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Prompt – Jan 19
Write about something mysterious. In the natural world there’s lots of very unexpected, seemingly mysterious things that happen. Caterpillars turning into moths and butterflies. Jellyfish, as a whole, but specifically the ones that are immortal. Seeds being underground yet knowing which way to send their shoots and roots. Hibernation. Monotremes. I say “seemingly” mysterious, because…
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Prompt – Jan 15, 16, 17, 18
A real doozy of prompts. I have been AFK for remote schooling, so I haven’t been checking email. What is a life lesson you feel everyone can benefit from learning? Embrace being the side character. In the view of nearly everyone in this world, that’s what you are. Don’t think about policy in terms of…
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Singing
Yesterday Grant set himself up to “do the dishes,” which means he fills the sink with ice cold, soapy water, washes one utensil, then goes and finds more things that are clean to put in the water. Then he plays for anywhere from 10-30 minutes. I encourage this past-time. I caught him singing while washing…
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Prompt – Jan 14
Write about a challenge you faced and overcame. I don’t believe for a moment that everyone isn’t going to talk about Wordle in their response, so let me join the masses. Obviously, it’s disingenuous to write about not (yet) getting COVID. That’s not something that’s been overcome. We’re still dealing with it, and it’s not…
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Prompt – Jan 13
What does your ideal day look like? I’ve been thinking about this all day while I work, and I don’t feel like I have a great answer. Or, a satisfying answer. If I get only one day that is ideal, I get to sleep as much as I want, no one talks to me, the…
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Prompt – Jan 12
What emoji(s) do you like to use? First of all, all of them. They have the ability to confer joy or happiness in a way an exclamation mark doesn’t or can’t (as the standard-bearer of excitement in the punctuation world). They also can convey sadness, weariness, anger, annoyance, and frustration. But my favorites are the…
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Prompt – Jan 11
What does it mean to live boldly? This is not a phrase I have ever used, so I’m not sure I can comment on it. It is likely somewhat different from living italicized, though, because living italicized gets mixed up with living quote marks, especially when it comes to book titles, movies, tv shows, and…
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Prompt – Jan 8, 9, 10
I missed some days, so I’ll lump them all together. You can expect Mondays to be like this as I don’t check email over the weekends (and that’s where the prompts are sent). Jan 8: What do you like most about your writing? I don’t think about the things I write down as “my writing,”…
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Prompt – Jan 7
What makes you laugh? I find a lot of things funny. I laugh easily, but not necessarily often. Sometimes, you have to saturate in the grip of humor, though you may not be actually laughing. Or perhaps that’s just me. I can find something deeply funny but my face doesn’t reflect it. Considering how often…
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Prompt – Jan 6
Who is someone that inspires you and why? I’ve been half thinking about this all day, and I don’t really have a satisfactory response. When I was little, I’d be awed by famous types (living, dead, and fictional), but all too often found out that they weren’t quite who I thought they were as I…
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