171. If you could pack up and leave on vacation today, where would you be off to? I would be loading up my suitcase with books and swimsuits and beach towels and I would be flying out to a tropical island. If I hit that Mega Millions tonight that may very well happen, hahaha. We … Continue reading Prompts 171-172
Author: Sara
I'm a 31 year old kid who plays an adult at work, doing data analysis in the aerospace industry. When I'm not sorting through Excel spreadsheets there or banging my head against my keyboard at home hoping for a story to come out of the garbage, I'm usually reading through a stack of books or watching anime or playing tennis with my husband.
Week 33
Happy Monday! How was your day? I hope your week is off to a good start. The month is starting to wind down. It has been a very busy month and November is just around the corner! NaNo is looming and I am giddily avoiding eye contact with it as I lowkey panic about how … Continue reading Week 33
Prompts 169-170
169. What do you want your retirement to be like? When I retire, I want to run an animal rescue. Specifically I want to host my own Kitten Academy. All the kittens, all the time. The wonderful Mr. A and lovely DJ foster new momcats and their kittens until they are all old/healthy enough to … Continue reading Prompts 169-170
Prompt 168-Offensive
What is the most offensive thing you have ever heard anyone say? “I can’t believe you would even say such a horrible thing!” “What? Why are you so upset?” “I thought I knew you. I thought we were friends!” “You’re being ridiculous. There’s no reason we can’t still be friends!” “No. You’ve cut me deep.” … Continue reading Prompt 168-Offensive
Prompt 167-Anger
What has made you angry this week? The viewscreen muted the light of the small yellow star at the center of the planetary system. Veralis’s scowling face reflected back at her, hovering ominously above the blue and green planet where her troubles had begun. The primitive humanoids were irritatingly resilient. She chewed on the nail … Continue reading Prompt 167-Anger
Week 32
Hello, hello! It's another beautiful Sunday on this lovely planet we call Earth. I apologize for the absence of a Friday post. My husband and I are very excited about our new house and spent the evening cleaning and shopping and by the time we got home (to our apartment) we just collapsed from exhaustion. … Continue reading Week 32
October Special: Habitual Ritual
In the second module of the Setting course, we read Forever Overhead by David Foster Wallace. It is a short story about a boy on his 13th birthday at a swimming pool with his family. It is written in the second person. You are the boy. You are having your 13th birthday. You have made … Continue reading October Special: Habitual Ritual
October Special: Slow Motion Moment
The second course I took was the Craft of Setting & Description. Where the Craft of Style focused on word choice for meaning and clarity, the setting course really got to the atmosphere of a scene, the feeling and visual aspects that bring stories to life. It's definitely an aspect I struggle with. I need … Continue reading October Special: Slow Motion Moment
Week 31.5 The Second
Yeah I dunno how to label these. I guess I could have just kept on counting; the week numbers don't really have any bearing on the prompts. But since I made it an interval last week, I'm doubling down this week. Besides, after I get through this week, it'll be back to our regularly scheduled … Continue reading Week 31.5 The Second
October Special: Concrete Style Infused with Thought and Feeling
Happy Saturday! My apologies for not posting this yesterday. My routine got thrown off by working a half day and spending my afternoon/evening on other writing things and I completely forgot about this until I was falling asleep. I hope you'll forgive me! If it's any consolation, this one is going to be a little … Continue reading October Special: Concrete Style Infused with Thought and Feeling
Closet Full of Notebooks 