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Daily writing promptDescribe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.View all responses When I was in college and working at another college part-time as an evening receptionist, a student whom I hadn't seen before came up to the counter and asked, "Are you a native?" His hair was split down... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat are three objects you couldn't live without?View all responses Notebooks. I've got tons of notebooks (including traveler's notebooks, junk journals, art journals, and planners) and I keep buying more. It's like I'm trying to find the perfect notebook even though I probably have the perfect notebook in my stash. The photo only... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptIf you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?View all responses I did some thinking and found a few words that I don't often use but this doesn't mean I'd permanently ban them. I mean, all the books that I enjoyed would have words removed and... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat skills or lessons have you learned recently?View all responses I've been obsessed with painting in gouache, and lately, it's been of birds on a wire/on telephone poles (and also cute robots!). For me, gouache is one of those paints where it looks messy at first and makes me want to quit, but... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptTell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc. View all responses Fifteen years ago, I resigned from my job as a Student Finance Advisor to be a stay-at-home mom. At the time, my oldest was seven years old and my youngest was two. My oldest had... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe your most memorable vacation.View all responses I have quite a lot of memorable vacations. The last vacation I went on was in 2023 on a Royal Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas. We went a couple of days early to spend time in Miami. I had wanted to tour the Vizcaya Museum and... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDo you remember life before the internet?View all responses Life before the internet was boring most the time, but that didn't mean it was bad. Being bored was a good thing, but we just didn't know it at the time. When I look back at my childhood, I remember writing stories and drawing... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat does "having it all" mean to you? Is it attainable?View all responses I know what it means to have it all, but I don't actually know what "all" is. I think it's possible to have it all at different times. I mean, I would love to be young, energetic, have wealth, health,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat's the oldest things you're wearing today?View all responses The oldest thing I'm wearing today (and pretty much everyday) are my wedding rings. However, they are not the original rings. The first set of rings I wore were sold only a few years after husband and I got married. We sold everything of... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat public figure do you disagree with the most?View all responses There's no public figure in particular that I agree with. I tend to do a lot of research before I believe in something, and I tend to look at multiple resources as well.
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