Today’s prompt was to set the timer for 5 minutes, and stare at anything, or nothing. Then write about “the thoughts, the questions, and the answers that came up in that moment of slowness, of stillness.” I started by observing one of my indoor plants, and quickly diverted my attention toward the cedar hedge. I’mContinue reading “Nothing”
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Ten images
Today’s prompt is to list 10 images from the past 24 hours. Before I start the list, allow me to talk about this photo. It was taken slightly more than 24 hours ago. This very, very round California quail stopped by for a visit the other day. According to Wikipedia it is a male quail.Continue reading “Ten images”
To write, or not to write
I have decided to work my way through Suleika Jaouad’s book, The Book of Alchemy. Each of the 100 chapters, written by a variety of writers, contains an essay and a prompt for journalling. I started following Suleika, the creator of the online community The Isolation Journals, back in April of 2020 during the Covid-19Continue reading “To write, or not to write”
Letter writing
Dad was a very organized person. He kept files in a filing cabinet in the laundry room. Each file was neatly labeled “insurance”, “appliances”, “house”, etc. He had files for interesting things from his life, and another for mom, and of course one for each of us. One of my goals on this recent tripContinue reading “Letter writing”
Buried Boots
I signed up for a creative writing course. My choice of this course had little to do with the actual topic, but more to do with available time in my schedule and the fact that it was 100% online. We have had 3 sessions, with two remaining. The other students are so much more experiencedContinue reading “Buried Boots”
My Story
The quote below says a lot. (I was surprised to find that the credit for this quote goes to Harley Davidson, but after some research I have found that many positive, encouraging quotes and sayings are credited to the Harley Davidson company.) Did you ever watch the movie, “The Runaway Bride”? Maggie (Julia Roberts) revealsContinue reading “My Story”
“Fine”
Almost a year ago I subscribed to Suleika Jaouad’s “The Isolation Journals”. Over the year I have received many writing prompts, which included short essays about the author, as well as background on the prompt. My life became very busy again so unfortunately many of those email remain unopened. But, during the spring break lastContinue reading ““Fine””
Reflections 