What is a sure-fire way to distract you from the task at hand? Headphones on. Music up. Candle burning a pleasant aroma. The phone has been abandoned to another room. Messenger app has been muted. The muse is lounging peacefully. Fingers flying across the keyboard. The words are flowing. I’m in a groove. Peak productivity … Continue reading Prompt 128-Distraction
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Prompts 126-127
126. How do you react when someone compliments you? I think I mentioned earlier this week that I was a shy kid growing up. I never really grew out of that. Introvert to the core. For the longest time, I was incapable of taking a compliment. If someone complimented me on physical aspects like my … Continue reading Prompts 126-127
Prompts 124-125
Write about an extracurricular activity you did when you were growing up, and how it affects (or does not affect) your life now. If you did not do any extracurricular activities, write about what you would have liked to do. I was a shy kid growing up. I didn’t do many extracurricular activities until high … Continue reading Prompts 124-125
Prompt 123-Where does the time go?
Write about an experience you had when you lost track of time. It’s so easy to lose track of time these days. Technology helps us to plan our time and keep us on schedule, but it also provides endless mindless distractions. I wake up and get ready for my day. Then I hop on my … Continue reading Prompt 123-Where does the time go?
Prompt 122-Something’s Wrong
Look around you right now. What is wrong with this picture? Shane rolled over to find the other half of the queen-sized mattress vacant. The blankets were rumpled and the bed still vaguely warm; she hadn’t been up long. The sizzle of grease in a pan filled his ears as the aroma of breakfast from … Continue reading Prompt 122-Something’s Wrong
Week 23
Now you may be asking, "Hey Sara, what happened to that short story you promised me for Friday? You didn't post at all!" And you are absolutely right, dear reader. See, I said that with the best intentions, and full plans to write Friday night after some more house hunting after work. Those plans went … Continue reading Week 23
Prompts 120-121
Prompt 120. Which do you prefer: sunrise or sunset? Sunrise is often a symbol of rebirth. The dawn of a new day, a new year, a new era, heralded by the light growing on the horizon. It is a symbol of hope. It shines. It invigorates the spirit. It rouses dreamers and calls them to … Continue reading Prompts 120-121
Prompt 119-Lock In
Where would you be pleased to find yourself locked up overnight? I thought I could come up with a story for this one, but the more I thought about it the harder it got to decide on a setting. I’m also working on like 12 hours of sleep since Monday and while most days I … Continue reading Prompt 119-Lock In
Prompt 112-Middle
Write about the middle of something, anything! Dust fell from the ceiling as a thunderous crash sounded far above. The bunker rattled with the force and whimpers rippled among the people sheltering against the storm. Mothers cradled children close, whispering reassurances in their ears, doing their best to quiet them. Their hushing sounded like a … Continue reading Prompt 112-Middle
Prompts 95-96
Prompt 95: If you could have one talent that you do not naturally have, what would it be? I have many talents, but I consider myself a jack-of-all-trades master-of-none type. There are many things I am average at that other people might have no skills in whatsoever. Cooking, skiing, swimming, singing, writing, just to name … Continue reading Prompts 95-96
Closet Full of Notebooks 