What TV show, past or present, do you wish your life was like? This is simultaneously too easy and too hard. Easy in that I will obviously pick an animated fantasy series, but difficult in picking which one. A world where the supernatural and fantastic are commonplace. Or maybe a future world where people live … Continue reading Prompt 305-My TV Life
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Prompt 304-Your Song
What song old or new do you think could have been written about you and why? I love this prompt. I’ve mentioned before how I’m very musically inclined because I was raised by a musician. Music is wonderful because it speaks the things we hold in our hearts when we can’t find the words ourselves. … Continue reading Prompt 304-Your Song
Prompt 303-Learning Fears
What is something you want to learn but have been too afraid to try? I’m not really the type of person who is afraid to try to learn new things. On the inside, when it comes to change, I’m a crotchety old man with a shotgun on my porch screaming at the kids to “git … Continue reading Prompt 303-Learning Fears
Prompt 302-Perfect Summer
What is your idea of the perfect summer? It’s June. The days have been growing longer for months, but it was only a few weeks ago you really took notice of how late you were able to be out enjoying the evening. Now it is also warm well into the night. You sleep with the … Continue reading Prompt 302-Perfect Summer
Prompt 299-Favorite Photograph
Describe your favorite photograph. When I got married, my sisters were my bridesmaids. For my bachelorette party, my maid of honor, the second in line for the diva throne, planned a fun overnight in the Catskills with a paint and sip party in the evening and then a couple winery tours the following day. I … Continue reading Prompt 299-Favorite Photograph
Prompt 293-Understanding the Arts
Is there one of the arts that you just do not understand? Which one? Sometimes I read a prompt so broad I have to stop and think about it for a while before I can even come to an understanding of what it is asking so that I can answer it efficiently. This is one … Continue reading Prompt 293-Understanding the Arts
Prompts 289-290
Write about your first day at your current job. Most jobs these days are pretty similar on day one. You go to HR, finish filling out any paperwork you need to complete, get your name tag/badge/ID, and sit through orientations. Sometimes you get OTJ training first day, sometimes you don’t. Usually you meet your boss … Continue reading Prompts 289-290
Prompt 288-Twenty One
Do you remember your 21st birthday? Describe it as best you can. We live in a culture that celebrates and encourages alcoholic debauchery on the turning of the 21st birthday. “If you remember it, you didn’t party hard enough/do it right/etc.” Some of my friends have some excellent stories of that they were told second … Continue reading Prompt 288-Twenty One
Prompt 286-Favorite TV Series
What is your favorite TV series? I don’t watch a lot of live TV anymore, let alone syndicated series. I couldn’t even tell you what the popular sitcoms are these days. Big Bang Theory finally ended, right? I used to watch reruns with my husband after dinner, but I wouldn’t call it my favorite series. … Continue reading Prompt 286-Favorite TV Series
Prompt 283-Noteworthy Teacher
Write about a teacher of yours who did something noteworthy. Back at the beginning of June, I wrote about grief and how my father passed away when I was only ten years old. It was a very personal piece, and I think it resonated with a lot of people. I’m about to get personal again. … Continue reading Prompt 283-Noteworthy Teacher
Closet Full of Notebooks 