Tag: Courage
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“Self-publishing courage.”
I want to start the first day of March 2018 with a cheerful hello to all of the followers of this site. For the next 30-days or so I’m developing a short story novel which I’m continually re-writing to my satisfaction and a submitting to a professional editor for critique. For the past year or…
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“Grand Slam”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Grand Slam.” In your own life, what would be the equivalent of a walk-off home run? (For the baseball-averse, that’s a last-minute, back-against-the-wall play that guarantees a dramatic victory.) I never dreamed of the “Grand Slam,” but, my dreams were of outdoor activities. Like, motorcycles and hiking…
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“Practice Makes Perfect?”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Practice Makes Perfect?.” Tell us about a talent you would love to have… but don’t. I have pondered a response to this prompt most of the day and it has completely perplexed me. I’m not being pretentious, but I have mastered many talents and I cannot think…
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“Burning Down The House”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Burning Down the House.” Your home is on fire. Grab five items (assume all people and animals are safe). What did you grab? It is 2:00 am and the house is on fire, the kids are safe outside with the dog who alerted everyone and is on the…
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“My Hero”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “My Hero.” Who’s your hero? Tell us a story about why that person plays such an important role in your life. The word “Hero” is defined as a person who is admired for great or brave acts and or fine qualities. When I was growing up in…
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In Due Time
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “In Due Time.” What’s your next, most pressing deadline? Are you excited, stressed, or ambivalent about it? What’s the first thing you’d like to do once you’re done with it? Deadlines? I don’t have any deadlines. I have future aspirations and dreams, I desire to fulfill however,…
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The object of my dejection : The Powder Room
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “The Object of My Dejection.” Tell us about the object of your dejection — something you made, a masterpiece unfinished, or some sort of project that failed to meet your expectations. What did you learn from the experience? How would you do things differently next time? After 17…
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Kicked the Bucket, the anti-list.
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Kick the Bucket.” What are the top items on your anti-bucket list — those things you never, ever want to do, places you never want to visit, books you never want to read, etc.? Well, before I retired and before the movie, “The Bucket List”, I had…
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Not for Thee
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Not for Thee.” What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received that you wouldn’t give to anyone else? Why don’t you think it would apply to others? I have received excellent advice from my parents especially as a young child of 5 years of age when…
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Waiting Room
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Waiting Room.” “Good things come to those who wait.” Do you agree? How long is it reasonable to wait for something you really want? I agree and believe good things come to those who wait, although after many years of life, it is also patience, that becomes…
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Bad Signal
(Daily Prompt) Someone’s left you a voicemail message, but all you can make out are the last words: “I’m sorry. I should’ve told you months ago. Bye.” Who is it from, and what is this about? Now considering I don’t have a hard-line phone or carry my cellular around with me throughout the day, or…
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Literate for a day
(Daily) Someone or something you can’t communicate with through writing (a baby, a pet, an object) can understand every single word you write today, for one day only. What do you tell them? It has been seven months since I began communication via a chat room, then email, and several difficult telephone conversations in broken…
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Peace Oddity
If you could slow down an action that usually zooms by, or speed up an event that normally drags on, which would you choose, and why? There are so many life events, and chapters of my life I would want to extend just a little more time. My list would include my childhood, teenage years,…
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Space-Time Continuum, A One-Way Street
Congrats! You’re the owner of a new time machine. The catch? It comes in two models, each traveling one way only: the past OR the future. Which do you choose, and why? As a child and adult I often dreamed of time travel, and after watching the movie “Back to the Future”, I was really…
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Big Day Ahead
It’s the night before an important event: a big exam, a major presentation, your wedding. How do you calm your nerves in preparation for the big day? I recall being nervous when I was tasked with being the duties of masters of ceremonies during a family reunion. As I waited in the wings to take the…
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Make It Count
You’ve been given the opportunity to send one message to one person you wouldn’t normally have access to (for example: the President. Kim Kardashian. A coffee grower in Ethiopia). Who’s the person you choose, and what’s the message? At 83 years of age, I wish my father in-law was alive so I could have talked to…
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Locked and sealed?
Can you keep a secret? Have you ever — intentionally or not — spilled the beans (when you should’ve stayed quiet)? Well of course I have, I did it a lot as a child when my sisters trusted me with some juicy bit of news that as they swore me to secrecy, I was quickly…
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