Yes, it’s a re-post. Please give me something to write about…I need muse-y inspiration. *********** “Mommy? Do you love me?” I cringe. Not because I hate the question, but because I hate she has to ask it. I used to ask my mom the same thing, over and over again, every…Continue Reading
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PROMPTuesday #200: Beloved
Let’s keep it super simple today, and focus on one word for inspiration: BELOVED. Tell us about someone in your life, or that stuffed animal you couldn’t put down as a child, or your life’s passion, or whatever comes to mind when you hear the word, “beloved.” A few caveats: 1) Keep…Continue Reading
The OCD Person’s Guide to Lice Removal
The other day I received a phone call no mother wants to get. The phone rang smack dab during a marathon writing session at a busy coffee shop, so at first I couldn’t make out the words amidst the Venti-ordering. After barely discerning the caller’s identity, I picked up on her serious tone, stepped…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #199: Recollect
I’m not giving PROMPTuesday up, by God! I almost wrote I’d be taking a hiatus, but no sir, I’m hanging onto the end with my near and dear. So in the spirit of keeping on with the keeping on, today’s creative writing prompt is: This one time in high school… I like the…Continue Reading
Being Zen from Someone Decidedly Zen-Less
A re-post. Again, this is SO weird. I NEVER do this. I find myself in a bit of a transformation. I say “a bit,” because I tend to take to these things slowly, instead of speeding full throttle into change. Still, I can’t deny that certain situations and people have been put in my…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #198: About Last Night
Creative writing prompts for people who like creative writing prompts.
My Other Ghost Story: Updated
I first sensed something odd Memorial Day weekend. It was Sunday, and The Rock and the kids spent the day at a friend’s picnic while I caught up on work at home. Around five or so, I put the computer away and collapsed on the couch to clear my head. I’m not sure what…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #197: Absurdities and Oddities
Man, I’d love to write regularly here again, read you all, and comment. I suppose I must realize that as a freelancer, I’ll never have enough time and that the word “free” is both evil and a Godsend. So you know how some days you’re just done and sit in front of the TV…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #196: Road Trippiness
For today’s writing prompt, tell us about a road trip you’ve taken…in your head. Where would you go? Who would you take with you? What would happen? This is an awful lot like PROMPTuesday #151, but hallucinatorier. Or more imaginaryey. For reference, this was a real road trip I took, but…Continue Reading
The Road(s)
It’s a re-post! Weird, right? Today I leave for Los Angeles to attend Creative Alliance, and it’s been a long time. A long time since I’ve made the drive alone from San Diego to Los Angeles and back again and vice versa. I’ve driven that stretch of road connecting two lives for more…Continue Reading
Depression Firsthand
We sat around the patio table and I felt alone. Usually, I’m up for girl gab and friendship but all I wanted to do was close up shop and huddle in bed with a TV, a book, or complete silence. For the past few months, I’d run that way. Not wanting to talk, not…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #195: One Word Again
Every now and then I like to issue the one-word prompts because it leaves so much room to write what and how you feel most inspired. That’s what I’m going to do today. But first, I realize how behind I am in commenting on previous PROMPTs and most ghastly of all, doing my own. There’s…Continue Reading
