I'm drunk ~ Not on alcohol or even love. I'm drunk ~ Grief pulls me under and rattles my shell. I'm drunk ~ It's not a tipsy sort of dizziness. I'm drunk ~ It's a heavy, sinking feeling sweeping over me. I'm drunk ~ Hollow... Senseless... Desperation I'm drunk ~ Vacant... Void... Agony I'm drunk ~ Plummeting... Falling... Sinking I'm drunk ~ It's the sting of your loss pulling me under! I'M DRUNK!
Dedicated to my Uncle Dan (Danny Tapaninen Feb. 19, 1955 – June 24, 2019) You will forever be in my heart!
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now it’s your turn. I’d love to see what today’s writing prompt inspires in
you. So, if you are willing, go to the comment section below and start typing.
Take 5 minutes and let’s see what you come up with!
What are you feeling, right now?
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Today’s #MindfulnessMonday
Tip: Don’t take mindfulness to seriously… It
isn’t a competition of who can be more mindful. It is
about being present in the moment and enjoying life as it comes.
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Reading
is a huge part of our daily lives. So much so that we often take it for granted.
from text messages to emails to social media posts we are constantly staring at
our phones, tables, computers and other devises. Find some time during the day when
you can put down your electronic devises and focus on reading something
in print… a book, a magazine, a newspaper (yes, they still print those). Allow
yourself 5-10 minutes each day, when you can let go of all your other
responsibilities to just get lost in the written word. You just might find that
10 minutes turns into 20 and 20 turns in to 30. I will warn you, there are some
side effects to quiet reading which include…
Getting lost in a book and becoming attached
to the characters you meet,
Choose a poem you like and read through it very slowly. If you don’t have a favorite poem, do a google search for popular poetry or ask your Google Home, iPhone Siri, Alexa, or other smart device to tell you a poem about nature.
What do you like most about it? What images does
it conjure up for you? What do you think about the words the poet chose to use?
Mindfulness journaling can be very private. However, if you are willing to share your experiences with me and my readers, I would love to invite you to comment below and let me know what poem you selected and how it made you feel.
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Remember,
#WritingWednesday is an EASY, STRESS-FREE, weekly writing challenge.
Read the
writing prompt below,
Spend 5
minutes writing (in your own voice or the voice of a character you’re writing) whatever
comes to mind,
DON’T
EDIT what you write! IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT!
The goal
is 5 minutes of creativity.
Today I am writing as if I were writing in the voice of
Molly, a character in a children’s book I’ve started.
Today’s writing prompt:
You are a children’s book writer. Write the first few lines of your new book.
Hi, I’m Molly. I’m eight,
so I know a lot about the world. My little brother, he’s only six, he doesn’t
know very much at all. That’s why I have to teach him. Mom says to be patient;
he will learn as he gets older. I try, I really REALLY do, but it’s hard. When we’re
in the woods and the Droplops come out, he doesn’t understand that he has to
run away. He thinks it’s funny when their drool and slobber lands on him and makes
him all wet and sticky. To be honest, I don’t even think he sees the Droplops.
If he did, he wouldn’t laugh. He’d probably run away, screaming and crying.
There was this one
time, I was up in my treehouse and Timmy came out and was climbing up the ladder
calling for me, “Molly,” he yelled. “Molly, open the hatch. I want to come in.”
I was trying to be
really quiet, so he would think I wasn’t there and he would go back inside. It
didn’t work. I think my mom told him I was up there. Finally, I had to just let
him in.
So, we were sitting
in the treehouse and I had the windows open. They aren’t real windows, like in
a house-house. They don’t have glass or anything, but my dad did put shutters
on them so I could open and close them. Anyway, the shutters were open and I
was staring out at the sky across the field and the clouds were getting really
dark. I told Timmy we needed to go back in the house because the Droplops were
coming.
He just laughed. He
actually laughed.
I wasn’t going to
stick around. I climbed down the ladder and told Timmy to come with me. I knew
he would because he wasn’t allowed to be up in my treehouse without me.
As I was running back
to the house, a huge glob of Droplop slobber landed on my forehead. I wiped it
off with the back of my hand and turned back to see where Timmy was, but he
wasn’t there. The only thing I could see was the tall, slime covered Droplop
standing next to my treehouse, reaching in through the window with his big
green arm. I could hear Timmy, still up in the treehouse, but I had no way to
get to him. The ladder was blocked and if I tried to climb the tree, the
Droplop would see me.
Alright,
now it’s your turn. I’d love to see what today’s writing prompt inspires in
you. So, if you are willing, go to the comment section below and start typing.
Take 5 minutes and let’s see what you come up with!
You are a children’s book writer. Write the first few lines of your new book.
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Today is the Eleventh Edition of #WritingWednesday!!!
Remember, #WritingWednesday is an EASY, STRESS-FREE, weekly writing challenge.
• Read the writing prompt below, • Spend 5 minutes writing (in your own voice or the voice of a character you’re writing) whatever comes to mind, • DON’T EDIT what you write! IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT!
The goal is 5 minutes of creativity.
Today I am writing in the voice of Sophie, one of the characters in my upcoming novel The Beast Within (This is not a selection from the novel, but part of my character development journal.)
Today’s writing prompt:
What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?
Will you marry me? He was my college sweetheart…my high school sweetheart really. We had been together, off and on, for eight years. He hadn’t asked me, so I did it. I said those four little words and changed my life forever.
Will you marry me? He said yes and two months later, we eloped. My mother was devastated. I’m not really sure his mom even cared, they didn’t have the best of relationships. That probably should have been my first clue.
Will you marry me? It was like I had flipped a switch, turned the lights out, released the beast. That’s what he was, a beast…a brut…a monster. He didn’t hurt me, not physically. Mental abuse is different. You can’t see the effects, not on the surface, but they’re there. They might be deep down. You might be able to hide them from the rest of the world, but they are there. You feel them in your gut. You see them staring back at you every time you look in the mirror. You can’t erase them, not with a bath or even a hot shower. Putting on a new dress can’t make you feel pretty, not when the one person who is supposed to love you has drilled into your very soul that you are nothing.
Will you marry me? I wish he had just said no. I wish he had chosen someone else. I wish he had loved me just a little… loved me enough to leave me.
Will you marry me? It was the stupidest question I could have ever asked.
Alright, now it’s your turn. I’d love to see what today’s writing prompt inspires in you. So, if you are willing, go to the comment section below and start typing. Take 5 minutes and let’s see what you come up with!
What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?
As promised, today is the first edition of #WritingWednesday!!!
#WritingWednesday is an easy, stress-free, writing exercise. Or if you prefer, we can call it a weekly writing challenge! All you have to do is read the writing prompt below and then spend 5 minutes writing. Don’t edit yourself as you go! Don’t worry about spelling, grammar, etc. You can choose to respond to the question/writing prompt literally or you can respond through the voice of a character you are currently writing. Remember, it is important that this be a stress-free activity. So, DON’T EDIT yourself as you write. The goal is 5 minutes of creativity.
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT!!!
Today, I’ve elected to write in the voice of Sophie, a character from the manuscript I am currently working on, The Beast Within!
Today’s writing prompt:
What is your favorite way to spend a lazy day?
Saturday, just another day spent at home alone. I’d go out, but the streets of Seattle haven’t been all that safe lately. With three murders in less than four months, all within walking distance of my apartment, I’ve taken to staying home with the doors securely locked.
I can hear Ms. Jenkins banging around in her kitchen next door and wonder if she realizes how thin the walls really are. Then the smells hit me, she’s cooking spaghetti. Not the kind of spaghetti you get from a jar either, this is the real deal. I haven’t had a home cooked meal like that since I left Alabama and my stomach starts to rumble.
knock–knock–knock.
I wasn’t expecting any visitors, but Kim, my only friend, didn’t have the same reservations about going out that I had. She had lived in Seattle a lot longer than me and she happily walked the mile from her place to mine, on a regular basis, day or night.
“What are you doing?” Kim asked, as she pushed her way around me and into my small one-bedroom apartment.
“Just working…” I said, a bit hesitant. Kim wasn’t just a friend, she was also my boss and although I loved my job down at her shop, what I really wanted to do was programing. That’s the other reason I spend all my extra time locked up in my apartment, a slave to my laptop and the crazy world-building game I’ve been developing.
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Alright, now it’s your turn. I’d love to see what today’s writing prompt inspires in you. So, if you are willing, go to the comment section below and start typing. Take 5 minutes and let’s see what you come up with!
Do you ever just feel creatively stifled? I know I do, and I’m pretty sure most writers… and artists go through this from time to time. Over the years, I’ve learned that writing prompts can often help to get my creative juices flowing. With that in mind, and my desire to boost other’s creativity, I’ve decided to launch a new weekly post #WritingWednesday!
#WritingWednesday – In this weekly post, starting January 30th, I will be sharing a weekly writing prompt. Of course, if you want to share in the comments what you write, I would love to read what the writing prompt inspires in you. If you prefer to keep your writing private, I hope you will use the prompts to help boost your creativity and push you toward more active writing.
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