Salutations! Feels like it's been a year since I had a normal update post. And I guess technically it's still not a normal post because I'm updating on Monday instead of Sunday. The last quarter of 2019 was really insane, huh? The first two weeks of 2020 have been no walk in the park either. … Continue reading Return to Normalcy?
Tag: daily prompts
Prompt 357 – Game of Life
Why do you think people sometimes refer to life as a game? Splat. Kay flinched as the rotting flesh exploded on impact. “Whoo! 50 points!” Joel laughed, pressing his foot down on the accelerator of the armored truck and twisting the wheel to aim for another body up the road. “Why must you do that?” … Continue reading Prompt 357 – Game of Life
Prompt 356 – Alone Time
Describe something that you do when you’re alone that you’d never do in front of people… The car door closed. The engine rumbled to life. A low thumping bass emanated from behind the window. Then, tires rolled over gravel and out into the road. The humming engine and thumping base faded into the distance. The … Continue reading Prompt 356 – Alone Time
Prompt 355 – Gut Instincts
Do you follow your gut instincts and if so are they usually right? Thunder echoed in the distance at steady intervals. Todd glanced up at the stars as he picked his way through the woods along an unmarked trail. They were wrong. Up above the Earth, new lights shone and danced among the familiar constellations. … Continue reading Prompt 355 – Gut Instincts
Prompt 354 – Refusal
What unrealistic demands or pressures do you refuse to give in to? “Absolutely not.” “Gabe, please!” Julian’s voice cracked with the plea. “You’re the only one left who can!” Gabriel leered down at the pitiable man groveling at his feet. Julian had been strong, once. A leader worth following. He’d thrown all of that away … Continue reading Prompt 354 – Refusal
Prompt 352 – Silver Linings
What keeps you smiling on the worst of days? “How do you do it?” Robyn’s small voice reached through the dark. Kita shifted against the wall, her shackles clanking as she tried to find a more comfortable position. The princess was asleep so the question could only be for her. “How do I do what?” … Continue reading Prompt 352 – Silver Linings
Prompt 351-Blooper Song
Create a song about the funniest blooper or moment in your life. Give it an even funnier song title. Kitchen Comedy Club The sisters are grown And spread far from home But the memories linger and simmer Of younger days And silly ways The times when they were simpler The holidays arrive They reunite In … Continue reading Prompt 351-Blooper Song
Holiday Schedule
Oh, hello! Long time, no post. How've you all been? Didn't burn the place down while I was gone, I see. That's good. What have I been up to these last two weeks? Lotta socializing and shopping and not a lotta writing. Since my post-NaNo recap on the first I think I've written 2k across … Continue reading Holiday Schedule
October Twitter Prompts
Just when you thought I wouldn't have any more content for you this month, I pop out of the ether like a zombie hand breaking through a grave! All month long I've been taking part in the Writing Community's daily word prompt game #vss365. There are a bunch of different hashtags with prompts of different … Continue reading October Twitter Prompts
Prompt 350-Self Care
What is the best thing you could do for yourself right now? It’s almost poetic that this prompt caps off another set of 50 prompts. Over the course of the blog, I’ve taken a few breaks, several of them at some multiple of 50. I was always planning to take a break again for NaNo, … Continue reading Prompt 350-Self Care
Closet Full of Notebooks 