Category Archive: Writing

Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Black Cats and writing

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I started this post in November 2017 and forgot about it.  Why?  November was NaNoWriMo and I was trying to write a novel. I was behind at work, the busiest month of the… Continue reading

99 word prompt : Finding Shinrin Yoko

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April 19, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about forest bathing. You can use the Japanese term, Shinrin Yoku, or you can make up your own ideas about the… Continue reading

99 word prompt : Fingers flying

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If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2018/03/30/march-29-flash-fiction-challenge March 29, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about fingers that fly. Think about the different ways we use… Continue reading

Thursday photo #prompt – Carved #writephoto

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If you want to participate, here’s the link:  https://scvincent.com/2018/03/22/thursday-photo-prompt-carved-writephoto/ <_><_><_>     “Great, all-knowing cave, I ask you again. What is the meaning of life?” Deep inside a vertical tube, two teenagers tried not… Continue reading

Thursday photo #prompt – Ahead #writephoto

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If you want to participate, here’s the link:  https://scvincent.com/2018/03/15/thursday-photo-prompt-ahead-writephoto/ “One day, I’ll walk through a forest, leaping on water-sculpted boulders across a gurgling stream,” I said to my therapist. “To do that, you’ll have… Continue reading

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JOELLE’S TALES: FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH #TMAT120 #WRITING #PROMPT FOR FEBRUARY 2018

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PLEASE try this.  It won’t taste good with mayo and onions, but it’s fun! TELL ME A TALE IN 120 WORDS     Welcome to February 1.   Today’s prompt is:  Your worst Valentine’s day… Continue reading

99 word prompt : Who are we?

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January 25, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that goes to the edge. Consider what the edge might be and how it informs the story. Go where the… Continue reading

Tale of a writer’s husband

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Wordless Wednesday?  Hah!  I’m not feeling so wordless today.  In fact, most days I’m so busy writing something that reality becomes background noise, like the sound of a fan when you’re sleeping. Not that… Continue reading

Thursday photo #prompt #writephoto – Window dressing

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I looked out my tower window, wanting to touch the roses through the lattice bars.  Wanting to hold in my hand and take in a scent that could mask the foulness of a… Continue reading