “Ava, you’re being ridiculous.” “Shut up, Simon! You didn’t make the rules!” “Yeah, but someone else did,” he … Continue reading Prompt 365 – Rules
Month: January 2020
Prompt 364 – Trustworthy
What is your definition of trustworthy? I’m in serious trouble. I hold my breath as a military patrol marches past the alley I ducked into. I do it less for fear of drawing their attention and more to halt the throbbing pain in my abdomen. If I don’t breathe, it doesn’t sting as much. Of … Continue reading Prompt 364 – Trustworthy
Grief
Last June, I wrote a post about how grief is weird. I talked about how it's an ongoing process and it doesn't ever really go away. It's a natural part of life and it's ok to feel grief when someone is gone. This weekend reminded me that it is also complicated. When a public figure … Continue reading Grief
Prompt 363 – Virtuous
What is most virtuous about you? Lara carefully opened the door to the study. No one was in the house—she would have sensed them—but that didn’t mean there weren’t traps. She’d learned that lesson long ago, during her first foray as a scavenger. The Wastes were unkind to any who did not respect the dangers … Continue reading Prompt 363 – Virtuous
Prompt 362 – Beautiful Disaster
What do you consider to be a beautiful disaster and why? I’d never met a more unfortunate soul than Daria Smith. If her life were a novel, critics would call it unrealistic. Not even a fictional character could endure so many tragedies, so much suffering, in a single short lifetime. But Daria did. She survived … Continue reading Prompt 362 – Beautiful Disaster
Prompt 361 – Personal Pizza
If you were going to design a pizza after yourself, what would be on it and what would each of those ingredients represent? Man, I love pizza. It’s a perfect meal. Carbs, veggies, protein, fat. There’s no bad time to eat it. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, 1am after leaving the bar. That was my favorite pizza. … Continue reading Prompt 361 – Personal Pizza
So Many WIPs, So Little Time
Greetings, denizens of the blogosphere. It's ya girl, back for another week of prompts! It's funny, week in and week out we spend our days stitching words together and trying to tell our stories and stay sane. The prompts keep me limber, but sometimes they spark new worlds that I want to explore despite already … Continue reading So Many WIPs, So Little Time
Prompt 360 – Charitable Giving
How do you feel about wealthy people that don’t give back? I’m pretty firmly in the “there are no good billionaires” camp and borderline “eat the rich” camp, even if they do “give back.” The mere concept of giving back is preposterous to me. That a person could have amassed so much wealth as to … Continue reading Prompt 360 – Charitable Giving
Prompt 359 – New Planet
If you got to name a new planet, what would you name it and why? “That smells amazing, Mrs. Chang,” Al said, strolling into the galley. She made a dismissive gesture with her spoon hand. “Would be better if I had real Zodarran ginger root.” She gave the dish a taste and shrugged. “But this … Continue reading Prompt 359 – New Planet
Prompt 358-My TV Love Life
What TV series, cartoon or movie could depict your dating or love life? I swear I was going to work through this prompt last night. I got distracted thinking there was another prompt just like it fairly recently though, and went down a rabbit hole of my old prompts. There is some good stuff on … Continue reading Prompt 358-My TV Love Life
Closet Full of Notebooks 